Bishopric of Châlons
| Bishopric of Châlons | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Reims |
| Diocesan bishop | François Touvet |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gilbert Louis |
| founding | 1822 |
| surface | 6,501 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 274,953 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 261,494 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4.151 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 61 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Etienne cathedral |
| address | Eveche, 20 rue de l'Abbe Gillet 51038 Chalons-en-Champagne CEDEX France |
| Website | catholique-chalons-en-champagne.cef.fr |
The in France located Diocese of Chalons ( lat. : Dioecesis Catalaunensis ) was founded in the 4th century. In 1801 the diocese of Meaux was taken over, and on October 6, 1822 it was re-established in the Archdiocese of Reims .
The bishopric is Châlons-en-Champagne , until 1998 Châlons-sur-Marne, in northeastern France in the historic Champagne region . Châlons is the capital of the Marne department and has 48,400 inhabitants.
Episcopal church is the Saint-Etienne cathedral ; Another important church in Châlons is Notre-Dame-en-Vaux .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Châlons - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website of the Diocese of Châlons (French)
- Entry on the Diocese of Châlons on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
