List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Switzerland

The Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland, 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. 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.

The former circumscription was Apostolic Prefecture of Rhaetia.

References

Roman Catholicism in Switzerland

Dioceses	Basel Chur Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg Lugano Saint Gallen Sion

Cathedrals	Solothurn Chur Fribourg Lugano Saint Gallen Sion

Territorial abbeys	St. Maurice's Abbey Einsiedeln Abbey

Catholic organizations	Jungwacht Blauring

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