Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur
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The Diocese of Chur (Latin: Diœcesis Curiensis) 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.
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Diocese of Chur Diœcesis Curiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Territory | Graubünden, Schwyz, Uri, Glarus, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zurich |
Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,272 km2 (4,738 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 2,089,107 677,220 (32.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption |
Patron saint | St Lucius of Chur |
Secular priests | 590 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Maria Bonnemain |
Vicar General | Martin Grichting |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
bistum-chur.ch |
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The modern Catholic diocese must be distinguished from the historical Prince-Bishopric of Chur, a state of the Holy Roman Empire.