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Suffragan diocese Valence, France

Diocese of Valence

Valentinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Valence is a Latin rite diocese covering the Drome department in southeastern France, with bishops first attested in 347. Suppressed at the Concordat of 1801 and recreated absorbing Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (and earlier united with Die), it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Apollinaris in Valence.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of St. Apollinaris, Valence, in Valence, France.

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Established
347
Catholics
298,000
Priests
68
Territory
6,522 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Francois Durand
Born
14 November 1973
Birthplace
Le Puy-en-Velay

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of St. Apollinaris, Valence stands in Valence, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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