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Diocese of Sion

Dioecesis Sedunensis

Bistum Sitten (German)
Diocèse de Sion (French)
Location
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area5,589 km2 (2,158 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
358,213
260,971 (72.9%)
Parishes157
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th century
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Marie Lovey
Bishops emeritusNorbert Brunner
Map
Map of the modern diocese of Sion within Switzerland
Map of the modern diocese of Sion within Switzerland
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Sion (Latin: Dioecesis Sedunensis, French: Diocèse de Sion, German: Bistum Sitten) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of the Alps. The history of the Bishops of Sion, of the Abbey of St. Maurice of Valais as a whole are inextricably intertwined.

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