Religion in Switzerland

From the resident population aged 15 years and the end of 2010 were 38.8 percent according to the Federal Statistical Office Roman Catholic, reformed 30.9 percent, 20.1 percent are referred to in the Official jargon as religious affiliation, 4.5 percent among Islamic communities, 2.4 percent were members of other Christian communities, 1.1 percent belonged to other religious communities, 0.24 percent were Jews, and 2 percent did not specify.

Of the foreigners living in Switzerland 41.1 percent are Roman Catholic, 7.74 percent reformed, 5.75 percent members of other Christian religions, 14.27 percent Muslim, 2.76 percent members of other religions, 0.3 percent Jewish, and 25.77 percent non-denominational.

  • 2.1 confession distribution ( 2000 )
  • 2.2 Changes of religious affiliation

Legal regulations

Religious freedom

In Switzerland, the freedom of religion is a constitutionally fundamental right dar.

Status of national churches

It is the responsibility of the cantons, whether they want to give selected religious communities have a special status as the national church. In most cantons, the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Reformed Church are recognized as the national church, in addition to the Northwest and Northeast some Swiss cantons, in the canton of Zurich and the Canton of Bern, the Old Catholic Church. The legal status of the country's churches is different; see the article state churches in Switzerland.

In the cantons of Zurich, Bern, Freiburg and Basel-City also enjoys the Jewish community public recognition. In the western Swiss cantons of Geneva and Neuchatel, there is no country churches because there church and state are completely separated; but the Protestant and the Catholic Church nevertheless are " organizations of public interest " recognized as.

Religious and confessional distribution

Confession distribution ( 2000 )

32.0 percent are Roman Catholic, 27.9 percent Protestant- reformed: In the population of Swiss cities, a denominational relatively balanced picture shows. The traditionally Protestant cities of Zurich and Geneva are predominantly Roman Catholic today; the only still mainly reformed big city is Berne. The city of Basel has a non-denominational majority, the once dominant Protestant Reformed Confession (1850: 80.3 percent) has fallen behind the Roman Catholic.

Even in the urban areas of the Central Plateau, between Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, there is no clearly dominant churches and religious communities. Dominated the Protestant Canton of Bern (in particular the Emmental and the western Bernese Oberland ), parts of Graubünden and Schaffhausen. The Roman Catholic church dominates in the cantons of Fribourg, Jura, Valais, Ticino, in the cantons of central Switzerland and in parts of eastern Switzerland ( Appenzell Innerrhoden, parts of St. Gallen and in Surselva in the canton of Graubünden).

The Old Catholic Church is only of local importance; she is most likely in the Basel region ( esp. in the Aargau District Rheinfelden ) and Solothurn common.

In Switzerland during the Reformation was the Anabaptist movement. The Anabaptists were then called the Swiss brothers and are now known as the Mennonites or Alttäufer. The remaining communities of Switzerland are summarized in the Conference of Mennonites of Switzerland.

In two cases, the religious opposition contributed to the formation of new cantons:

Among the historical conditions see the article Switzerland ( religions).

Changes in the religious affiliation

Statistically, shrink the large traditional religious communities ( Catholicism and Protestantism ) in Switzerland, while the smaller religious communities grow. Especially pronounced is the growth in Islam. But has risen sharply, above all, the proportion of people without religious affiliation. Buddhism occurs especially in urban educated population groups, especially in large cities in appearance.

Religious communities in Switzerland

  • Alttäufer: see Conference of Mennonites of Switzerland ( Alttäufer )
  • Buddhism: see Buddhism in Switzerland
  • Old Catholic Church: see Catholic Church of Switzerland
  • Islam: see Islam in Switzerland
  • Judaism: see Judaism in Switzerland
  • Reformed Church: see Swiss Reformed Churches
  • Roman Catholic Church: see Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland

Roman Catholic dioceses

The Roman Catholic Church is divided in Switzerland in the following dioceses:

Dioceses

  • Bishopric of Basel, based in Solothurn
  • Diocese of Chur, based in Chur
  • Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, based in Freiburg
  • Diocese of Lugano, based in Lugano
  • Diocese of St. Gallen in St. Gallen
  • Diocese of Sion, based in Sion

Territorial abbeys

  • Abbey of Einsiedeln
  • Abbey of Saint -Maurice

The coordinating body of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Switzerland is the Swiss Bishops' Conference.

Major Religious Buildings of non-Christian religions

  • Buddhism: temple in Wat Srinagarindravararam Gretzenbach SO.
  • Hinduism: Sri Subramania Temple in Zurich.
  • Islam: Mahmud Mosque in Zurich; Mosque in Geneva.
  • Jewish Religious Community: Synagogues in Basel, Zurich, Geneva.
  • Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib Temple in Langenthal BE (2006 completed ).
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