Roman Catholic Diocese of Moulins

Diocese of Moulins
Dioecesis Molinensis
Diocèse de Moulins

Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Clermont
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Clermont
Statistics
Area 7,381 km2 (2,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
351,700
349,800 (99.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 27 July 1817
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Moulins, Allier
Patron saint Notre Dame
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Laurent Percerou
Metropolitan Archbishop Hippolyte Simon
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moulins, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The episcopal see is located in the city of Moulins. The diocese comprises all of the department of Allier in the region of Auvergne. The diocese was created in 1788, but the new bishop, although appointed, had not been recognised before the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. The current bishop is Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou, appointed in 2013.

Under the Concordat of 11 June 1817 the diocese was re-established, from parts of the dioceses of Autun, Bourges, and Clermont-Ferrand, to cover the department of Allier. The first bishop was appointed in 1822, and in the same year the medieval collegiate church at Moulins was established as Moulins Cathedral, the seat of the diocese.

List of bishops

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