Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne

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.

Diocese of Saint-Étienne

Dioecesis Sancti Stephani

Diocèse de Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne Cathedral
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical provinceLyon
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Lyon
Statistics
Area3,035 km2 (1,172 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
591,628
464,000 (est.) (78.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established26 December 1970
CathedralCathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo in Saint-Étienne
Patron saintSaint Stephen
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSylvain Bataille
Metropolitan ArchbishopOlivier de Germay
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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).

List of bishops

References
  1. "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

Sources

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