Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Poitiers |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Poitiers |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,863 km2 (2,650 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 648,199 400,000 (61.7%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 May 1648 (La Rochelle) 22 January 1852 (La Rochelle and Saintes) |
| Cathedral | La Rochelle Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Saintes Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Eutropius of Saintes |
| Secular priests | 81 (Diocesan) 17 (Religious Orders) 34 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Georges Colomb |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pascal Wintzer |
| Apostolic Administrator | François Jacolin |
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The Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes (Latin: Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis; French: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the département of Charente-Maritime and the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Poitiers. The episcopal seat is in La Rochelle Cathedral. Saintes Cathedral is a co-cathedral.
As of 2021, the diocese had one priest for every 4,081 Catholics.