Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille

Archdiocese of Marseille

Archidioecesis Massiliensis

Archidiocèse de Marseille
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceMarseille
Statistics
Area650 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,082,300
741,000 (68.5%)
Parishes110
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1st Century
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Mary Major
Patron saintSt Lazarus of Bethany
Secular priests130 (Diocesan)
85 (Religious Orders)
26 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Marc Aveline
SuffragansArchdiocese 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 emeritusGeorges Pontier
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Ecclesiastical province of Marseille

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.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Marseille" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016