Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,378 km2 (2,849 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 536,136 (est.) 386,000 (est.) (72%) |
Parishes | 41 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd Century (Soissons) 1828 (Soissons and Laon) 1901 (Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Gervase and St. Protais in Soissons |
Patron saint | St. Gervasius and St. Protasius |
Secular priests | 53 (Diocesan) 16 (Religious Orders) 25 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Renauld de Dinechin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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The Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis; French: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reims and corresponds, with the exception of two hamlets, to the entire Department of Aisne. The current bishop is Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin, appointed on 30 October 2015. In 2022, in the Diocese of Soissons there is one priest for every 5,594 Catholics.