Diocese of Sankt Gallen
Sancti Galli
Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Latin Catholic diocese covering the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, erected in 1847 and immediately subject to the Holy See. Beat Grogli became bishop on 22 May 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1847
- Latin
- Sancti Galli
- Patron
- Saint Gall
- Annuario code
- 001002919
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 238,094
- Population
- 604,788
- Catholic share
- 39.4%
- Priests
- 78
- Catholics per priest
- 3,052
- Extent
- 2,429 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 98
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Beat Grögli
- Born
- 20 September 1970
- Birthplace
- Wil
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Gall and Othmar stands in Sankt Gallen, 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
Though the region around St. Gallen served as a significant center of Christianity in medieval Europe, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Dioecesis Sangallensis, German: Bistum Sankt Gallen) was erected only in 1847. This Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland matches the Canton of St. Gallen in extent, and its bishop also serves the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden as apostolic administrations. The episcopal see is St. Gallen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].