Diocese of Belley-Ars
Bellicen(sis)-Arsen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Belley-Ars, France
The Diocese of Belley-Ars is a Latin rite diocese covering the Ain department in eastern France; the ancient see of Belley (5th century) was renamed Belley-Ars in 1988 in honor of St. John Vianney, the Cure of Ars. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Belley.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1988
- Latin
- Bellicen(sis)-Arsen(sis)
- Patron
- St. John the Baptist
- Annuario code
- 001000876
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 382,000
- Population
- 647,634
- Catholic share
- 59.0%
- Priests
- 125
- Catholics per priest
- 3,056
- Extent
- 5,554 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 69
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
- Bishop
- Pascal Marie Roland
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 of St. John the Baptist, Belley stands in Belley-Ars, 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 Lyon
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lyon.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et TarentaiseChambéry
- Archdiocese of LyonLyon
- Diocese of AnnecyAnnecy
- Diocese of Grenoble-VienneGrenoble-Vienne
- Diocese of Saint-EtienneSaint-Etienne
- Diocese of ValenceValence
- Diocese of ViviersViviers
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in the 5th century, the Diocese of Belley-Ars (Latin: Dioecesis Bellicensis-Arsensis; French: Diocèse de Belley-Ars) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France, renamed in 1988 from the former Diocese of Belley. Its territory matches the civil department of Ain, in the Region of Rhône-Alpes, and it is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The bishop's cathedra stands in Belley Cathedral.
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].