Archdiocese of Aix–Arles
Aquen(sis) in Gallia
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Aix–Arles, France
The Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles is a Latin Church see in the Bouches-du-Rhone, France, holding the historic title of archdiocese but since 2002 functioning as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille. It has been led by Archbishop Christian Delarbre since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Aquen(sis) in Gallia
- Patron
- Saint Maximinus of Aix
- Annuario code
- 001000619
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 677,000
- Population
- 957,291
- Catholic share
- 70.7%
- Priests
- 113
- Catholics per priest
- 5,991
- Extent
- 4,580 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 148
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Christian Delarbre
- Born
- 5 September 1964
- Birthplace
- Châlons-en-Champagne
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Sauveur stands in Aix–Arles, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Marseille
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Marseille.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AvignonAvignon
- Diocese of AjaccioAjaccio
- Diocese of DigneDigne
- Diocese of Fréjus-ToulonFréjus-Toulon
- Diocese of Gap-EmbrunGap-Embrun
- Archdiocese of MarseilleMarseille
- Diocese of NiceNice
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].