Swiss Bishops' Conference

The Swiss Bishops' Conference (SBK) ( French Conférence des évêques suisses , Italian Conferenza dei vescovi svizzeri ) is the coordinating body of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Switzerland . It was founded in 1863 as the world's first bishops 'conference and is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences .

It meets quarterly and has 14 members: the bishops of the six dioceses of Switzerland and their auxiliary bishops and the two abbots of Saint-Maurice and Einsiedeln .

Members

Map of the Catholic dioceses in Switzerland

Dioceses

• Diocese of Basel based in Solothurn
• Diocese of Chur based in Chur
• Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg with headquarters in Friborg
• Diocese of Lugano with its seat in Lugano
• Diocese of St. Gallen based in St. Gallen
• Diocese of Sion with seat in Sion

Territorial abbeys

• Einsiedeln Abbey
• Saint-Maurice Abbey

President of the SBK

• Pierre-François de Preux , Bishop of Sion (1863–1875)
• Etienne Marilley , Bishop of Lausanne (1876–1879)
• Karl Johann Greith , Bishop of St. Gallen (1880–1881)
• Eugène Lachat , Bishop of Basel (1882–1886)
• Gaspard Mermillod , Bishop of Lausanne and Geneva (1887–1890)
• Adrien Jardinier , Bishop of Sion (1891-1894)
• Augustin Egger , Bishop of St. Gallen (1895–1905)
• Johannes Fidelis Battaglia , Bishop of Chur (1906–1911)
• Jules-Maurice Abbet , Bishop of Sion (1912–1918)
• Jakob Stammler , Bishop of Basel and Lugano (1918–1924)
• Georg Schmid von Grüneck , Bishop of Chur (1925–1931)
• Aurelio Bacciarini , Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (1932–1933)
• Viktor Bieler , Bishop of Sion (1935–1952)
• Angelo Jelmini , Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (1952–1967)
• Johannes Vonderach , Bishop of Chur (1967–1970)
• François-Nestor Adam , Bishop of Sion (1970–1976)
• Anton Hänggi , Bishop of Basel (1976–1977)
• Pierre Mamie , Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg (1977–1979)
• Otmar Mäder , Bishop of St. Gallen (1980–1982)
• Henri Schwery , Bishop of Sion (1983–1988)
• Joseph Candolfi , Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (1989–1991), forbidden because he is not a diocesan bishop. Rügen from Rome.
• Pierre Mamie , Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg (1992–1994) (2 ×)
• Henri Salina CRA , Abbot Bishop of Saint-Maurice (1995–1997)
• Amédée Grab 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 OP , Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg (2016-2018)
• Felix Gmür , Bishop of Basel (since 2019)

See also

• Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland
• List of Roman Catholic Bishops for Switzerland
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

• Official website of the Swiss Bishops' Conference (bischoefe.ch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Felix Gmür becomes the new President of the Swiss Bishops. Catholic media center . September 5, 2018, accessed September 6, 2018