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 KirchschlagKirchschlagView parish
- Pfarre Kirnberg an der MankKirnberg an der MankView parish
- Pfarre KleinpöchlarnKleinpöchlarnView parish
- Pfarre KleinzellKleinzellView parish
- Pfarre KollmitzbergKollmitzbergView parish
- Pfarre KonradsheimWaidhofen an der YbbsView parish
- Pfarre KottesKottes-PurkView parish
- Pfarre Krems St. PaulKrems an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre Krems St. VeitKrems an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre Krems-LerchenfeldKrems an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre KrenstettenKrenstettenView parish
- Pfarre Krumau am KampKrumau am KampView parish
- Pfarre KrummnußbaumKrummnußbaumView parish
- Pfarre KönigstettenKönigstettenView parish
- Pfarre KühnringBurgschleinitz-KühnringView parish
- Pfarre KürnbergKürnbergView parish
- Pfarre Lackenhof-NeuhausGamingView parish
- Pfarre Laimbach am OstrongLaimbach am OstrongView parish
- Pfarre LangauLangauView parish
- Pfarre LangeggLangeggView parish
- Pfarre LangenhartLangenhartView parish
- Pfarre LangenlebarnLangenlebarnView parish
- Pfarre LangenloisLangenloisView parish
- Pfarre LangenrohrLangenrohrView parish
- Pfarre LangenschwarzaLangenschwarzaView parish
- Pfarre LangschlagLangschlagView parish
- Pfarre LehenrotteLehenrotteView parish
- Pfarre LengenfeldLengenfeldView parish
- Pfarre LichtenauLichtenau im WaldviertelView parish
- Pfarre LilienfeldLilienfeldView 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.