Roman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Pölten

Diocese of Sankt Pölten Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti Diözese St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten Cathedral Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt (Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)
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 2014) 621,100 516,765 (83.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 28, 1785
Cathedral	Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Hippolyte
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Klaus Küng
Metropolitan Archbishop	Christoph Schönborn
Auxiliary Bishops	Anton Leichtfried
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti) is a diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the Ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.

History

January 28, 1785: Established as Diocese of Sankt Pölten from the Diocese of Passau, Germany and Diocese of Wiener Neustadt

Roman Catholic dioceses in Austria

Province of Salzburg	Archdiocese of Salzburg Diocese of Feldkirch Diocese of Graz-Seckau Diocese of Gurk Diocese of Innsbruck

Province of Vienna	Archdiocese of Vienna Diocese of Eisenstadt Diocese of Linz Diocese of Sankt Pölten

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Austria

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 150700589 GND: 1084020602

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