Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne
Carcassonen(sis) et Narbonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Carcassonne et Narbonne, France
The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne is a Latin rite diocese covering the Aude department in southern France; the see of Carcassonne was erected in 533 and was renamed Carcassonne et Narbonne on 14 June 2006. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montpellier. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael in Carcassonne.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 533
- Latin
- Carcassonen(sis) et Narbonen(sis)
- Patron
- Sts. Nazarius and Celsus and St. Michael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001001058
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 229,000
- Population
- 375,806
- Catholic share
- 60.9%
- Priests
- 50
- Catholics per priest
- 4,580
- Extent
- 6,313 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 36
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
- Bruno Valentin
- Born
- 22 January 1972
- Birthplace
- Nancy
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. Michael, Carcassonne stands in Carcassonne et Narbonne, 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 Montpellier
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Montpellier.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MontpellierMontpellier
- Diocese of MendeMende
- Diocese of NîmesNîmes
- Diocese of Perpignan-ElnePerpignan-Elne
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The entire department of Aude forms the territory of the Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis; French: Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Montpellier.
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].