Diocese of Saint-Étienne

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The Diocese of Saint-Étienne is a Catholic diocese in France, based in the city of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department.

It was established on 26 December 1970 out of the Archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne and consists of the arrondissements of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison, thus constituting the greater part of the department of the Loire.

The seat of the bishop is Saint-Étienne Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo (Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Sainte-Étienne).

[edit] List of bishops

  • Paul-Marie François Rousset, 1971 - 1987
  • Pierre Jacques Joatton, 1988 - 2006
  • Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun, 2006 onwards

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