Bishopric of Châlons
Bishopric of Châlons | |
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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)