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 |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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.