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Metropolitan see Poitiers, France

Archdiocese of Poitiers

Pictavien(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Poitiers, in Poitiers, France.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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