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.
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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 Sainte-Thérèse de l’Enfant JésusTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse des Hauts du LyonnaisTown not recordedView parish
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Olivier de Germay
- Born
- 18 September 1960
- Birthplace
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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).