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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne

Coordinates: 45°24′47″N 4°23′56″E / 45.41306°N 4.39889°E / 45.41306; 4.39889
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Diocese of Saint-Étienne

Dioecesis Sancti Stephani

Diocèse de Saint-Étienne
Cathedral of S. Charles Borromeo
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceLyon
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Lyon
Statistics
Area3,035 km2 (1,172 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2022)
603,000 (est.) Increase
473,000 (est.) Increase
Parishes25 Decrease
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established26 December 1970
CathedralCathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo in Saint-Étienne
Patron saintSaint Stephen
Secular priests62 diocesan Decrease
15 (Religious Orders) Decrease
36 Permanent Deacons Increase
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSylvain Bataille
Metropolitan ArchbishopOlivier de Germay
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Saint-Étienne (Template:Lang-la; Template:Lang-fr) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France, based in the Loire department, on the left (western) bank of the Loire River, opposite Vienne. The distance by road from Vienne to Saint-Étienne is 51 km (32 mi).

History

Since the mid-19th century, it was realized that the diocese of Lyon, consisting of the two civil departments of Loire and Rhône, was too large for efficient administration. Several attempts to reform the situation, notably in 1916, when a group of Catholics from Saint-Étienne petitioned the Vatican unsuccessfully for a division of the two departments.[1]The Vatican's response was to appoint an auxiliary bishop of Lyon, who would reside at Saint-Étienne, a solution which persisted until 1971. Bishop Hyacinthe-Jean Chassagnon served as Auxiliary Bishop from 28 June 1917 to 19 June 1922, when he was appointed bishop of Autun. Bishop Etienne Bornet was Auxiliary Bishop from 16 December 1937 to 4 June 1958.[2] Bishop Paul-Marie François Rousset was Auxiliary Bishop from 24 January 1966 to 23 February 1971.

The Diocese of Saint-Étienne was established on 26 December 1970 by Pope Paul VI, out of the Archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne and consists of the arrondissements of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison, thus constituting the greater part of the department of the Loire.[3]

The seat of the bishop is the cathedral of Saint-Charles, in the city of Saint-Étienne, dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo (French: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne).

List of bishops

References

  1. ^ Nizay, p. 243.
  2. ^ Nizay, p. 244.
  3. ^ Pope Paul Vi, "Signa Temporum," 26 December 1970, in: Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 63 (1971), pp. 724-726.
  4. ^ On 24 January 1966, Rousset was named titular BIshop of Utimma and Auxiliary-Bishop of Lyon; he had special oversight of the region of Saint-Étienne. He was appointed the first bishop of the new diocese of Saint-Étienne by Pope Paul VI on 23 February 1971. He resigned on 28 September 1987, at the age of 66.
  5. ^ Jotton had been a collaborator of Cardinal Albert Decourtray (1985–1994), Archbishop of Lyon (1981–1994). Bishop Joatton was president of the Comité épiscopal des migrations of the French Episcopal Conference (CEF) until 1994, and a signatory of its report, Un peuple en devenir: l'Église et les migrants, in 1995.
  6. ^ Lebrun was named Archbishop of Rouen on 10 July 2015. "Rinunce e nomine" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023. A native of Soissons, Bataille had been Rector of the Pontifical French Seminary in Rome from 2009 to 2014. He was then Vicar-general of the diocese of Beauvais (2014–2016). Mathilde Montagnon, "Sylvain Bataille, nommé évêque de Saint-Étienne," (in French), Ici, par France Bleu et France 3 Mercredi 18 mai 2016 à 14:17; retrieved: 3 August 2024.

Sources

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