Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Basel
Latin:Diœcesis Basileensis
Local:Bistum Basel
Coat:Wappen Bistum Basel.png
Country: Switzerland
Territory:Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug
Metropolitan:Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Area Km2:12,585
Area Sqmi:4,860
Population:3,462,119
Population As Of:2022
Catholics:1,010,839
Catholics Percent:29.2
Parishes:483
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:740
(As Diocese of Basel)
7 September 1888
(As Diocese of Basel e Lugano)
8 March 1971
(As Diocese of Basel)
Cathedral:St. Ursus Cathedral, Solothurn
Priests:675
Bishop:Felix Gmür
Bishop Title:Bishop
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Hansjörg Vogel
Denis Theurillat
Martin Gächter
Map:Bistuemer CH 2006 Basel.svg
Map Size:250px

The Diocese of Basel (German: Bistum Basel; Latin: Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland.

Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (German: Fürstbistum Basel).

The bishop of Basel has not resided in the city of Basel since 1528. Solothurn is the seat of the Bishop of Basel.

Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug.

Ordinaries

See also: List of Bishops of Basel.

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