Diocese of Angoulême

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The Diocese of Angouleme is a Latin Church see covering the Charente department in western France, with origins in the 3rd century. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Poitiers and has been led by Bishop Herve Gosselin since 2015.

Bishop
Hervé Gosselin
Latin name
Engolismen(sis)
Cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Pierre (Angouleme)
Patron
Saint Ausonius of Angouleme
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Poitiers (Archdiocese of Poitiers)
Catholics
269,000
Chancery
Maison Diocésaine, 226 rue de Bordeaux, C.S. 32117, 16021 Angoulême cedex, France
Telephone
Tel. 5.45.91.86.89; fax 5.45.91.96.05
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001000692 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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