The Diocese of Basel (german: Bistum Basel; la, Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Catholic diocese in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. 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 Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

, Basel-Country, Basel-City, Berne, Jura,

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug. Basler - Basler Münster Westfassade

Ordinaries

* Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (1576–1608) * Wilhelm Rinck von Balderstein (1609–1628) * Johann Heinrich von Ostein (1629–1646) * Beat Albrecht von Ramstein (1646–1651) * Johann Franz Reichsritter von Schönau (1651–1656) * Johann Konrad von Roggenbach (1657–1693) * Wilhelm Jakob Rink von Baldenstein (1693–1705) *

Johann Konrad Reichsfreiherr von Reinach-Hirzbach Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1705–1737) * Jakob Sigismund von Reinach-Steinbrunn (1737–1743) * Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (1744–1762) *

Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

(1762–1775) *

Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck Friedrich Ludwig Franz ''Reichsfreiherr'' von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1727–1782) was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel, Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1775 to 1782. Biography Friedrich Ludwig Franz ''Reichsfreiherr'' von Wangen, Bas-Rhin, Wangen z ...

(1775–1782) * Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach (1782–1792) *

Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu Franz Xaver ''Freiherr'' von Neveu (1749–1828) was the last Prince-Bishop of Basel, reigning from 1794 to 1803. After the Prince-Bishopric of Basel was mediatised to the Margraviate of Baden in 1803, Neveu remained Bishop of Basel, though witho ...

(1792–1828) *

Josef Anton Salzmann Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) * ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film *Musik Josef Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura, and is the only company in Japan spe ...

(1828–1854) *

Karl Arnold-Obrist Karl Arnold-Obrist (born 18 November 1796; died 17 December 1862, both in Solothurn) was a Swiss Catholic clergyman and bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious i ...

(1854–1862) *

Eugène Lachat Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Friedrich Xaver Odo Fiala Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(1885–1888) *

Leonhard Haas Leonhard Haas (born 19 January 1982, in Rosenheim) is a German retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(1888–1906) *

Jakobus von Stammler Ulrich Jakobus (born 1967) is Senior Vice President - Electromagnetic Solutions of Altair Engineering, Altair, Germany and was awarded Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 ''for leadership in hybrid comput ...

(1906–1925) *

Joseph Ambühl Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the m ...

(1925–1936) *

Franz von Streng Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

(1936–1967) *

Anton Hänggi Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

(1967–1982) * Otto Wüst (1982–1993) * Hansjörg Vogel (1994–1995) * Kurt Koch (1995–2010) * Felix Gmür (2010– ) For a list of bishops prior to 1583, see: List of Bishops of Basel

External links

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