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Suffragan diocese Belley-Ars, France

Diocese of Belley-Ars

Bellicen(sis)-Arsen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Belley, in Belley-Ars, France.

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Established
1988
Catholics
382,000
Priests
125
Territory
5,554 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Pascal Marie Roland

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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.

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.