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Diocese of Sankt Pölten

Diocese of Sankt Pölten
Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti
Diözese St. Pölten
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Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt
(Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)
Location
Country Austria
Territory Lower Austria
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Vienna
Metropolitan Sankt Pölten
Statistics
Area 10,450 km2 (4,030 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
621,100
516,765 (83.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established January 28, 1785
Cathedral Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Patron saint Saint Hippolyte
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Klaus Küng
Metropolitan Archbishop Christoph Schönborn
Auxiliary Bishops Anton Leichtfried
Map
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Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti) is a diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the Ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.

Coordinates: 48°12′20″N 15°37′41″E / 48.2056°N 15.6280°E / 48.2056; 15.6280


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