Suffragan diocese Saint-Claude, France
Diocese of Saint-Claude
Sancti Claudii
Latin Church
The Diocese of Saint-Claude is a Latin rite diocese covering the Jura department in eastern France, erected on 22 January 1742 from the ancient abbey of Saint-Claude and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besancon. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Andrew in Saint-Claude.
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- Established
- 1742
- Catholics
- 185,000
- Priests
- 56
- Territory
- 4,499 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint-Claude Saint-LupicinSaint-Claude · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Chaussin-Saint-AubinChaussinView parish
- Paroisse de la Sainte-Famille de DoleDoleView parish
- Paroisse du Nord RevermontTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de Serre et ChauxTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame des Monts et des LacsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame des PlateauxTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame du Haut-JuraTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Désiré de Lons-le-SaunierLons-le-SaunierView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Michel Archange en Sud RevermontTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Famille en Petite MontagneTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Luc Garin
- Born
- 27 October 1969
- Birthplace
- La Bassée
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Andrew stands in Saint-Claude, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Established in 1742, the Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Claudii; French: Diocèse de Saint-Claude) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in France whose bounds match the civil department of Jura. The city lies 62 km (39 mi) north-northwest of Geneva and 120 km (75 mi) south of Besançon. Once a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon, the diocese now belongs to the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon. Its cathedra is Saint-Claude Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Saint-Claude, Jura.
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- Pope Leo XIV to visit France
- Diocese of Saint-Claude announces death of Father Jacques Fouchard
- Diocese of Saint-Claude priests meet at Ars
- Archdiocese of Malta celebrates Mass & Rosary
- Diocese of Saint-Claude holds Mass for Hugues ALLADIO
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