Diocese of Digne
| Diocese of Digne | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Philippe Nault |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | François Loizeau |
| surface | 6,986 km² |
| Parishes | 198 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 161,241 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 114,178 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 70.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,086 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint Jerome Cathedral |
| Website | www.catho04.fr |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne ( Latin Dioecesis Diniensis ) is in the high-Provence in southern France located Roman Catholic diocese , based in the town of Digne-les-Bains .
history
The diocese was founded in the 4th century; initially it was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Embrun as a suffragan . On November 29, 1801, parts of the areas of the dioceses Apt , Gap , Glandèves , Riez , Senez and Sisteron and the Archdiocese of Embrun were annexed to the diocese of Digne ; at the same time it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Aix as a suffragan. On December 16, 2002, the Diocese of Digne was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Marseille as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Digne - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Digne (French)
- Entry on Diocese of Digne on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 30, 2017.
