Diocese of Tulle
| Diocese of Tulle | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Poitiers |
| Diocesan bishop | Francis Bestion |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernard Charrier |
| Vicar General |
Elie Soularue Jacques Tersou |
| founding | July 11, 1317 |
| surface | 5,896 km² |
| Parishes | 296 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 242,454 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 223,300 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 92.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,785 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Notre Dame |
| address | 21 av. De la Bastille 19000 Tulle CEDEX France |
| Website | http://www.correze.catholique.fr/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle ( Latin Dioecesis Tutelensis , French Diocèse de Tulle ) is in France located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , located in the city of Tulle .
history
The diocese was founded in 1317 by Pope John XXII, who lived in Avignon . built. Here, the abbey church located in Tulle was Saint-Martin to the cathedral raised and its last abbot the first bishop. After the diocese was secularized during the French Revolution , its territory came to the Diocese of Limoges . It was detached from this on October 6, 1822 and re-established as an independent diocese.
See also
Web links
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