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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude

Coordinates: 46°23′11″N 5°51′59″E / 46.38639°N 5.86639°E / 46.38639; 5.86639
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Diocese of Saint-Claude

Dioecesis Sancti Claudii

Diocèse de Saint-Claude
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical provinceBesançon
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Besançon
Statistics
Area4,499 km2 (1,737 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
258,000
185,000 (71.7%)
Parishes65 'new parishes'
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 January 1742
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Andrew
Patron saintSt. Claudius of Besançon
Secular priests56 (diocesan)
12 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Luc Gérard Garin
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Luc Bouilleret
Website
Website of the Diocese
Bishop Vincent Jordy

The Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Claudii; French: Diocèse de Saint-Claude) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the 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 diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon, and formerly a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its cathedra is Saint-Claude Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Saint-Claude, Jura.

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References

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