Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers

Diocese of Pamiers-Couserans-Mirepoix

Dioecesis Apamiensis-Couseranensis-Mirapicensis

Diocèse de Pamiers-Mirepoix-Couserans
Location
CountryFoix, France
Ecclesiastical provinceToulouse
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Toulouse
Statistics
Area4,903 km2 (1,893 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
153,153Decrease
106,735Increase (69.7%)
Parishes304
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 September 1295 (As Diocese of Pamiers)
11 March 1910 (As Diocese of Pamiers-Couserans-Mirepoix)
CathedralCathedral of St. Antoninus in Pamiers
Patron saintSt. Antoninus of Pamiers
Secular priests21
12 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBenoît Gschwind
Metropolitan ArchbishopGuy de Kerimel
Map
Locator map, diocese of Pamiers
Website
Website of the Diocese
Diocese de Pamiers, Annuaire 2017 (in French)

The Diocese of Pamiers, Couserans, and Mirepoix (Latin: Dioecesis Apamiensis, Couseranensis, et Mirapicensis; French: Diocèse de Pamiers, Mirepoix, et Couserans) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southern France.

Erected in 1295, it was a historical diocese of county of Foix. The diocese was suppressed in 1801, it was restored in 1822. The diocese comprises the department of Ariège and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Toulouse. The diocese of Pamiers is divided into five Deaneries: Pamiers, Foix, Haut-Ariège, Couserans, and Pays-d'Olmes-Mirapoix. The episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saint Antoninus in the city of Pamiers.

In 2021, in the Diocese of Pamiers, Couserans, and Mirepoix there was one priest for every 5,082 Catholics.