Diocese of Arras
Diocese of Arras | |
Basic data | |
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Country | France |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lille |
Diocesan bishop | Jean-Paul Jaeger |
surface | 6,671 km² |
Parishes | 92 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Residents | 1,490,820 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics | 1,148,700 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
proportion of | 77.1% |
Diocesan priest | 206 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious priest | 43 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics per priest | 4,613 |
Permanent deacons | 50 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Friars | 51 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious sisters | 207 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Vaast |
Website | www.arras.catholique.fr |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras ( Latin Dioecesis Atrebatensis , French Diocèse d'Arras ) is an in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Arras .
history
The diocese of Arras was established in the 6th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Reims as a suffragan . On May 12, 1559, the Diocese of Arras was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cambrai as a suffragan. On November 29, 1801, parts of the areas of the dioceses Boulogne and Saint-Omer were annexed to the diocese of Arras . On March 30, 2008, the diocese of Arras was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lille as a suffragan.
See also
literature
- Lotte Kéry: The establishment of the diocese of Arras 1093/1094 . (Supplement to the Francia ; 33). Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1994, ISBN 3-7995-7333-X ( online )
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Arras - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Arras (French)
- Entry on the diocese of Arras on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)