Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
Elnen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Perpignan-Elne, France
The Diocese of Perpignan-Elne is a Latin rite diocese covering the Pyrenees-Orientales department; the ancient see of Elne (6th century) was transferred to Perpignan and re-erected on 6 October 1822, and is today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montpellier. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Perpignan, with the Co-Cathedral of St. Eulalia and St. Julia in Elne.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1822
- Latin
- Elnen(sis)
- Patron
- St. John the Baptist; St. Eulalia; St. Julia
- Annuario code
- 001002579
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 316,800
- Population
- 484,215
- Catholic share
- 65.4%
- Priests
- 54
- Catholics per priest
- 5,867
- Extent
- 4,143 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 76
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
- Bishop
- Thierry Scherrer
- Born
- 22 January 1959
- Birthplace
- Versailles
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. John the Baptist in Perpignan stands in Perpignan-Elne, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of St. Eulalia and St. Julia in Elne.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Montpellier
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Montpellier.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MontpellierMontpellier
- Diocese of Carcassonne et NarbonneCarcassonne et Narbonne
- Diocese of MendeMende
- Diocese of NîmesNîmes
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Department of Pyrénées-Orientales forms the territory of the Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (Latin: Dioecesis Elnensis; French: Diocèse de Perpignan-Elne; Catalan: Bisbat de Perpinyà-Elna), a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its predecessor, the Diocese of Elne, remained a suffragan of the Diocese of Narbonne until 1511.
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].