Diocese of Ajaccio
| Diocese of Ajaccio | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Diocesan bishop | Olivier de Germay |
| surface | 8,722 km² |
| Parishes | 434 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 307,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 281,500 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 91.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 51 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,965 |
| Permanent deacons | 17 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 27 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption |
| Website | www.corse.catholique.fr |
The diocese of Ajaccio ( Latin : Dioecesis Adiacensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France . The bishopric is in Ajaccio . Its territory has stretched across the entire island of Corsica since 1801 .
history
The diocese of Ajaccio was established in the 3rd century and subordinated to the archdiocese of Pisa as a suffragan . With the Concordat of 1801 , all other bishoprics of the island, Accia-Mariana and Nebbio from the ecclesiastical province of Genoa as well as Aléria and Sagone , also from the ecclesiastical province of Pisa , were incorporated into the diocese of Ajaccio and received the exemption . The diocese of Ajaccio lost this status again in 1860 and was assigned to the Archdiocese of Aix as a suffragan seat.
Since December 16, 2002, the diocese of Ajaccio is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Marseille .
