Archdiocese of Marseille Archidioecesis Massiliensis Archidiocèse de Marseille | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 650 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,082,300 741,000 (68.5%) |
| Parishes | 110 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1st Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Mary Major |
| Patron saint | St Lazarus of Bethany |
| Secular priests | 130 (Diocesan) 85 (Religious Orders) 26 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Marc Aveline |
| Suffragans | Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles Diocese of Ajaccio Diocese of Nice Archdiocese of Avignon Diocese of Digne Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon Diocese of Gap and Embrun |
| Bishops emeritus | Georges Pontier |
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The Archdiocese of Marseille (Latin: Archidioecesis Massiliensis; French: Archidiocèse de Marseille) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.[1][2] The archepiscopal see is in the city of Marseille, and the diocese comprises the arrondissement of Marseille, a subdivision of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Marseille" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016