Diocese of Amiens Dioecesis Ambianensis Diocèse d'Amiens | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,277 km2 (2,424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 569,662 498,000 (est.) (87.4%) |
Parishes | 49 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Amiens |
Patron saint | St. Fermin of Amiens |
Secular priests | 63 (Diocesan) 9 (Religious Orders) 16 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gérard Le Stang |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Amiens (Latin: Dioecesis Ambianensis; French: Diocèse d'Amiens) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Somme, of which the city of Amiens is the capital. In 2022 it was estimated that there was one priest for every 6,916 Catholics in the diocese.