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Suffragan diocese Bolzano–Bressanone, Italy

Diocese of Bolzano–Bressanone

Bauzanen(sis) - Brixinen(sis)

Latin rite diocese covering South Tyrol, Italy, with roots in the ancient see of Säben/Brixen and reorganized in its present form in 1964. It is a suffragan of Trento and has been led by Bishop Ivo Muser since 2011.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Brixen Cathedral, in Bolzano–Bressanone, Italy.

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Established
600
Catholics
512,017
Priests
194
Territory
7,400 km²

Parishes and churches

284 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Ivo Muser
Born
22 February 1962
Birthplace
Brunico

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The cathedral

Brixen Cathedral stands in Bolzano–Bressanone, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Bolzano Cathedral.

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History

Seated in the city of Bolzano, this Latin diocese of northern Italy (German: Diözese Bozen-Brixen, Italian: Diocesi di Bolzano-Bressanone, Latin: Dioecesis Bauzanensis-Brixinensis) covers a territory matching the province of South Tyrol, whose population is predominantly German-speaking. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trento.