| Diocese of Sankt Pölten Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti |
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Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt |
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| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| Territory | Lower Austria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Vienna |
| Metropolitan | Sankt Pölten |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 566,679 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 28, 1785 |
| Cathedral | Dom of St. Pölten (Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary) |
| Patron saint | Saint Hippolyte |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Klaus Küng Bishop of St. Pölten Kurt Krenn (em.) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Christoph Schönborn, OP Archbishop of Vienna |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Most Rev. Anton Leichtfried Most Rev. Heinrich Fasching (em.) |
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| Website | |
| dsp.at | |
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.
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