Suffragan diocese Sankt Pölten, Austria
Diocese of Sankt Pölten
Sancti Hippolyti
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Lower Austria, erected 28 January 1785 from territory of the Diocese of Passau, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption (Dom Maria Himmelfahrt) in Sankt Poelten. Bishop Alois Schwarz, the 18th bishop of the see, was appointed 17 May 2018.
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- Established
- 1785
- Catholics
- 486,200
- Priests
- 408
- Territory
- 10,450 km²
Parishes and churches
421 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Pfarre WeikertschlagWeikertschlag an der ThayaView parish
- Pfarre Weinburg in NÖWeinburgView parish
- Pfarre Weinzierl am WaldeWeinzierl am WaldeView parish
- Pfarre WeistrachWeistrachView parish
- Pfarre WeitenWeitenView parish
- Pfarre WeitersfeldWeitersfeldView parish
- Pfarre WeitraWeitraView parish
- Pfarre WeißenalbernWeißenalbernView parish
- Pfarre WeißenkirchenWeißenkirchen in der WachauView parish
- Pfarre Weißenkirchen an der PerschlingWeißenkirchen an der PerschlingView parish
- Pfarre WieselburgWieselburgMass times recorded
- Pfarre WilhelmsburgWilhelmsburgView parish
- Pfarre WindhagWaidhofen an der YbbsView parish
- Pfarre WindigsteigWindigsteigView parish
- Pfarre WinklarnWinklarnView parish
- Pfarre WolfsbachWolfsbachView parish
- Pfarre WurmbrandWurmbrandView parish
- Pfarre WösendorfWeißenkirchen in der WachauView parish
- Pfarre WürmlaWürmlaView parish
- Pfarre Ybbs an der DonauYbbs an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre YbbsitzYbbsitzView parish
- Pfarre YsperYspertalView parish
- Pfarre ZeillernZeillernView parish
- Pfarre ZeiselmauerZeiselmauerView parish
- Pfarre ZelkingZelking-MatzleinsdorfView parish
- Pfarre Zell an der YbbsWaidhofen an der YbbsView parish
- Pfarre ZissersdorfZissersdorfView parish
- Pfarre ZwentendorfZwentendorf an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre Zwettl-StadtZwettlView parish
- Pfarre Zwettl-StiftZwettlView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alois Schwarz
- Born
- 14 June 1952
- Birthplace
- Hollenthon
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption (Dom Maria Himmelfahrt), Sankt Poelten stands in Sankt Pölten, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The city of Sankt Pölten, in Austria's ecclesiastical province of Wien, is home to this Latin Church diocese, known in Latin as Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti.