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Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg
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The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg is a Latin Church diocese in Switzerland formed in 1821 by the merger of the sees of Lausanne and Geneva, renamed to add Fribourg in 1924. It is an exempt diocese immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat at Fribourg Cathedral. The bishop since 2011 is Charles Morerod, O.P.
- Bishop
- Charles Morerod
- Established
- 1821
- Cathedral
- Fribourg Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas)
- Patron
- Saint Nicholas
- Rank
- Diocese Immediately Subject To The Holy See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Immediately subject to the Holy See
- Catholics
- 717,000
- Chancery
- C.P. 240, 86 rue de Lausanne, CH-1701 Fribourg, Suisse
- Telephone
- Tel. [026]347.48.50
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Maria Einsiedeln 54 km
- Diocese of Basel 70 km
- Diocese of Sion 92 km
- Diocese of Chur 99 km
- Diocese of Lugano 104 km
- Vaduz LI 105 km
Parishes near the see
- Saint-Martin · Torny-Pittet 2 km
- St. Johannes der Täufer · Ueberstorf 71 km
- Mariä Verkündigung · Wünnewil-Flamatt 71 km
- Mariä Geburt · Plaffeien 72 km
- St. Antoni · Sankt Antoni 74 km
- St. Nikolaus · Alterswil 74 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001970 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08