Metropolitan see Lyon, France
Archdiocese of Lyon
Lugdunen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Lyon is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in east-central France, one of the most ancient sees in Gaul, erected in the 2nd century; its archbishop bears the historic title Primate of the Gauls. The mother church is the Primatial Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon, and the see heads the ecclesiastical province of Lyon.
On the map
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- Catholics
- 1,305,400
- Priests
- 260
- Territory
- 5,087 km²
Parishes and churches
122 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste – Saint-GeorgesTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Gabriel de VaiseTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PriestTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureuse Pauline JaricotTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Champagne au Mont d’OrTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de CharbonnièresTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de CorbasTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de CraponneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Décines-CharpieuTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de FeyzinTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de JonageTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de JonsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de la Miséricorde du PèreTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de la MulatièreTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de la NativitéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de la Sainte-FamilleTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de la Sainte-TrinitéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de La Trinité en BeaujolaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de La VisitationTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de LimonestTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de l’AllianceTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de l’Esprit-Saint des Portes de LyonTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de l’Immaculée Conception (Lyon 3ème)Town not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Marcy l’EtoileTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de MeyzieuTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de MionsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Pierre BéniteTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de PusignanTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-Cyr au Mont d’OrTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-FonsTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Olivier de Germay
- Born
- 18 September 1960
- Birthplace
- Tours
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The cathedral
Primatial Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon stands in Lyon, 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
France's oldest diocese, and among the oldest in Western Christianity, the Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis; French: Archidiocèse de Lyon) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church, formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne-Embrun. Its archbishops carry the honorary title of primates of Gaul and are traditionally elevated by the pope to the rank of cardinal. Olivier de Germay was appointed archbishop of Lyon on 22 October 2020, and is assisted by three auxiliary bishops: Patrick Le Gal (since 2009), Loïc Lagadec, and Thierry Brac de La Perrière (both since 2023).