Diocese of Chartres Dioecesis Carnutensis Diocèse de Chartres | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tours |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tours |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,939 km2 (2,293 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 432,107 286,850 (66.4%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Chartres |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Secular priests | 53 (Diocesan) 12 (Religious Orders) 29 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philippe Christory |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vincent Jordy |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Chartres (Latin: Dioecesis Carnutensis; French: Diocèse de Chartres) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.[1] Currently, the diocese covered the department of Eure-et-Loir as well as four parishes located in the department of Eure.
The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tours.[2]
In 2021, in the Diocese of Chartres, there was one priest for every 4,413 Catholics.
- ^ Official diocese website Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diocese of Chartres from catholic-hierarchy.org/[self-published source]