Diocese of Montauban
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Diocesan bishop | Bernard Ginoux |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-Blanquat |
| founding | 1809 |
| surface | 3,717 km² |
| Parishes | 295 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 252.054 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 177,844 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 70.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 61 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,915 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 87 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption |
| Website | www.catholique-montauban.cef.fr |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban ( Latin Dioecesis Monti Albani , French Diocèse de Montauban ) is in France located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Montauban , Tarn-et-Garonne .
history
The diocese of Montauban was on July 11, 1317 by Pope Johannes XXII. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution Salvator noster from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Cahors and the Archdiocese of Toulouse and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Toulouse as a suffragan . On November 29, 1801, the diocese of Montauban was dissolved and the area was incorporated into the Archdiocese of Toulouse. The diocese of Montauban was re-established on October 6, 1822 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Paternae charitatis .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Montauban - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Montauban (French)
- Entry on the diocese of Montauban on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)