Diocese of Sankt Pölten

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Bishop(s) Alois Schwarz, Bishop Anton Leichtfried, Auxiliary Bishop Klaus Küng, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 January 1785 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wien {Vienna} Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Austria Square Kilometers: 10,450 (4,036 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.dsp.at/ Mailing Address: Bischofliches Ordinariat, Domplatz 1, A-3100 Sankt Polten, Oesterreich Telephone: (02742)324

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (14 Feb 1785 Confirmed - 26 Nov 1792 Died)
• Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart, S.J. † (12 Sep 1794 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1803 Confirmed, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna})
• Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits † (26 Aug 1806 Confirmed - 5 Apr 1815 Died)
• Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither † (23 Sep 1816 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1823 Died)
• Josef Chrysostomus Pauer † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1826 Died)
• Jakob Frint † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 11 Oct 1834 Died)
• Johann Michael Leonhard † (6 Apr 1835 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1835 Appointed, Bishop of Austria, Military)
• Michael Johann Wagner † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 23 Oct 1842 Died)
• Anton Alois Buchmayer † (30 Jan 1843 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1851 Died)
• Ignaz Feigerle † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1863 Died)
• Joseph Feßler (Fessler) † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 25 Apr 1872 Died)
• Matthäus Joseph Binder † (23 Dec 1872 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1893 Died)
• Johannes Baptist Rößler (Roessler) † (10 Apr 1894 Confirmed - 4 Jan 1927 Died)
• Michael Memelauer † (18 Apr 1927 Appointed - 30 Sep 1961 Died)
• Franz Žak † (1 Oct 1961 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1991 Retired)
• Kurt Krenn † (11 Jul 1991 Appointed - 7 Oct 2004 Resigned)
• Klaus Küng (7 Oct 2004 Appointed - 17 May 2018 Retired)
• Alois Schwarz (17 May 2018 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 January 1785	Erected	Diocese of Passau	Diocese of Linz (erected) Diocese of Sankt Pölten (erected)
2 September 1937	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Vitoraz)	Diocese of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}
14 November 2014	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Portions of Hochstraß and Schwabendörfl in Altlengbach)	Archdiocese of Wien {Vienna}

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	345,019	363,542	94.9%	425	294	719	479		342	1,358	410	ap1951
1970	630,334	656,525	96.0%	546	146	692	910		146	1,250	420	ap1971
1980	640,742	672,000	95.3%	408	289	697	919	10	314	674	423	ap1981
1990	585,775	630,717	92.9%	351	243	594	986	26	270	454	424	ap1991
1999	577,471	633,106	91.2%	311	182	493	1,171	43	221	313	424	ap2000
2000	572,109	628,671	91.0%	320	182	502	1,139	45	217	314	424	ap2001
2001	575,146	624,161	92.1%	312	210	522	1,101	48	248	286	424	ap2002
2002	573,584	630,000	91.0%	304	224	528	1,086	51	265	303	414	ap2003
2003	570,186	623,975	91.4%	276	224	500	1,140	51	284	287	423	ap2004
2004	566,679	629,928	90.0%	307	211	518	1,093	48	282	251	424	ap2005
2010	540,954	613,200	88.2%	295	198	493	1,097	78	247	192	424	ap2011
2014	516,765	621,100	83.2%	276	222	498	1,037	88	269	158	423	ap2015
2017	501,221	629,000	79.7%	274	221	495	1,012	88	265	135	422	ap2018
2020	482,587	637,390	75.7%	288	160	448	1,077	95	215	117	422	ap2021
2022	484,700	640,200	75.7%	268	141	409	1,185	93	190	102	422	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Klaus Küng (Bishop: 7 Oct 2004 to 17 May 2018)
• Anton Leichtfried (Priest: 10 Oct 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 2006)
• Alois Schwarz (Bishop: 17 May 2018 - )
• Christian Werner (Priest: 29 Jun 1977 to 9 Jan 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Matthäus Joseph Binder † (Deacon: 20 Jul 1846; Priest: 23 Jul 1846; Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 14 Aug 1893)
• Anton Alois Buchmayer † (Priest: 8 Jul 1792 to 6 Apr 1835; Bishop: 30 Jan 1843 to 2 Sep 1851)
• Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits † (Priest: 1786 to 28 Jul 1803; Bishop: 26 Aug 1806 to 5 Apr 1815)
• Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1816 to 10 Jun 1823)
• Heinrich Fasching † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1993 to 7 Oct 2004)
• Ignaz Feigerle † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 27 Sep 1863)
• Joseph Feßler (Fessler) † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 25 Apr 1872)
• Jakob Frint † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1827 to 11 Oct 1834)
• Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart, S.J. † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1794 to 20 Jun 1803)
• Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 26 Nov 1792)
• Franz König † (Priest: 29 Oct 1933; Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jul 1952 to 10 May 1956)
• Kurt Krenn † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1991 to 7 Oct 2004)
• Johann Michael Leonhard † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 19 Nov 1835)
• Michael Memelauer † (Priest: 24 Jan 1897; Bishop: 18 Apr 1927 to 30 Sep 1961)
• Josef Chrysostomus Pauer † (Priest: 18 Nov 1802 to 24 Apr 1815; Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 19 Dec 1826)
• Mathias Pollitzer † (Deacon: 21 Sep 1809; Priest: 22 Sep 1809 to 19 Jun 1843)
• Johannes Baptist Rößler (Roessler) † (Deacon: 15 Jul 1874; Priest: 19 Jul 1874; Bishop: 10 Apr 1894 to 4 Jan 1927)
• Alois Stöger † (Priest: 6 Jul 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1967 to 10 Nov 1986)
• Michael Johann Wagner † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 23 Oct 1842)
• Franz Žak † (Priest: 13 Jul 1947; Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Dec 1956; Bishop: 1 Oct 1961 to 11 Jul 1991)

Source(s)

Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 302

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