Diocese of Agen
| Diocese of Agen | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bordeaux |
| Diocesan bishop | Hubert Herbreteau |
| surface | 5,384 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 345,800 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 207.140 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 59.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 28 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,959 |
| Permanent deacons | 22 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 41 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Caprais |
| address | 5 Rue Roger Johan 47000 Agen France |
| Website | catholique-agen.cef.fr |
The diocese of Agen ( Latin Dioecesis Agennensis , French Diocèse d'Agen ), located in southwest France , was founded in the 4th century and today belongs to the Archdiocese of Bordeaux as a suffragan . After it had given up territories to establish the Condom diocese in 1317 , it now includes the Lot-et-Garonne department .
cathedral
The old St-Etienne cathedral was destroyed during the French Revolution ; the former collegiate church of St-Caprais took over its function from 1802.
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Agen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Agen (French)
- Entry on the diocese of Agen on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
