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Suffragan diocese Amiens, France

Diocese of Amiens

Ambianen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Amiens is a Latin rite diocese covering the Somme department in northern France, with origins in the 3rd century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reims. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame in Amiens, the largest Gothic cathedral in France.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame, Amiens, in Amiens, France.

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Catholics
498,000
Priests
63
Territory
6,277 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Gerard Le Stang
Born
28 June 1963
Birthplace
Saint-Renan

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame, Amiens stands in Amiens, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The department of Somme, whose capital is the city of Amiens, constitutes the Diocese of Amiens (Latin: Dioecesis Ambianensis; French: Diocèse d'Amiens), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. An estimate for 2022 put the ratio at one priest for every 6,916 Catholics in the diocese.

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