Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Galli) is a Roman Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Diocese of St. Gallen Dioecesis Sancti Galli Bistum Sankt Gallen
Cathedral of the Diocese
Location
Country	Switzerland
Metropolitan	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	2,429 km^2 (938 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 650,134 261,690 (40.3%)
Parishes	142
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	8 April 1847
Cathedral	Abbey of Saint Gall
Patron saint	Saint Gall
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Markus Büchel
Bishops emeritus	Ivo Fürer
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
bistum-stgallen.ch

The diocese was created in 1847 from the territory of the episcopal see of Chur-St. Gallen. Much of the territory had earlier been part of the Diocese of Konstanz.

The St Gallen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the see of the diocese.

Ordinaries

• Johann Georg Bossi (1835–1836)
• Vacant (1837–1845)
• Johann Peter Mirer (1846–1862)
• Karl Johann Greith (1862–1882)
• Augustin Egger (1882–1906)
• Ferdinand Rüegg (1906–1913)
• Robert Bürkler (1913–1930)
• Alois Scheiwiler (1930–1938)
• Joseph Meile (1938–1957)
• Joseph Hasler (1957–1976)
• Otmar Mäder (1976–1994)
• Ivo Fürer (1995–2005)
• Markus Büchel (2006– )