Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap-Embrun

Diocese of Gap and Embrun

Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis

Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun
Gap Cathedral
(constructed 1866–1905)
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceMarseille
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Marseille
Statistics
Area5,643 km2 (2,179 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
141,576
121,700 (86%)
Parishes169
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th Century
CathedralCathedral of Notre-Dame and Saint Arnoux in Gap
Secular priests43 (Diocesan)
8 (Religious Orders)
15 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopXavier Malle
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Marc Aveline
Bishops emeritusJean-Michel di Falco Léandri (2003-2017)
Map
locator map of diocese of Gap
Website
diocesedegap.fr

The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis; French: Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France.[1]

The episcopal see is Gap Cathedral, in the city of Gap. It has a co-cathedral, the Co-cathédrale of Notre Dame in Embrun. The diocese also has a minor basilica, the Basilique Notre-Dame du Laus, in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus. The Diocese of Gap and Embrun is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille.

The current bishop is Xavier Malle.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Gap" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 10 April 2017