Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Stephani; French: Diocèse de Saint-Étienne) is a Latin Rite Catholic diocese in France, based in the city of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department.
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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 (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 591,628 464,000 (est.) (78.4%) |
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| 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 | Cardinal Philippe Barbarin |
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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 Sainte-Étienne).
List of bishops
- Paul-Marie François Rousset, 1971–1987
- Pierre Jacques Joatton, 1988–2006
- Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun, 2006–2015; named Archbishop of Rouen on 10 July 2015[1]
- Sylvain Bataille, appointed on 18 May 2016.
References
- "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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