Belley-Ars diocese
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lyon |
| Diocesan bishop | Pascal Roland |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Guy Bagnard |
| surface | 5,762 km² |
| Parishes | 340 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 603,827 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 359,500 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 59.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 135 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,261 |
| Permanent deacons | 14 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 64 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 169 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptist in Belley |
| Co-cathedral | Co-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bourg in Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Website | www.catholique-belley-ars.cef.fr |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley-Ars ( Latin Dioecesis Bellicensis-Arsensis , French Diocèse de Belley-Ars ) is in France located Roman Catholic diocese based in Belley .
history
The diocese of Belley-Ars was established in the 5th century as the diocese of Belley and subordinated to the archdiocese of Besançon as a suffragan . The diocese gave up parts of its territory in 1515 to establish the diocese of Bourg-en-Bresse , which was dissolved again in 1534. On November 29, 1801, the Belley diocese was dissolved and the area was annexed to the Archdiocese of Lyon . The diocese of Belley was re-established on October 6, 1822 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Paternae charitatis and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Besançon as a suffragan. In 1949 the diocese of Belley was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lyon as a suffragan. On January 23, 1988, the name of the Belley diocese was given in honor of St. Pastor of Ars, Jean-Marie Vianney , whose parish belongs to the diocese, expanded into the diocese of Belley-Ars .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Belley-Ars (French)
- Entry for the diocese of Belley-Ars on catholic-hierarchy.org
