The Swiss Bishops' Conference (SBC; german: Schweizer Bischofskonferenz; french: Conférence des évêques suisses; it, Conferenza dei vescovi svizzeri; rm, Conferenza dals uvestgs svizzers) is the coordinating body of the
Catholic dioceses 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 ...
. It was founded in 1863 as the world's first Bishops Conference and is a member of the
Council of European Bishops' Conferences.
Members
It meets quarterly and comprises 9 members: the bishops of the six dioceses of Switzerland, the auxiliary bishops and the two abbots of Saint-Maurice and Einsiedeln.
* Bishops of dioceses :
**
Felix Gmür (
Basel)
**
Charles Morerod
Charles Morerod, O.P. (born 28 October 1961), is a Swiss (people), Swiss Dominican Order, Dominican prelate. Since 2011, he has been Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg. Previously, he s ...
o.p. (
Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg)
**
Alain de Raemy (
Apostolic administrator of
Lugano)
**
Markus Büchel (
Saint Gallen)
**
Jean-Marie Lovey
Jean-Marie Lovey, c.r.b. (born 2 August 1950), is a Swiss prelate. Since 2014, he has been Roman Catholic Bishop of Sion. Previously, he served as provost of the congregation of the Canons regular of the Great St Bernard from 2009 to 2014.
Ea ...
c.r.b. (
Sion)
**
Joseph Maria Bonnemain
Joseph Maria Bonnemain (born 26 July 1948) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of Chur since 2021.
Life
Joseph Bonnemain was born on 26 July 1948 in Barcelona, the son of a Swiss father and a Spanish mother. He spea ...
(
Chur)
*
Auxiliary bishop by diocese :
**
Alain de Raemy (
Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg)
*
Territorial abbots by abbey :
**
Urban Federer OSB (
Einsiedeln)
**
Jean Scarcella c.r.a. (
Saint-Maurice)
Dioceses
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel, based in
Solothurn
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, based in
Chur
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, based in
Fribourg
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano
The Diocese of Lugano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Luganensis'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Switzerland covering the canton of Ticino. The diocese immediately exempt to the Holy See. In 2004, there we ...
, based in
Lugano
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen, based in
St. Gallen
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion, based in
Sion
Territorial abbeys
*
Einsiedeln Abbey
*
Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum
The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum (french: Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune or ''Saint-Maurice-en-Valais'') is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a c ...
Presidents
*
Pierre-François de Preux, Bishop of Sion (1863-1875)
*
Marilley Etienne, bishop of Lausanne (1876-1879)
*
Karl Johann Greith, Bishop of St. Gallen (1880-1881)
*
Eugene Lachat, Bishop of Basel (1882-1886)
*
Gaspard Mermillod
Gaspard Mermillod (22 September 1824 – 23 February 1892) was a Swiss Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite a lengthy investiture conflict with the Calvinist Canton of Geneva, he served as Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva from 1883 ...
, Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva (1887-1890)
*
Adrien Jardinier, Bishop of Sion (1891-1894)
*
Augustine Egger, Bishop of St. Gallen (1895-1905)
*
John Fidelis Battaglia, Bishop of Chur (1906-1911)
*
Jules-Maurice Abbet, Bishop of Sion (1912-1917)
*
Jakob Stammler
Jakob may refer to:
People
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Other
* Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP
* Max Jakob Memorial Aw ...
, Bishop of Basle-Lugano (1918-1924)
*
Georg Schmid Grüneck, Bishop of Chur (1925-1931)
*
Aurelio Bacciarini
Aurelio Bacciarini (8 November 1873 – 27 June 1935) was a Swiss Roman Catholic who served as the interim administrator of the Diocese of Lugano. He was a professed member of the Servants of Charity - also known as the Guanellians - and was also ...
, Apostolic Administrator of the Tessin (1932-1933)
*
Victor Biel
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* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...
, Bishop of Sion (1935-1951)
*
Angelo Jelmini
Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning " angel", or "messenger".
People People with the given name
* Angelo Accattino (born 1966), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
* Angelo Acciaioli (bishop) (1298–1357), Italian ...
, Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (1952-1967)
*
Vonderach John, Bishop of Chur (1967-1970)
*
Nestor Adam, Bishop of Sion (1970-1976)
*
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 ...
, bishop of Basel (1976-1977)
*
Pierre Mamie, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (1977-1979)
*
Otmar Maeder, Bishop of St. Gallen (1980-1982)
*
Henri Schwery, Bishop of Sion (1983-1988)
*
Joseph Candolfi, Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (1989-1991), illegally, not because the diocesan bishop. Complaint of Rome.
*
Pierre Mamie, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (1992-1994) (2x)
*
Henri Salina
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry.
People with this given name
; French noblemen
:'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...
CRA CRA is an abbreviation for:
Companies
* Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, a consulting engineering firm in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
* Convenience Retail Asia, Hong Kong
* Conzinc Riotinto of Australia
* CRA International, a consultancy
Credit ...
, abbot of Saint-Maurice (1995-1997)
*
Amédée Grab
Amédée Grab (3 February 1930 – 19 May 2019) was a Swiss Roman Catholic bishop.
Grab was born in Switzerland and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He served as titular bishop of ''Canæ'' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Di ...
OSB, Bishop of Chur (1998-2006)
*
Kurt Koch, Bishop of Basel (2007-2009)
*
Norbert Brunner, Bishop of Sion (2010-2012)
*
Markus Büchel, Bishop of St. Gallen (2013-2015)
*
Charles Morerod
Charles Morerod, O.P. (born 28 October 1961), is a Swiss (people), Swiss Dominican Order, Dominican prelate. Since 2011, he has been Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg. Previously, he s ...
, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (2016-2018)
*
Felix Gmür, Bishop of Basel (since 2019)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Switzerland
The Catholic Church in Switzerland (german: Römisch-katholische Landeskirche, french: Église catholique en Suisse, it, Chiesa cattolica in Svizzera) is organised into six dioceses and two territorial abbeys, comprising approximately 2.9 mill ...
External links
* http://www.bischoefe.ch/
* http://www.kath.ch/
* http://www.eveques.ch/
* http://www.eveques.ch/nous/eveques/eveques-ces
{{Authority control
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 ...
Catholic Church in Switzerland