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Suffragan diocese Autun, France

Diocese of Autun

Augustodunen(sis)

The Diocese of Autun (Autun-Chalon-sur-Saone-Macon-Cluny) is a Latin rite diocese covering the Saone-et-Loire department in Burgundy, France, with origins in the 3rd century; the united see took its present form on 15 December 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dijon. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Lazarus in Autun.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Lazarus, Autun, in Autun, France.

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Established
1962
Catholics
547,000
Priests
124
Territory
8,575 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Benoit Riviere
Born
14 September 1954
Birthplace
Brive

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Lazarus, Autun stands in Autun, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known in full as the Diocese of Autun (-Chalon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny) (Latin: Diocesis Aeduensis, Dioecesis Augustodunensis (-Cabillonensis-Matisconensis-Cluniacensis); French: Diocèse d'Autun (-Chalon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny)), this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France is generally called simply the Diocese of Autun. Its territory takes in the entire Department of Saone et Loire, in the Region of Bourgogne.