Roman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Pölten

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(Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/St.///P%C3%B6lten///-///Dom.JPG) Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name: Sankt Pölten
Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti
Local: Diözese St. Pölten
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Coat: Wappen Bistum St. Pölten.png
Country: Austria
Metropolitan: Sankt Pölten
Territory: Lower Austria
Province: Archdiocese of Vienna
Area Km 2: 10,450
Population: 629,000
Population As Of: 2017
Catholics: 501,221
Catholics Percent: 79.7
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Rite: Roman Rite
Established: January 28, 1785
Cathedral: Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Patron: Saint Hippolyte
Bishop: Alois Schwarz
Metro Archbishop: Christoph Schönborn
Auxiliary Bishops: Anton Leichtfried
Emeritus Bishops: Klaus Küng
Map: Bistuemer oesterreich st poelten.png
Website: Website of the Diocese
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The Diocese of Sankt Pölten is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.

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