Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg

The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (Latin: Dioecesis Lausannensis, Genevensis, et friburgensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Switzerland.

Location

The diocese covers the area of ​​the cantons of Vaud (except Aigle ), Geneva, Fribourg and Neuchâtel and emerged in 1821 from the merger of located on the territory of the Swiss Confederation territories of the bishoprics of Geneva and Lausanne.

The former Bishop of Lausanne

Towards the end of the 5th century laid Marius of Avenches, Bishop of Avenches, his bishopric of Avenches ( Aventicum ) to Lausanne. The area of the diocese, which extended from Nyon to Solothurn, was initially under the supervision of the bishops of Lyon and later under that of the bishops of Besançon. A lengthy process around the diocese was held at the Council of Basel.

After the introduction of the Reformation in 1536, the last bishop of Lausanne, Sebastien de Mont Falcon fled to Savoy. 1613 the bishops of Lausanne set up operations in Freiburg (Fribourg).

The Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Lausanne (Latin Dioecesis Lausannens ) was the Notre Dame Cathedral.

• List of bishops of Lausanne

The former diocese of Geneva

The origins of the diocese of Geneva goes back to the 4th century. The diocese was initially part of the Archdiocese of Vienne. In the Middle Ages St. Peter Cathedral was built as a bishop's church.

After the Reformation led by John Calvin, the Bishop In Justinian left in 1569 in Annecy down. His most famous successor was 1602-1622 Francis de Sales, had performed together with the preaching of the Capuchins to recatholicization of 1564 in Lausanne Treaty ceded by the Bernese to the Duke of Savoy Chablais held its 1594-1597 sermons.

Following the reorganization of the French dioceses under Pope Pius VII, the title of the Bishop of Geneva was transferred in 1801 to the bishop of Chambéry, but decreased as early as 1815 to the Bishop of Lausanne over. The French part of the diocese were summarized in 1822 in the newly established Diocese of Annecy.

• List of bishops of Geneva

The emergence of today's diocese

In 1815 the Republic of Geneva was a Swiss canton, and its territory was placed under 1819 in ecclesiastical terms the administration by the Bishop of Lausanne. 1828 and 1864 were the areas in the cantons of Solothurn and Bern, who had heard until then to the diocese of Lausanne and Geneva, to the bishopric of Basel on.

1924 St. Nicholas of Myra consecrated Collegiate Church of Freiburg was raised to the St. Nicholas Cathedral and the diocese received the names of his three cathedral cities.

Bishop of Lausanne- Geneva 1821

Bishop of Lausanne- Geneva - Fribourg from 1924

Diocesan Calendar

In the diocese of Lausanne- Geneva - Fribourg regional calendar for the German language area to the following self- celebration is complemented ( behind each of the ranking and the liturgical color).

Abbreviations: H = High strength, F = Fixed, G = bid Memorial, g = Do not bid Remembrance Day, GK = General Calendar, RK = Regional Calendar

• January 14: Second dead memory - g - purple / black
• January 24: St. Francis de Sales ( Bishop of Geneva Founder, Doctor of the Church, patron of the city and Canton of Geneva, the second patron of the diocese ( 1622) ) - H ( GK: G) - white
• FEBRUARY 28: Sts. Romanus and Lupicinus ( Romanus was abbot, Lupicinus was a monk in Condat ( 460 and 480 ) ) - G - white
• 6 March: St. Colette Boillet ( nun ( 1447 ) ) - G - white
• MAY 9: transfer of the relics of St.. Nicholas of Myra - g in the Cathedral of Freiburg - white
• MAY 24: St Madeleine Sophie Barat - ( foundress (1865 ) ) - g - white
• June 4: Saint Clotilde of Burgundy ( Queen of the Franks (545) ) - G - white
• June 29: SS. Peter and Paul (. Apostles and martyrs Peter is patron of the Cathedral of Geneva and the second saint of the city and canton of Geneva ) - H ( GK: H ) - red
• July 14: Sts. Ulrich of Zell and Wandregisel ( monks ( 1093 and 668 ) ) - g - white
• August 15: Assumption into heaven ( patron saint of the city and canton of Neuchâtel ) - H ( GK: H) - white
• August 26: Anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral of Freiburg - in the Cathedral: H, in other diocese: F - white
• September 2 Sel. Apollinaris Morel ( religious priest, martyr (1792 ) ) - G - red
• September 4: St. Jeanne- antide Thouret ( virgin, foundress (1826 ) ) - G - white
• September 8: Nativity of the Virgin (main patron of the diocese, patroness of the Cathedral of Lausanne, patroness of the city of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud) - in the Cathedral of Lausanne: H, in other diocese: F ( GK: F) - white
• September 22: SS. Mauritius and Companions ( Martyrs of the Theban Legion ( 300 ) ) - G (RK: g ) - red
• September 25: St. Nicholas of Flue ( hermit, peacemaker, patron ( 1487 ) ) - H ( RK: g) - white
• September 30: SS. Ursus and Victor ( martyrs, patrons of the diocese of Basle ( 300 ) ) - g - red
• October 16: St. Gallus ( monk, hermit, evangeliser am Bodensee, patron of the Diocese of Sankt Gallen ( 645 ) ) - g - white
• November 4: Saint Charles Borromeo ( Bishop of Milan patron of the Diocese of Lugano ( 1584) ) - G - white
• November 25: St. Catherine of Alexandria ( virgin, martyr, second patron of the canton of Fribourg (4th century ) ) - G ( GK: g ) - red
• December 2: St. Lucius ( Bishop of Chur, martyr, patron saint of the diocese of Chur ( 2nd / 3rd century) ) - g ( RK: g ) - red
• December 6: St. Nicholas ( Bishop of Myra, Patron of the Cathedral of Freiburg, second patron of the diocese, the main patron of the city and canton of Fribourg ( 350 ) ) - in the Cathedral of Freiburg: H, in other diocese: F ( GK: g) - white