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Metropolitan see Bordeaux, France

Archdiocese of Bordeaux

Burdigalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Bordeaux (Bordeaux-Bazas) is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering the Gironde department in southwestern France, with origins in the 3rd century. Its province includes the dioceses of Agen, Aire et Dax, Bayonne and Perigueux. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Bordeaux.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Andrew, Bordeaux, in Bordeaux, France.

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Established
301
Catholics
1,076,000
Priests
161
Territory
10,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Jean-Paul James
Born
14 July 1952
Birthplace
Rennes

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The cathedral

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

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History

Bordeaux Cathedral, in Aquitaine, holds the episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas) (Latin: Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (-Bazensis); French: Archidiocèse de Bordeaux (-Bazas); Occitan: Archidiocèsi de Bordèu (-Vasats)), an archdiocese of the Latin Church in France.

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