The Diocese of Basel (; ) is a
Latin
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Catholic
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diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
Historically, the
bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the
Prince-Bishopric of Basel (). Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, th ...
of
Aargau
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Aargau is one of the most nort ...
,
Basel-Landschaft,
Basel-Stadt
Canton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City ( ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a " half-canton", the other half being B ...
,
Bern
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,
Jura,
Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
,
Schaffhausen
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,
Solothurn,
Thurgau
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Thurgau is part of Eastern Switzerland. I ...
, and
Zug
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.
Ordinaries
The bishops of Basel have not resided in the city of
Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
since 1528.
Solothurn is the seat of the Bishop.
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Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (1576–1608)
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Wilhelm Rinck von Balderstein (1609–1628)
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Johann Heinrich von Ostein (1629–1646)
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Beat Albrecht von Ramstein (1646–1651)
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Johann Franz Reichsritter von Schönau (1651–1656)
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Johann Konrad von Roggenbach (1657–1693)
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Wilhelm Jakob Rink von Baldenstein (1693–1705)
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Johann Konrad Reichsfreiherr von Reinach-Hirzbach (1705–1737)
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Jakob Sigismund von Reinach-Steinbrunn (1737–1743)
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Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (1744–1762)
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Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen (1762–1775)
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Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1775–1782)
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Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach (1782–1792)
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Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu (1792–1828)
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Josef Anton Salzmann (1828–1854)
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Karl Arnold-Obrist (1854–1862)
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Eugène Lachat C.Pp.S. (1863–1884)
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Friedrich Xaver Odo Fiala (1885–1888)
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Leonhard Haas (1888–1906)
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Jakobus von Stammler (1906–1925)
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Joseph Ambühl (1925–1936)
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Franz von Streng (1936–1967)
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Anton Hänggi (1967–1982)
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Otto Wüst (1982–1993)
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Hansjörg Vogel (1994–1995)
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Kurt Koch
Kurt Koch (born 15 March 1950) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since November 2010 and president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity since 1 July 2010. He was the bishop of Basel from 1996 until ...
(1995–2010)
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Felix Gmür (2010– )
External links
Bistum Basel
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History of Christianity in Switzerland
Bishops of Basel
Roman Catholic dioceses in Switzerland
Diocese (Roman Catholic)