Diocese of Angers Dioecesis Andegavensis Diocèse d'Angers | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,166 km2 (2,767 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 815,883 586,000 (71.8%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 372 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Maurice in Angers |
| Patron saint | Saint Maurice |
| Secular priests | 153 (Diocesan) 46 (Religious Orders) 52 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emmanuel Delmas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
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The Diocese of Angers (Latin: Dioecesis Andegavensis; French: Diocèse d'Angers) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Angers. The diocese extends over the entire department of Maine-et-Loire.
It was a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Tours under the old regime as well as under the Concordat. Since the general reorganization of the French hierarchy of 8 December 2002, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo.
In 2022, in the Diocese of Angers there was one priest for every 2,944 Catholics.