Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne
| Diocese of Saint-Etienne Dioecesis Sancti Stephani Diocèse de Saint-Etienne | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lyon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 591,000 455,000 (77%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 December 1970 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo in Saint-Étienne |
| Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Dominique Lebrun |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Philippe Barbarin |
| Emeritus Bishops | Paul-Marie François Rousset Bishop Emeritus (1971-1987) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese] | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne is a Latin Rite 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).
List of bishops
- Paul-Marie François Rousset, 1971–1987
- Pierre Jacques Joatton, 1988–2006
- Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun, 2006 onwards
Sources
Coordinates: 45°24′47″N 4°23′56″E / 45.41306°N 4.39889°E