Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne

Diocese of Digne (–Riez–Sisteron)

Dioecesis Diniensis (–Reiensis–Sistariensis)

Diocèse de Digne (–Riez–Sisteron)
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceMarseille
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Marseille
Statistics
Area6,986 km2 (2,697 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
164,000
116,130 (70.8%)
Parishes198
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th Century
United: 15 February 1916
CathedralCathedral of St. Jerome
Patron saintSaint Domnin
Saint Vincent of Digne
Secular priests29 (diocesan)
4 (Religious Orders)
5 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEmmanuel Gobilliard
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Marc Aveline
Bishops emeritusFrançois-Xavier Loizeau
Map
Website
eglise.catholique04.fr

The Diocese of Digne (Latin: Dioecesis Diniensis; French: Diocèse de Digne) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, the diocese has been known as the Diocese of Digne–Riez–Sisteron since 1922. The diocese comprises the entire department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles until 2002 and is now a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille. The Bishop of Digne's cathedra is found in Digne Cathedral at the episcopal see of Digne-les-Bains.