Bishop of St. Gallen
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The Bishop of St. Gallen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic diocese of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
The see was created in 1847 from the territory of the episcopal see of Chur-St. Gallen. Much of the territory had earlier been part of the Diocese of Konstanz.
See also: Abbey of St. Gall
[edit] List of Bishops of St. Gallen
- 1847-1862: Johannes Petrus Mirer (2 October 1778 - 30 August 1862)
- 1862-1882: Karl Greith (25 May 1807 - 17 May 1882)
- 1882-1906: Augustinus Egger (6 August 1833 - 12 March 1906)
- 1906-1913: Ferdinandus Rüegg (20 April 1847 - 14 October 1913)
- 1913-1930: Robertus Bürkler (6 March 1863 - 28 May 1930)
- 1930-1938: Aloisius Scheiwiler (4 April 1872 - 20 July 1938)
- 1938-1957: Josephus Meile (24 July 1891 - 6 January 1957)
- 1957-1976: Josephus Hasler (22 April 1900 - 20 December 1985)
- 1976-1994: Otmar Mäder (born 15 November 1921)
- 1995-2005: Ivo Fürer (born 20 April 1930)
- since 2006: Markus Büchel
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