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Archdiocese of Cambrai Archidioecesis Cameracensis Archidiocèse de Cambrai | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Lille |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,420 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2023) 1,015,000 918,480 (90.5%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 580 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces in Cambrai |
Patron saint | Saint Gaugericus of Cambrai |
Secular priests | 111 (Diocesan) 8 (Religious Orders) 51 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Vincent Dollmann |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Le Boulc'h |
Map | |
Website | |
cathocambrai.com |
The Archdiocese of Cambrai (Latin: Archdiocesis Cameracensis; French: Archidiocèse de Cambrai) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Douai, and Valenciennes within the département of Nord, in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The current archbishop is Vincent Dollmann, appointed in August 2018. Since 2008 the archdiocese has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lille.