Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay

Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay Dioecesis Aniciensis Diocèse du Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Clermont
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Clermont
Statistics
Area	5,001 km2 (1,931 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 232,900 (est.) 182,500 (est.)
Parishes	279
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd Century
Cathedral	Cathedral of Notre Dame in Le Puy-en-Velay
Patron saint	Notre Dame
Secular priests	101 (diocesan) 8 (Religious Orders) 15 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Yves Baumgarten
Metropolitan Archbishop	François Kalist
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (Latin: Dioecesis Aniciensis; French: Diocèse du Puy-en-Velay [djɔsɛz dy pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ]) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole Department of Haute-Loire, in the Region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

The diocese was originally a suffragan (subordinate) of the archdiocese of Bourges. By the 11th century it had become a direct suffragan of the papacy. The old Diocese of Le Puy was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, and its territory was united with the Diocese of Saint-Flour. Le Puy became a diocese again in 1823. The district of Brioude, which had belonged to the Diocese of Saint-Flour under the old regime, was thenceforward included in the new Diocese of Le Puy. Since 2002, the diocese has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Clermont.

Le Puy is on the Way of St. James, the historical pilgrimage to Compostela.^[1]