Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude

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Diocese of Saint-Claude

Dioecesis Sancti Claudii

Diocèse de Saint-Claude
Cathédrale à Saint-Claude.JPG
Saint-Claude Cathedral
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical provinceBesançon
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Besançon
Statistics
Area4,499 km2 (1,737 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2014)
263,600
188,800 (71.6%)
Parishes67 'new parishes'
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 January 1742
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Andrew
Patron saintSt. Claudius of Besançon
Secular priests91 (diocesan)
7 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Luc Gérard Garin
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Luc Bouilleret
Website
Website of the Diocese
Bishop Vincent Jordy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Claudii; French: Diocèse de Saint-Claude) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the department of Jura. It was created in 1742,[1] as a smaller area, mostly consisting of some parishes previously controlled by the Abbey of Saint-Claude.[2] Under the Concordat of 1802 the diocese was suppressed and its territory included in the Archdiocese of Besançon; in 1822 it was again made an independent diocese.

The diocese of Saint-Claude is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besançon, having in the past been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its see is Saint-Claude Cathedral.

Bishops[]

  • , 1742–1785
  • Jean-Baptiste Chabot, 1785–1801
  • (), 1791–1793, constitutional bishop
  • Vacant
  • , 1823–1851
  • , 1851–1858, also bishop of Versailles
  • , 1858–1862, also bishop of Le Mans
  • , 1862–1880
  • , 1880–1898
  • , 1898–1925
  • , 1926–1948
  • , 1948–1975
  • Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne, 1975–1994
  • , 1994–2004, also archbishop of Sens
  • , O.P., 2005–2011; named Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi, France on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
  • , 2011–2019[3]
  • , 2020–present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Saint-Claude (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  2. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint-Claude
  3. ^ "Resignations and appointments, 04.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

External links[]

Coordinates: 46°23′11″N 5°51′59″E / 46.38639°N 5.86639°E / 46.38639; 5.86639

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