Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) Archidioecesis Metropolitae Montis Pessulani (–Lotevensis–Biterrensis–Agathensis–Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum) Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
Montpellier Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Montpellier
Statistics
Area	6,101 km2 (2,356 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,176,000 844,300 (71.8%)
Parishes	62
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd Century (Diocese of Magalonensis) Name Changed: 27 March 1536 Elevated: 8 December 2002
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Montpellier
Patron saint	Saint Peter Saint Paul
Secular priests	148 (Diocesan) 102 (Religious Orders) 35 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Norbert Turini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Norbert Turini
Suffragans	Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne Diocese of Mende Diocese of Nîmes Diocese of Perpignan–Elne
Bishops emeritus	Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau Pierre-Marie Carré
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Montis Pessulani (–Lotevensis–Biterrensis–Agathensis–Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum); French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in south-western France. The current metropolitan archbishop is Pierre-Marie Carré; the immediate past Archbishop Emeritus is Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau. On September 16, 2002, as part of the reshuffling of the map of the French ecclesiastical provinces, the diocese of Montpellier (Lodève, Béziers, Agde, and Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) ceased to be a suffragan of Avignon and was elevated to archdiocese and metropolitan of a new ecclesiastical province, with the dioceses of Carcassonne, Mende, Nimes (Uzès and Alès) and Perpignan–Elne as suffragans.