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Suffragan diocese Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin, France

Diocese of Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin

Suessionen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin is a Latin Church diocese coterminous with the department of Aisne in northern France, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reims. Renauld de Dinechin has been its bishop since 2015.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Soissons Cathedral, in Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin, France.

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Established
1828
Catholics
386,000
Priests
53
Territory
7,378 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.

The cathedral

Soissons Cathedral stands in Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin, 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

Except for two hamlets, the entire Department of Aisne belongs to the Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis; French: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reims. Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin, appointed on 30 October 2015, is the current bishop. In 2022 the Diocese of Soissons counted one priest for every 5,594 Catholics.

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  • Pope Leo XIV celebrates historic mass at La Concorde

    Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass at the Concorde in Paris before traveling to Lourdes to visit the grotto of the apparitions.

    Sep 27, 2026 · Vatican · 3 sources

  • Diocese of Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin to retransmit Mass

    The Diocese of Soissons–Laon–Saint-Quentin will retransmit Mass in several parishes this Saturday. The scheduled locations and times include the church of the Resurrection in Soissons from 14h30 to 16h45, the chapter room at the Saint-Quentin basilica at 14h, and Etaves and Bocquiaux at 14h30. Additional retransmissions will take place at 15h00 in the refectory of the school in Fère-en-Tardenois and in the hall of the Maison des Pères du sacré-cœur in La Capelle. Mass retransmissions are also available through KTO and Le jour du Seigneur.

    Sep 26, 2026 · Liturgy

  • Pope Leo XIV visits France

    Aug 7, 2026 · Vatican · 9 sources

  • Pope Leon XIV celebrates Mass in Paris

    Jul 29, 2026 · Vatican

11 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.