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Suffragan diocese Verdun, France

Diocese of Verdun

Virodunen(sis)

The Diocese of Verdun is a Latin rite diocese covering the Meuse department in Lorraine, France, with origins in the 4th century (St. Sanctinus traditionally first bishop around 332). Suppressed during the French Revolution, it was restored on 6 October 1822 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besancon. Its seat is the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Verdun. The see is currently vacant (sede vacante).

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Verdun, in Verdun, France.

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Established
1822
Catholics
170,120
Priests
41
Territory
6,211 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph de Metz-Noblat
Born
6 February 1959
Birthplace
Cherbourg

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Verdun stands in Verdun, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Matching the département of Meuse in the région of Lorraine, the Diocese of Verdun (Latin: Dioecesis Virodunensis; French: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in France. It stands as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon, and its territory is divided into 577 parishes.

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