Leaving the church in the canton of Schaffhausen
In the canton of Schaffhausen, you declare in writing that you are leaving the Roman Catholic cantonal church and church municipality (partial withdrawal) to the church municipality where you live. teilaustritt.ch finds the responsible office and creates the letter for free, as PDF or Word.
What applies in the canton of Schaffhausen
- In writing and signed by hand, preferably by registered mail or A-Post Plus.
- Your signature does not need to be officially certified.
- If you leave during the year, you no longer owe church tax for the whole year in which you leave.
Cantonal church body: Katholische Landeskirche Schaffhausen, Fäsenstaubstrasse 4, 8200 Schaffhausen
The 6 Roman Catholic church municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen
Postal addresses for your letter, as of 28 October 2026. The generator shows which church municipality is responsible for your address; some municipalities have several.
- Kath. Kirchgemeinde Ramsen-Buch
Pfarrhofweg 241
8262 Ramsen
Website - Kath. Kirchgemeinde Stein am Rhein-Hemishofen
Grossi Schanz 15
8260 Stein am Rhein
Website - Röm.-kath. Kirchgemeinde Hallau
Bahnhofstrasse 90
8215 Hallau
Website - Röm.-kath. Kirchgemeinde Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Rheinfallstrasse 2a
8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Website - Röm.-kath. Kirchgemeinde Schaffhausen
Fäsenstaubstrasse 4
Postfach
8201 Schaffhausen
Website - Röm.-kath. Kirchgemeinde Thayngen
Schlatterweg 7
8240 Thayngen
Website
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