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Suffragan diocese Nice, France

Diocese of Nice

Nicen(sis)

The Diocese of Nice is a Latin Catholic diocese covering the Alpes-Maritimes department, an ancient see with roots in the early Church. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Marseille and led by Bishop Jean-Philippe Nault since 2022.

On the map

Esri
Nice, France, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Catholics
642,890
Priests
144
Territory
4,283 km²

Parishes and churches

47 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jean-Philipe Nault
Born
13 April 1965
Birthplace
Paris

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary and Saint Reparata in Nice stands in Nice, 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

In southeastern France, the Department of Alpes-Maritimes forms the territory of the Diocese of Nice (Latin: Dioecesis Nicensis; French: Diocèse de Nice), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille.

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