Sion {Sitten} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Norbert Brunner, Bishop
Henri Schwery, Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Switzerland
Square Kilometers: 5,589 (2,158 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.cath-vs.ch/
Mailing Address: Eveche, C.P. 2124, rue de la Tour 12, CH-1950 Sion 2, Suisse
Telephone: (027)32.91.818
Fax: 32.91.836

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing † (1 Mar 1451 Appointed - 11 Sep 1454 Resigned)
Walter Supersaxo † (28 Feb 1458 Confirmed - 7 Jul 1482 Died)
Nikolaus Schinner † (31 Aug 1496 Appointed - 30 Aug 1499 Resigned)
Matthäus Schinner † (20 Sep 1498 Appointed - 30 Sep 1522 Died)
Paolo Emilio Cesi † (12 Nov 1522 Appointed - 8 Sep 1529 Resigned)
Adrian von Riedmatten † (15 May 1532 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1548 Died)
Hildebrand Riedmatten † (20 Feb 1568 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1604 Died)
Adrian von Riedmatten (I) † (17 Dec 1604 Appointed - 8 Oct 1613 Died)
Hildebrand Jost † (6 Sep 1614 Confirmed - 16 May 1638 Died)
Barthélemy Supersaxo † ( 1638 Appointed - 1640 Died)
Adrian von Riedmatten (II) † (25 Oct 1642 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1646 Died)
Adrian von Riedmatten (III) † (22 Aug 1650 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1672 Died)
Adrian von Riedmatten (IV) † (26 Jun 1673 Confirmed - 20 May 1701 Died)
Franz Joseph Supersaxo † (21 Jun 1702 Confirmed - 1 May 1734 Died)
Johann Joseph Anton Blatter † (27 Sep 1734 Confirmed - 19 Jan 1752 Died)
Johann Hildebrand Roten † (18 Dec 1752 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1760 Died)
Franz Joseph Friedrich Ambuel † (25 May 1761 Confirmed - 11 Mar 1780 Died)
Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen † (18 Sep 1780 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1790 Died)
Joseph Anton Blatter † (29 Nov 1790 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1807 Died)
Josef-Franz (Joseph François Xavier) de Preux † (3 Aug 1807 Confirmed - 1 May 1817 Died)
Augustin-Sulpice Zen-Ruffinen † (28 Jul 1817 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1820 Died)
Moritz-Fabian Roten † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1843 Died)
Peter-Josef de Preux † (25 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1875 Died)
Adrian Jardinier † (23 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1901 Died)
Jules-Maurice Abbet † (26 Feb 1901 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1918 Died)
Viktor Bieler † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed - 19 Mar 1952 Died)
François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. † (8 Aug 1952 Appointed - 22 Jul 1977 Retired)
Henri Schwery (22 Jul 1977 Appointed - 1 Apr 1995 Resigned)
Norbert Brunner (1 Apr 1995 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Sion {Sitten} (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 145,000 150,000 96.7% 259 146 405 358 228 614 145 ap1951

