Diocese of Chur
One of the oldest dioceses north of the Alps
The Diocese of Chur is regarded as one of the oldest dioceses north of the Alps and has the «longest serving» cathedral in Switzerland. It covers the cantons of Graubünden, Glarus, Schwyz, Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden and the Reformation canton Zurich, where the reformer Huldrich Zwingli was active. The patron saint of the Diocese of Chur is St Lucius, with St Charles Borromeo and St Florin as secondary patron saints.
The Diocese of Chur is very diverse geographically, scenically and culturally. It extends from the monastery village of Müstair in the extreme southeast of Switzerland via Chur, the capital of the Graubünden canton, and the original cantons Uri, Schwyz, Nidwalden and Obwalden to Zurich, Switzerland’s major business centre. The languages spoken in the Diocese of Chur are Romansh, Italian and German.
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