The Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen ( la, Diœcesis Sancti Galli) is a

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St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website = ...

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 ...

. The diocese was created in 1824 but united with the episcopal see of

Chur , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers , twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxe ...

until 1847. Much of the territory had earlier been part of the Diocese of Konstanz. The St Gallen Cathedral, a

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, is the see of the diocese.

Ordinaries

Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein (30 June 1760 – 23 October 1833) was Bishop of Chur (1794–1824), then of Chur-St. Gallen (1824-1833). He had also been the last prince-bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Chur until the ecclesiastical prin ...

(1824-1833), last Prince-

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Karl Johann Greith Karl Johann Greith (b. at Rapperswil, Switzerland, 25 May 1807; d. at St. Gallen, 17 May 1882) was a Swiss Catholic bishop and church historian. Life He received his early education at St. Gall, then went to the lyceum at Lucerne and the Universi ...

(1862–1882) *

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(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) *

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(2006– ) Roman Catholic dioceses in Switzerland Diocese (Roman Catholic) Canton of St. Gallen 1847 establishments in Switzerland Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden {{Switzerland-stub