Diocese of Marseille

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The Archdiocese of Marseille is an ancient Latin Catholic see in the Bouches-du-Rhône, raised to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1948. It is led by Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop since 2019 and president of the French Bishops' Conference, and heads an ecclesiastical province of suffragan dioceses in southeastern France.

Archbishop
Jean-Marc Aveline
Latin name
Massilien(sis)
Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Sainte-Marie-Majeure)
Patron
Saint Lazarus of Bethany
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Marseille
Catholics
741,600
Chancery
Archevêché, 14 Place du Colonel Edon, 13284 Marseille cedex 07, France
Telephone
Tel. 4.91.52.38.23
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002172 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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