Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne
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| Country | France |
| Diocesan bishop | Alain Planet |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacques Despierre , Istituto del Prado |
| Vicar General | Luc Caraguel |
| surface | 6,139 km² |
| Parishes | 325 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 374,868 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 267,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 71.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 40 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,670 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 180 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Michel cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Narbonne Cathedral |
| address | 89 rue Jean Bringer BP 103 11003 Carcassonne CEDEX France |
| Website | eglisecatho-aude.cef.fr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne ( Latin Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis , French Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne ) is a in the south of France located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France , based in Carcassonne .
history
The diocese was founded in 533 by Pope John II as the diocese of Carcassonne and subordinated to the archdiocese of Narbonne as a suffragan .
On November 29, 1801, the Archdiocese of Narbonne and the dioceses of Perpignan-Elne , Alet , Mirepoix and Saint-Papoul were given up with the Concordat of 1801 by Pius VII and assigned to the dioceses of Montpellier and Carcassonne. In 1822, the Perpignan-Elne diocese was re-established from the territory. In 2002 Pope John Paul II assigned it to the Metropolitan Diocese of Toulouse .
Pope Benedict XVI The diocese of Carcassonne was renamed the Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne on June 14, 2006.
Saint-Michel Cathedral in Carcassonne
Saint-Just co-cathedral in Narbonne
