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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Sion, Switzerland

Diocese of Sion

Sedunen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin Catholic diocese covering the canton of Valais in Switzerland, dating to the 4th century and immediately subject to the Holy See. It is the oldest bishopric in Switzerland and has been led by Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey since 2014.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale Notre-Dame du Glarier, in Sion, Switzerland.

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Established
999
Catholics
260,971
Priests
152
Territory
5,589 km²

Parishes and churches

157 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
Jean-Marie Lovey
Born
2 August 1950
Birthplace
Orsières
Institute
Canonici Regolari della Congregazione Ospitaliera del Gran San Bernardo (C.R.B.)

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Notre-Dame du Glarier stands in Sion, 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 oldest bishopric in Switzerland, and among the oldest north of the Alps, is the Diocese of Sion (Latin: Dioecesis Sedunensis, French: Diocèse de Sion, German: Bistum Sitten), a Latin Catholic territory in the canton of Valais. The story of the Bishops of Sion cannot be separated from that of the Abbey of St. Maurice or of Valais itself: the three histories are inextricably intertwined.