Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez Archidioecesis Auxitana-Condomiensis-Lectoriensis-Lomberiensis Archidiocèse d'Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,171 km2 (2,383 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 191,377 160,010 (83.6%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century (Diocese) 9th century (Archdiocese) 29 June 1908 (Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary in Auch |
Patron saint | Nativity of Our Lady |
Secular priests | 40 (Diocesan) 6 (Religious Orders) 10 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Bertrand Lacombe |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Guy de Kerimel |
Bishops emeritus | Maurice Marcel Gardès Archbishop Emeritus (2004-2020) |
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The Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez (Latin: Archidioecesis Auxitana-Condomiensis-Lectoriensis-Lomberiensis; French: Archidiocèse d'Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), more commonly known as the Archdiocese of Auch, is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese now comprises the department of Gers in south-west France. The archdiocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse, and the current bishop is Bertrand Lacombe, appointed in 2020. He is the 119th bishop of Auch.
In 2022, in the Archdiocese of Auch there was one priest for every 3,478 Catholics.