Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Diocesan bishop | Nicolas Brouwet |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacques Perrier |
| surface | 4,464 km² |
| Parishes | 525 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 228,950 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 150,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 65.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 78 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 53 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,145 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 76 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 339 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Sède |
| Website | www.tarbesetlourdes.cef.fr |
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The Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes ( Latin Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis , French Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes ) is an in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Tarbes .
history
The diocese of Tarbes was established in the 4th century and subordinated to the archdiocese also as a suffragan . As part of the Concordat of 1801 between Napoleon and the Holy See , it was dissolved and the area was annexed to the dioceses of Agen and Bayonne . However, the diocese was re-established on October 6, 1822 by Pope Pius VII with the apostolic constitution Paternae charitatis . On April 20, 1912, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes due to the growing importance of the Marian pilgrimage site Lourdes . This was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Toulouse as a suffragan on December 16, 2002 .
