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Suffragan diocese Beauvais, France

Diocese of Beauvais

Bellovacen(sis)

The Diocese of Beauvais (Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis) is a Latin rite diocese covering the Oise department in northern France, with origins in the 3rd century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reims. Its seat is St. Peter's Cathedral in Beauvais, famous for the tallest Gothic choir vault ever built.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais, in Beauvais, France.

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Catholics
569,000
Priests
84
Territory
5,855 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jacques Benoit-Gonnin
Born
24 June 1952
Birthplace
Thoiry

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The cathedral

St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais stands in Beauvais, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The department of Oise, in the region of Hauts-de-France, forms the territory of the Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis (Latin: Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; French: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France and a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims. Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, appointed in 2010, is the current bishop. In 2022 the diocese counted one priest for every 5,747 Catholics.

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