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Diocese of Langres Dioecesis Lingonensis Diocèse de Langres | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,250 km2 (2,410 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 173,041 128,000 (74%) |
| Parishes | 31 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mammes in Langres |
| Patron saint | St. Mammes of Caesarea |
| Secular priests | 36 (Diocesan) 10 (Religious Orders) 17 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph de Metz-Noblat |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
| Bishops emeritus | Philippe Gueneley |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| 52.catholique.fr | |
The Diocese of Langres (Latin: Dioecesis Lingonensis; French: Diocèse de Langres) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church comprising the département of Haute-Marne in France.
The diocese is now a suffragan in ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Reims, having been a suffragan of Lyon until 2002. The current bishop is Joseph Marie Edouard de Metz-Noblat, who succeeded Bishop Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley on 21 January 2014. The diocese covers a territory of 6,250 km2 and its estimated catholic population is 128,000.
In 2021, in the Diocese of Langres there was one priest for every 2,782 Catholics.