Diocese of Valence
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lyon |
| Diocesan bishop | Pierre-Yves Michel |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Didier-Léon Marchand |
| surface | 6,530 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 509,419 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 293,763 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 57.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 77 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,883 |
| Permanent deacons | 37 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 140 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 146 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Apollinaire , Valence |
| Website | http://catholique-valence.cef.fr/ |
The Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) ( Latin Dioecesis Valentinensis [-Diensis-Tricastinensis] , French Diocèse de Valence [, Die et Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux] ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in France based in Valence , which has existed since the 4th century. It also minted its own coins. His denarii was minted in the name of King Charles the Bald in the 12th century .
history
- 2nd half of 4th century ': Foundation of a bishopric in Valence
- 450: Suffragan of Vienne
- 1275: Association with the diocese of Die
- 1678: Renewed separation of the diocese of Die
- 1801: Expansion of the diocese to include areas of the dissolved diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and the archdiocese of Vienne . Lyon becomes a metropolitan bishopric .
- 1822: Change of the Metropolitan Diocese of Avignon .
- 1911: Change of name to the Diocese of Valence (- The - Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) .
- 2002: Change of metropolitan diocese in Lyon.
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Valence on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Diocese of Valence in Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
- Diocese of Valence gcatholic.org
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Saint Apollinaire Cathedral in Valence
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