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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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-Nicolas des Bords de LoireTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-NizierTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PaulTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Paul-en-RoannaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Philippe de VénissieuxTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre de ChandieuTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre des MariniersTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul en Val d’AzerguesTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Polycarpe des Pentes de la Croix RousseTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PothinTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Prix de ChaponostTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-RambertTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Roch en Val de SaôneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-ViateurTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Vincent des Pierres DoréesTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Vincent en LyonnaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Joséphine Bakhita de Vaulx-en-VelinTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne de MénivalTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne des CaladesTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne en Val de GandTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-BlandineTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Blandine du FleuveTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Claire entre Loire et RhinsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Claire et Saint-François sur l’ArbresleTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Foy-lès-LyonTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Madeleine des CharpennesTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Madeleine en Côte RoannaiseTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Marie des VignesTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Marie en Presqu’îleTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Marthe du Nord RoannaisTown 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).