The Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti) is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.
Diocese of Sankt Pölten Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti Diözese St. Pölten | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| Territory | Lower Austria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Vienna |
| Metropolitan | Sankt Pölten |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,450 km2 (4,030 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 629,000 501,221 (79.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 28, 1785 |
| Cathedral | Sankt Pölten Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Hippolyte |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alois Schwarz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Christoph Schönborn |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Anton Leichtfried |
| Bishops emeritus | Klaus Küng |
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| Website | |
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History
edit- 28 January 1785: Established as Diocese of Sankt Pölten from the Diocese of Passau, Germany and Diocese of Wiener Neustadt
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilika Maria Taferl, Maria Taferl, Niederösterreich
- Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau, Geras, Niederösterreich
- Hl. Dreifaltigkeit, Sonntagberg, Niederösterreich
- Maria Dreieichen «ad tres Quercus», Dreieichen, Niederösterreich
- Stift Lilienfeld, Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Sankt Pölten (Roman rite)
- Bishop Alois Schwarz (since 2018.07.01)
- Bishop Klaus Küng (2004.10.07 - 2018.07.01)
- Bishop Kurt Krenn (1991.07.11 – 2004.10.07)
- Bishop Franz Žak (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11)
- Bishop Michael Memelauer (1927.04.18 – 1961.09.30)
- Bishop Johannes Baptist Rößler (1894.01.05 – 1927.01.04)
- Bishop Matthäus Joseph Binder (1872.10.07 – 1893.08.14)
- Bishop Joseph Feßler (1864.09.23 – 1872.04.23)
- Bishop Ignaz Feigerle (1851.12.02 – 1863.09.27)
- Bishop Anton Alois Buchmayer (1842.12.28 – 1851.09.02)
- Bishop Michael Johann Wagner (1835.11.16 – 1842.10.23)
- Bishop Johann Michael Leonhard (1835.02.20 – 1835.11.19)
- Bishop Jakob Frint (1827.01.02 – 1834.10.11)
- Bishop Joseph Chrysostomus Pauer (1823.11.10 – 1826.12.19)
- Bishop Johann Nepomuk Ritter von Dankesreither (1816.06.30 – 1823.06.10)
- Bishop Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits (1806.03.14 – 1815.04.05)
- Archbishop Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. (1794.01.10 – 1803.06.20)
- Bishop Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. (1785.02.14 – 1792.11.26)
See also
editLinks
edit- Diocesan website
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Wiener-Neustadt". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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