Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence

Diocese of Valence - Die - Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Dioecesis Valentinensis-Diensis-Tricastinensis
Diocèse de Valence - Die - Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Lyon
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon
Statistics
Area 6,522 km2 (2,518 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
502,877
289,500 (57.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St Apollinaris of Valence
Patron saint St Apollinaris of Valence
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pierre-Yves Michel
Metropolitan Archbishop Philippe Barbarin
Emeritus Bishops Didier-Léon Marchand Bishop Emeritus (1978-2001)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in southern France.[1] The contemporary diocese is co-extensive with the department of Drôme.

Bishops

To 1000

1000 to 1300

1300 to 1500

1500 to 1800

From 1800

References

  1. "Diocese of Valence". Catholic Encyclopedia.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

External links

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