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Diocese of Sankt Pölten

Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti

Diözese St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt
(Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Sankt Pölten
Coat of arms
Location
Country Austria
Territory Lower Austria
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Vienna
Metropolitan Sankt Pölten
Statistics
Area10,450 km2 (4,030 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2017)
629,000
501,221 (79.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 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
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

History

Special churches

Leadership

See also

Links

  • 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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