Church and Religion
Basel is Protestant by tradition. The Catholic Church and the Jewish community are also recognized religious communities regulated by public law. All the other important religious communities are also represented and active in Basel.
Protestant church
The eight Protestant parishes of the Evangelical Reform Church in Basel not only carry out church services, they also play an important role in the social life: youth centres, family clinics, neighbourhood celebrations or clubs for the elderly. Every parish has its own characteristic profile. For example, the city-centre Elisabethenkirche organises discos and concerts in the old church. The Evangelical Reform Church also runs information centres and adult education classes.
- Chiesa evangelica di lingua italiana di Basilea: 061 322 20 62, marco.dipasquale@erk-bs.ch
- Eglise française de Bâle: 061 270 96 66, eglise.francaise@erk-bs.ch
Catholic church
The Roman Catholic Church in Basel is divided into 6 parishes, including two parishes and three pastoral care offices for other languages. The Catholic Church also runs a centre for adult education and employs a hospital priest, as well as various other cantonal church services.– Parrochia cattolica italiana: 061 272 07 09, san.piox@rkk-bs.ch
- Parrochia cattolica italiana: 061 272 07 09, san.piox@rkk-bs.ch
- Paroisse catholique de langue française: 061 272 36 59, sacre.coeur@rkk-bs.ch
- Spanish Mission: 061 311 83 56, spaniermission@rkk-bs.ch
- Croatian Mission: 061 692 76 40, kroatenmission@rkk-bs.ch
- Hungarian Mission: 061 381 54 45, ungarnmission@rkk-bs.ch
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the third national church and is recognised by most cantons. Through its history, it regards itself as an alternative to the hierarchically structured Roman Catholicism. The Basel Community is based in the Predigerkirche.
International Christian communities
Eglise française réformée de Bâle
Eglise catholique romaine de Bâle
Anglican Church Basel
Swedisch Church Basel
Jewish Community
The majority of the Jews who live in Basel are members of the Israelitische Gemeinde Basel (IGB), which runs the large synagogue on Leimenstrasse. The community also runs a restaurant a school, a youth organisation, sports clubs and various social groups. There are several smaller groups within the larger Jewish community. It is one of the largest Jewish communities in Switzerland.
There are also smaller communities within the Jewish community. The Israelitische Religionsgemeinschaft Basel (Tel. 061 301 48 98) is very orthodox, while the young groups Ofek – Horizons and Migwan are liberal.
Islam
Muslims in Basel come from very diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and most of the various groups are organised in some way. There are several mosques and prayer rooms in Basel. All the activities are coordinated by the Basler Muslim Kommission. All addresses can be found there.