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.
History 28 January 1785: Established as Diocese of Sankt Pölten from the Diocese of Passau, Germany and Diocese of Wiener Neustadt
Notable churches Minor Basilicas: Basilika Maria Taferl, Maria Taferl, Niederösterreich Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau, Geras, Niederösterreich Hl. Dreifaltigkeit, Sonntagberg, Niederösterreich Maria Dreieichen «ad tres Quercus», Dreieichen, Niederösterreich Stift Lilienfeld, Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich
Leadership Bishops of Sankt Pölten (Roman rite) Bishop Alois Schwarz (since 2018.07.01) Bishop Klaus Küng (2004.10.07 - 2018.07.01) Bishop Kurt Krenn (1991.07.11 – 2004.10.07) Bishop Franz Žak (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11) Bishop Michael Memelauer (1927.04.18 – 1961.09.30) Bishop Johannes Baptist Rößler (1894.01.05 – 1927.01.04) Bishop Matthäus Joseph Binder (1872.10.07 – 1893.08.14) Bishop Joseph Feßler (1864.09.23 – 1872.04.23) Bishop Ignaz Feigerle (1851.12.02 – 1863.09.27) Bishop Anton Alois Buchmayer (1842.12.28 – 1851.09.02) Bishop Michael Johann Wagner (1835.11.16 – 1842.10.23) Bishop Johann Michael Leonhard (1835.02.20 – 1835.11.19) Bishop Jakob Frint (1827.01.02 – 1834.10.11) Bishop Joseph Chrysostomus Pauer (1823.11.10 – 1826.12.19) Bishop Johann Nepomuk Ritter von Dankesreither (1816.06.30 – 1823.06.10) Bishop Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits (1806.03.14 – 1815.04.05) Archbishop Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. (1794.01.10 – 1803.06.20) Bishop Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. (1785.02.14 – 1792.11.26)
See also Roman Catholicism in Austria
Links Diocesan website