Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne

Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne

Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis

Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceMontpellier
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Montpellier
Statistics
Area6,313 km2 (2,437 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
378,365
230,000 (60.8%)
Parishes325
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established533 (established as Diocese of Carcassonne, renamed as Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne: 14 June 2006)
CathedralCathedral of St. Michael in Carcassonne
Patron saintSt. Nazarius and St. Celsus
St. Michael the Archangel
Secular priests53 (Diocesan)
45 (Religious Orders)
9 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBruno Valentin
Metropolitan ArchbishopNorbert Turini
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis; French: Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Aude. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Montpellier.

On the occasion of the Concordat of 1802, the former Diocese of Carcassonne, nearly all the old Archdiocese of Narbonne, almost the entire Diocese of Saint-Papoul, a part of the ancient Diocese of Alet and ancient Diocese of Mirepoix, and the former Diocese of Perpignan, were united to make the one Diocese of Carcassonne. In 1822 the Diocese of Perpignan was re-established. In 2006 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne.[1]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.