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

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dioceses in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 as the world's first Bishops Conference and is a member of the

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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 Felix Gmür (born 7 June 1966) is a Swiss Roman Catholic bishop. He is the bishop of Basel since his installation on 16 January 2011. He had previously served as secretary of the Swiss Bishops' Conference. Gmür was born in Lucerne in 1966. Fr ...

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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

) ** Charles Morerod o.p. ( Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg) ** Alain de Raemy (

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Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

) **

Markus Büchel Markus Büchel (14 May 1959 – 9 July 2013) was a former head of government of Liechtenstein. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Büchel was in office as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from May to December 1993. He won the elections in 1993 as a ...

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

) ** Jean-Marie Lovey c.r.b. (

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) ** Joseph Maria Bonnemain (

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 ...

) * Auxiliary bishop by diocese : ** Alain de Raemy ( Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg) * Territorial abbots by abbey : **

Urban Federer Monsignor Urban Federer (born 17 August 1968) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Order of St. Benedict, he is the current Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent. Prior to serving as abbot, Federer was the Prior and ...

OSB (

Einsiedeln Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area ...

) **

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c.r.a. ( Saint-Maurice)

Dioceses

Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel The Diocese of Basel (german: Bistum Basel; la, Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Catholic diocese in Switzerland. Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (german: Fürstbistum Basel). The bis ...

, based in

Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissens ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur The Diocese of Chur is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. It extends over the Swiss Cantons of Graubünden (Grisons), Schwyz, Glarus, Zurich, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri. The modern Cat ...

, based in

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg ( la, Dioecesis Lausannensis, Genevensis et Friburgensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland, which is (as all sees in the Alpine country) exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not p ...

, based in

Fribourg , neighboring_municipalities= Düdingen, Givisiez, Granges-Paccot, Marly, Pierrafortscha, Sankt Ursen, Tafers, Villars-sur-Glâne , twintowns = Rueil-Malmaison (France) , website = www.ville-fribourg.ch , Location of , Location of () () ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano, based in

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen, based in

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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion The Diocese of Sion ( la, Dioecesis Sedunensis, french: Diocèse de Sion, german: Bistum Sitten) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of ...

, based in

Territorial abbeys

Einsiedeln Abbey Einsiedeln Abbey (german: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Benedictine Catholic monastery in the village of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, in recognition of Meinrad of Einsiedeln, a he ...

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 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 ...

, Bishop of St. Gallen (1880-1881) * Eugene Lachat, Bishop of Basel (1882-1886) * Gaspard Mermillod, 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, Bishop of Basle-Lugano (1918-1924) * Georg Schmid Grüneck, Bishop of Chur (1925-1931) * Aurelio Bacciarini, Apostolic Administrator of the Tessin (1932-1933) * Victor Biel, Bishop of Sion (1935-1951) * Angelo Jelmini, Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (1952-1967) * Vonderach John, Bishop of Chur (1967-1970) * Nestor Adam, Bishop of Sion (1970-1976) * Anton Hänggi, bishop of Basel (1976-1977) *

Pierre Mamie Pierre Mamie (4 March 1920 – 14 March 2008) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg from 1970 to 1995, following two years as auxiliary bishop there. His earlier career wa ...

, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (1977-1979) * Otmar Maeder, Bishop of St. Gallen (1980-1982) *

Henri Schwery Henri Schwery (14 June 1932 – 7 January 2021) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Sion from 1977 to 1995. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 1991. Early life and ordination Born in St-Léonard, Valais, Schwery ...

, Bishop of Sion (1983-1988) * Joseph Candolfi, Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (1989-1991), illegally, not because the diocesan bishop. Complaint of Rome. *

, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (1992-1994) (2x) * Henri Salina CRA, abbot of Saint-Maurice (1995-1997) * Amédée Grab OSB, Bishop of Chur (1998-2006) *

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, Bishop of Basel (2007-2009) * Norbert Brunner, Bishop of Sion (2010-2012) *

, Bishop of St. Gallen (2013-2015) * Charles Morerod, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (2016-2018) *

, Bishop of Basel (since 2019)

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 Catholic Church in Switzerland

Members

Dioceses

Territorial abbeys

Presidents

See also

External links