Diocese of Basel


The Diocese of Basel is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland.
Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel. Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug.
File:Basler - Basler Münster Westfassade.jpg|thumb|250px|left| Basel Minster, the Cathedral of the diocese prior to the reformation

Ordinaries

The bishops of Basel have not resided in the city of Basel since 1528. Solothurn is the seat of the Bishop.