Diocese of Coutances
| Diocese of Coutances | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rouen |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Rouen |
| Diocesan bishop | Laurent Le Boulc'h |
| Vicar General |
Théophile Desfeux Michel Le Blond |
| surface | 5,991 km² |
| Parishes | 61 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 499,920 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 415,739 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 146 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,665 |
| Permanent deacons | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 282 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Notre-Dame de Coutances cathedral |
| address | Eveche 6-8 rue du Pertuis Trouard BP 129 50 200 Coutances CEDEX France |
| Website | catholique-coutances.cef.fr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances (-Avranches) ( latin Dioecesis Constantiensis (-Abrincensis) , French Diocèse de Coutances (et Avranches) ) is in France located Roman Catholic diocese based in Coutances .
history
The diocese was founded in the 5th century. On July 12, 1854, it changed its name to Coutances (-Avranches) , with which it wanted to take up the tradition of the diocese of Avranches , which was secularized during the French Revolution , whose territories were now in its diocese .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Coutances - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Coutances (French)
- Homepage of the Cathedral in Coutances (French)
- Entry on the Diocese of Coutances on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Diocese of Coutances on gcatholic.org (English)