1970 190,800 215,000 88.7% 276 187 463 412 187 950 150 ap1971

1980 212,000 240,000 88.3% 231 200 431 491 268 800 154 ap1981

1990 215,500 248,400 86.8% 201 179 380 567 1 267 652 154 ap1991

1999 225,562 270,982 83.2% 166 146 312 722 13 203 387 158 ap2000

2000 225,562 270,982 83.2% 153 150 303 744 12 205 377 158 ap2001

2001 225,562 270,982 83.2% 158 132 290 777 12 186 374 158 ap2002

2002 225,562 270,982 83.2% 156 133 289 780 13 177 354 158 ap2003

2003 225,133 296,057 76.0% 151 123 274 821 14 172 348 158 ap2004

2004 225,133 296,057 76.0% 147 116 263 856 150 345 158 ap2005

2010 235,735 309,202 76.2% 139 94 233 1,011 16 122 326 158 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	145,000	150,000	96.7%	259	146	405	358		228	614	145	ap1951
1970	190,800	215,000	88.7%	276	187	463	412		187	950	150	ap1971
1980	212,000	240,000	88.3%	231	200	431	491		268	800	154	ap1981
1990	215,500	248,400	86.8%	201	179	380	567	1	267	652	154	ap1991
1999	225,562	270,982	83.2%	166	146	312	722	13	203	387	158	ap2000
2000	225,562	270,982	83.2%	153	150	303	744	12	205	377	158	ap2001
2001	225,562	270,982	83.2%	158	132	290	777	12	186	374	158	ap2002
2002	225,562	270,982	83.2%	156	133	289	780	13	177	354	158	ap2003
2003	225,133	296,057	76.0%	151	123	274	821	14	172	348	158	ap2004
2004	225,133	296,057	76.0%	147	116	263	856		150	345	158	ap2005
2010	235,735	309,202	76.2%	139	94	233	1,011	16	122	326	158	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jules-Maurice Abbet † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Oct 1895; Bishop: 26 Feb 1901 to 11 Jul 1918)
François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1952 to 22 Jul 1977)
Franz Joseph Friedrich Ambuel † (Priest: 29 Sep 1727; Bishop: 25 May 1761 to 11 Mar 1780)
Viktor Bieler † (Priest: 7 Jul 1907; Bishop: 3 Jul 1919 to 19 Mar 1952)
Johann Joseph Anton Blatter † (Priest: 1708; Bishop: 27 Sep 1734 to 19 Jan 1752)
Joseph Anton Blatter † (Priest: 18 Feb 1769; Bishop: 29 Nov 1790 to 19 Mar 1807)
Paolo Emilio Cesi † (Administrator: 12 Nov 1522 to 8 Sep 1529)
Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1451 to 11 Sep 1454)
Adrian Jardinier † (Priest: 21 Apr 1832; Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 26 Feb 1901)
Hildebrand Jost † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1614 to 16 May 1638)
Josef-Franz (Joseph François Xavier) de Preux † (Priest: 22 Dec 1764; Bishop: 3 Aug 1807 to 1 May 1817)
Peter-Josef de Preux † (Priest: 6 Apr 1822; Bishop: 25 Jan 1844 to 15 Jul 1875)
Adrian von Riedmatten (IV) † (Priest: 30 Nov 1664; Bishop: 26 Jun 1673 to 20 May 1701)
Adrian von Riedmatten † (Bishop: 15 May 1532 to 17 Mar 1548)
Adrian von Riedmatten (III) † (Priest: 12 Mar 1644; Bishop: 22 Aug 1650 to 14 Aug 1672)
Adrian von Riedmatten (II) † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1642 to 19 Sep 1646)
Adrian von Riedmatten (I) † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1604 to 8 Oct 1613)
Hildebrand Riedmatten † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1568 to 24 Nov 1604)
Johann Hildebrand Roten † (Priest: 12 Jun 1745; Bishop: 18 Dec 1752 to 19 Sep 1760)
Moritz-Fabian Roten † (Priest: 21 Sep 1807; Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 11 Aug 1843)
Matthäus Schinner † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1498 to 30 Sep 1522)
Nikolaus Schinner † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1496 to 30 Aug 1499)
Barthélemy Supersaxo † (Bishop: 1638 to 1640)
Franz Joseph Supersaxo † (Priest: 25 Jul 1688; Bishop: 21 Jun 1702 to 1 May 1734)
Walter Supersaxo † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1458 to 7 Jul 1482)
Augustin-Sulpice Zen-Ruffinen † (Priest: 3 Apr 1790; Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 21 Dec 1820)
Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen † (Priest: 18 Mar 1752; Bishop: 18 Sep 1780 to 14 Jun 1790)

Diocese of Sion {Sitten}

Dioecesis Sedunensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased