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Diocese of Saint-Étienne Dioecesis Sancti Stephani Diocèse de Saint-Étienne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lyon |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,035 km2 (1,172 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 591,628 464,000 (est.) (78.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
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 | Sylvain Bataille |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Saint-Étienne ( Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Stephani; French: Diocèse de Saint-Étienne) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church 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 ( French: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne).
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