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 GriesbachGriesbachView parish
- Pfarre GroßauGroßauView parish
- Pfarre GroßgerungsGroßgerungsView parish
- Pfarre GroßglobnitzGroßglobnitzView parish
- Pfarre GroßgöttfritzGroßgöttfritzView parish
- Pfarre GroßhaselbachGroßhaselbachView parish
- Pfarre GroßpertholzGroßpertholzView parish
- Pfarre GroßreinprechtsGroßreinprechtsView parish
- Pfarre GroßschönauGroßschönauView parish
- Pfarre GroßsieghartsGroßsieghartsView parish
- Pfarre GrünauGrünauView parish
- Pfarre Gutenbrunn am WeinsbergGutenbrunnView parish
- Pfarre Gutenbrunn-HeiligenkreuzGutenbrunnView parish
- Pfarre Göpfritz an der WildGöpfritz an der WildView parish
- Pfarre Göstling an der YbbsGöstling an der YbbsView parish
- Pfarre HaagHaagView parish
- Pfarre HafnerbachHafnerbachView parish
- Pfarre HaidershofenHaidershofenView parish
- Pfarre HainHainView parish
- Pfarre HaindorfHaindorfView parish
- Pfarre HainfeldHainfeldView parish
- Pfarre HarbachHarbachView parish
- Pfarre HardeggHardeggView parish
- Pfarre HarmanschlagHarmanschlagView parish
- Pfarre HarthHarthView parish
- Pfarre HaugschlagHaugschlagView parish
- Pfarre HaunoldsteinHaunoldsteinView parish
- Pfarre HeidenreichsteinHeidenreichsteinView parish
- Pfarre Heiligenblut in NÖHeiligenblutView parish
- Pfarre HeiligeneichHeiligeneichView 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.