Archdiocese of Montpellier
Montis Pessulani
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Montpellier, France
The Archdiocese of Montpellier is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in the Herault department of southern France; the ancient see (3rd century, historically at Maguelone) was elevated to metropolitan rank on 8 December 2002 and heads the province of Montpellier. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Montpellier.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1536
- Latin
- Montis Pessulani
- Patron
- St. Peter; St. Paul
- Annuario code
- 001002287
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 837,530
- Population
- 1,176,000
- Catholic share
- 71.2%
- Priests
- 148
- Catholics per priest
- 5,659
- Extent
- 6,101 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 137
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
- Archbishop
- Norbert Turini
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 Basilica of St. Peter in Montpellier stands in Montpellier, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Carcassonne et NarbonneCarcassonne et Narbonne
- Diocese of MendeMende
- Diocese of NîmesNîmes
- Diocese of Perpignan-ElnePerpignan-Elne
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].