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Suffragan diocese Agen, France

Diocese of Agen

Agennen(sis)

Latin rite diocese covering the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France, with origins in the 4th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. Its seat is Agen Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Caprais (St Caprasius).

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Agen Cathedral, in Agen, France.

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Catholics
205,300
Priests
46
Territory
5,384 km²

Parishes and churches

26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Alexandre de Bucy
Born
11 August 1970
Birthplace
Neuilly-sur-Seine

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The cathedral

Agen Cathedral stands in Agen, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Comprising the département of Lot-et-Garonne in the région of Aquitaine, the Diocese of Agen (Latin: Dioecesis Agennensis; French: Diocèse d'Agen) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its metropolitan attachment has shifted over time: suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bordeaux under the old regime, to Toulouse from 1802-1822, and to Bordeaux again since 1822.

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