Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Territory | Oise |
Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,855 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 831,000 569,000 (est.) (68.5%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd century |
Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais |
Patron saint | St. Lucian of Beauvais |
Secular priests | 84 (Diocesan) 15 (Religious Orders) 32 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jacques Benoit-Gonnin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
Map | |
Website | |
oise.catholique.fr |
The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis (Latin: Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; French: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese encompasses the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France. The diocese is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims. The current bishop is Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, appointed in 2010.
In 2022, in the Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis there was one priest for every 5,747 Catholics.