Diocese of the

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Die

The diocese The ( lat. : Dioecesis Diensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in The .

history

The diocese was established in the 3rd century. The first bishop was Nicaise . From 1275 to 1687 the Diocese of Die and the Diocese of Valence were administered in personal union. The diocese was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Vienne as a suffragan .

In 1741 the diocese included about 190 parishes .

On November 29, 1801, the Diocese of Die was dissolved as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was annexed to the Diocese of Grenoble .

See also

• List of Bishops of The
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

• Entry to Diocese of Die on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry about the Diocese of Die in Giga-Catholic (English)
• Bulle Qui Christi Domini , in Bullarii romani continuatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245–249