Archdiocese of Avignon
Avenionen(sis)
Suffragan archdiocese · Latin Church · Avignon, France
The Archdiocese of Avignon is a Latin rite archdiocese covering the Vaucluse department in southeastern France, with origins in the 4th century; it was elevated to a metropolitan see in 1475 and since 2009 is a non-metropolitan archdiocese, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame des Doms in Avignon, beside the former Papal Palace.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archdiocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Latin
- Avenionen(sis)
- Patron
- Notre-Dame and St. Agricola of Avignon
- Annuario code
- 001000765
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 450,000
- Population
- 561,469
- Catholic share
- 80.1%
- Priests
- 88
- Catholics per priest
- 5,114
- Extent
- 3,578 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 126
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
- Francois Fonlupt
- Born
- 20 December 1954
- Birthplace
- Allègre
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
Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame des Doms, Avignon stands in Avignon, 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 Aix–ArlesAix–Arles
- 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.
History
Named for the prefecture of Avignon, the Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: Archidioecesis Avenionensis; French: Archidiocèse d'Avignon) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France whose jurisdiction corresponds to the department of Vaucluse, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Since January 2021 it has been led by Archbishop Georges Pontier, called out of retirement by Pope Francis to serve as Apostolic Administrator.
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].