Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel
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Map of the modern diocese of Basel within Switzerland
The Diocese of Basel is a Roman Catholic diocese in Switzerland (German: Bistum Basel, Latin: Dioecesis Basileensis) . 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, Basel-Country, Basel-City, Berne, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug.
Ordinaries
Haller House in
Solothurn, residence of the Bishop of Basel.
- 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 Rinck von Balderstein (1693–1705)
- Johann Konrad Reichsfreiherr von Reinach-Hirzbach (1705–1737)
- Jakob Sigismund von Reinach-Steinbrunn (1737–1743)
- Joseph Wilhelm Rinck von Balderstein (1744–1762)
- Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen (1762–1775)
- Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1775–1782)
- Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach (1782–1792)
- Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu (1792–1828)
- Josef Anton Salzmann (1828–1854)
- Karl Arnold-Obrist (1854–1862)
- Eugène Lachat C.Pp.S. (1863–1884)
- Friedrich Xaver Odo Fiala (1885–1888)
- Leonhard Haas (1888–1906)
- Jakobus von Stammler (1906–1925)
- Joseph Ambühl (1925–1936)
- Franz von Streng (1936–1967)
- Anton Hänggi (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
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