Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron

Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron

Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis

  • Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron
  • Baionako, Leskarreko eta Oloroeko elizbarrutia
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceBordeaux
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Bordeaux
Statistics
Area7,644 km2 (2,951 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
697,000
597,000 (est.) (85.7%)
Parishes70
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedUnited: 22 June 1909
CathedralCathedral of Notre Dame in Bayonne
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Heaven
Secular priests221 (diocesan)
76 (religious Orders)
10 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMarc Aillet
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Paul James
Bishops emeritusPierre Molères Bishop (1986-2008)
Map
Locator map of current diocese of Bayonne
Locator map of current diocese of Bayonne
Website

The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, commonly Diocese of Bayonne, (Latin: Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis; French: Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron; Basque: Baionako, Leskarreko eta Oloroeko elizbarrutia) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux. The diocese comprises the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the région of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Its cathedral, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bayonne is a World Heritage Site. Elsewhere in Aquitaine, the diocese contains two former cathedrals: the Ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame de the Assumption, in Lescar; and the Ancienne cathédrale Sainte-Marie, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie.