Roman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Gallen

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Map of the diocese of St. Gallen within Switzerland
Map of the diocese of St. Gallen within Switzerland

The Bishop of St. Gallen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic diocese of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The see 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.

See also: Abbey of St. Gall

[edit] 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 - )


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