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Suffragan archdiocese Bourges, France

Archdiocese of Bourges

Bituricen(sis)

The Archdiocese of Bourges is a Latin rite archdiocese covering the Cher and Indre departments in central France, with origins in the 3rd century; since 2002 it is a non-metropolitan archdiocese, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tours. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Bourges, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Stephen, Bourges, in Bourges, France.

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Catholics
500,000
Priests
66
Territory
14,210 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Sylvain Bataille
Born
24 December 1957
Birthplace
Paris

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The cathedral

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

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History

The départements of Cher and Indre, in the Region of Val de Loire, make up the Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: Archidioecesis Bituricensis; French: Archidiocèse de Bourges), a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen (French: Étienne), stands in the city of Bourges in the department of Cher. The see keeps the title of archdiocese, but it ceased to be a metropolitan see in 2002 and is now a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Tours.

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