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 Heinrichs bei WeitraHeinrichs bei WeitraView parish
- Pfarre HerzogenburgHerzogenburgView parish
- Pfarre Hirschbach in NÖHirschbachView parish
- Pfarre HoheneichHoheneichView parish
- Pfarre HollenburgHollenburgView parish
- Pfarre Hollenstein an der YbbsHollenstein an der YbbsView parish
- Pfarre HornHornView parish
- Pfarre HöhenbergHöhenbergView parish
- Pfarre HürmHürmView parish
- Pfarre IdolsbergIdolsbergView parish
- Pfarre ImbachImbachView parish
- Pfarre Inzersdorf an der TraisenInzersdorf-GetzersdorfView parish
- Pfarre JagenbachJagenbachView parish
- Pfarre JahringsJahringsView parish
- Pfarre JaponsJaponsView parish
- Pfarre JohannesbergJohannesbergView parish
- Pfarre JosefsbergJosefsbergView parish
- Pfarre JudenauJudenau-BaumgartenView parish
- Pfarre KapellnKapellnView parish
- Pfarre KarlstettenKarlstettenView parish
- Pfarre KarlstiftKarlstiftView parish
- Pfarre KastenKasten bei BöheimkirchenView parish
- Pfarre KattauKattauView parish
- Pfarre KaumbergKaumbergView parish
- Pfarre KautzenKautzenView parish
- Pfarre KilbKilbView parish
- Pfarre Kirchbach in NÖKirchbachView parish
- Pfarre Kirchberg am WaldeKirchberg am WaldeView parish
- Pfarre Kirchberg an der PielachKirchberg an der PielachView parish
- Pfarre Kirchberg an der WildKirchberg an der WildView 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.