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Suffragan diocese Perpignan-Elne, France

Diocese of Perpignan-Elne

Elnen(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Perpignan, in Perpignan-Elne, France.

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Established
1822
Catholics
316,800
Priests
54
Territory
4,143 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Thierry Scherrer
Born
22 January 1959
Birthplace
Versailles

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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.

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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.

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