Metropolitan see Poitiers, France
Archdiocese of Poitiers
Pictavien(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Poitiers is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in west-central France covering the Vienne and Deux-Sevres departments; the ancient see (3rd century, St. Hilary) was elevated to metropolitan rank on 8 December 2002 and heads the province of Poitiers. Its cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Poitiers.
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- Established
- 2002
- Catholics
- 660,550
- Priests
- 150
- Territory
- 13,098 km²
Parishes and churches
28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Bienheureuse-Marie-Louise de PoitiersTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de La TrinitéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-André-Hubert-Fournet en ChâtelleraudaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Damien en ChâtelleraudaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-François d’Assise en BocageTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Hilaire en BocageTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jacques en GâtineTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jacques-des-Hauts-de-PoitiersTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste en NiortaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Charles-Cornay en LoudunaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Paul II en BocageTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-XXII-Poitiers-NordTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Junien en MelloisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Louis-Marie-Grignion-de-Montfort en NiortaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Léger en Saint-MaixentaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Martin-en-PoitouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de NiortTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre-II-en-ChauvinoisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Roch de ChatelleraultTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Sauveur en CivraisienTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Théophane Vénard en ThouarsaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Agnès de PoitiersTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Clotilde en PoitouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Florence en PoitouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Jeanne-Elisabeth en MontmorillonnaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Redegonde en Haut PoitouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Sabine en NiortaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus en ChâtelleraudaisTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jerome Beau
- Born
- 24 December 1957
- Birthplace
- Paris
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Poitiers stands in Poitiers, 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
Seated in the city of Poitiers, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Pictaviensis; French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Poitiers) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its territory takes in the two Departments of Vienne and Deux-Sèvres. Under the Concordat of 1802 the see received, alongside the ancient Diocese of Poitiers, a portion of the Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes.
This see in the wire
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Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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Pope Leo XIV visits France
Pope Leo XIV arrived at Orly on September 25, 2026, to begin his fifth apostolic visit to France, where he is scheduled to speak at the Élysée and UNESCO.
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Mgr Albert Rouet celebrates 40 years of episcopacy
Bishop Albert Rouet celebrated 40 years of serving as a bishop during a Mass on Sunday, September 6, according to the Archdiocese of Poitiers.
- Archdiocese of Poitiers publishes Jean-Paul Russeil essay
- Archbishop Albert Rouet celebrates 40 years of episcopacy
- Pope Leo XIV prays on August 15
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