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.
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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.
- St. TheodulSionView parish
- St. TheodulNiederwaldView parish
- St. TheodulTörbelView parish
- St. TheodulVisperterminenView parish
- St. TheresiaSustenView parish
- Unsere Liebe Frau auf dem Berge KarmelNiedergestelnView parish
- Unsere Liebe Frau vom Guten RatIndenView parish
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.