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Suffragan diocese Orléans, France

Diocese of Orléans

Aurelianen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Orleans is a Latin rite diocese covering the Loiret department in north-central France, erected in the 3rd century and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tours; it is closely associated with St. Joan of Arc and the annual Johannine festivals. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross in Orleans.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross in Orléans, in Orléans, France.

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Catholics
450,320
Priests
72
Territory
6,811 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jacques Blaquart
Born
19 December 1951
Birthplace
Roumazières

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross in Orléans stands in Orléans, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Corresponding today to the Départment of Loiret, the Diocese of Orléans (Latin: Dioecesis Aurelianensis; French: Diocèse d'Orléans) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its city lies 133 kilometers (83 miles) south-southwest of Paris. Over the centuries the see has passed between metropolitans more than once: before 1622 it was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens, and in that year it became suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.

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