The Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, unlike elsewhere, does not consist of a distinct ecclesiastical province. Instead, all the dioceses are immediately subject to the Holy See. Currently, there are six dioceses and two territorial Abbeys wholly in Switzerland. The only exception is the former diocese of Konstanz

Konstanz

Konstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:...

. In 1817, the Pope merged the diocese of Konstanz into the Archdiocese of Friburg in Germany, where it remains to this day.

List of Dioceses

All dioceses of Switzerland are immediately subject to the Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

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• Diocese of Basel
• Diocese of Chur
• Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
• Diocese of Lugano
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano
  The Diocese of Lugano is a diocese in Switzerland. It is united to the Diocese of Basle only by having a bishop in common.-History:The Diocese of Lugano was erected by a Bull of Leo XIII...
  
  
• Diocese of Sankt Gallen
• Diocese of Sion