Suffragan diocese Verdun, France
Diocese of Verdun
Virodunen(sis)
Latin Church
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).
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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.
- Paroisse Bienheureux Nicolas de LorraineBar-le-DucMass times recorded
- Paroisse Notre-Dame du Pays de MontmédyMontmédyMass times recorded
- Paroisse Notre-Dame entre Argonne et MeuseDun-sur-MeuseView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Airy de la WoëvreFresnes-en-WoëvreView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Balderic d'ArgonneClermont-en-ArgonneView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Bernard de la Vallée de l'OthainÉtainMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint-Charles de Foucauld du Pays de CommercyCommercyView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Florentin de l'OrnoisGondrecourt-le-ChâteauView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jacques de l'AireSouillyView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Joseph du Pays de VoidVoid-VaconView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Maur de la Source ViveDamvillersView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Maxe du BarroisBar-le-DucView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Michel du Val d'OrneBuzy-DarmontView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Vanne en VerdunoisVerdunView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Éloi Saulx et PerthoisAncervilleView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Croix Centre MeuseSaint-MihielView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Mère Teresa des Valmonts d'OrnainLigny-en-BarroisView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse-Bénédicte de la Croix du Pays de StenayStenayView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.
This see in the wire
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Diocese of Verdun to hold Saint Jacques de l’Aire parish fete
The Saint Jacques de l’Aire parish in the Diocese of Verdun holds its annual parish feast on the first Sunday of June.
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Pilgrimage to St Rouin held on September 20, 2026
The annual pilgrimage honoring Saint Rouin took place on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at the Beaulieu-en-Argonne hermitage.
- Diocese of Verdun to broadcast beatification
- Pope Leo XIV to visit France
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Diocese of Verdun publishes prayer for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
The Diocese of Verdun published a prayer for Wednesday, September 23, 2026, which includes a prayer journey with the pope.
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