Roman Catholic Diocese of Rodez

Diocese of Rodez (–Vabres)

Dioecesis Ruthenensis (–Vabrensis)

Diocèse de Rodez (–Vabres)
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceToulouse
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Toulouse
Statistics
Area8,743 km2 (3,376 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
279,595 (est.)
273,595 (est.) (97.9%)
Parishes36
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th century (As Diocese of Rodez)
27 May 1875 (As Diocese of Rodez-Vabres)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Rodez
Patron saintSt. Amandus
Secular priests77 (Diocesan)
11 (Religious Orders)
12 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electLuc Meyer
Metropolitan ArchbishopGuy de Kerimel
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese
Interior of the cathedral, Rodez

The Diocese of Rodez (–Vabres) (Latin: Dioecesis Ruthenensis (–Vabrensis); French: Diocèse de Rodez (–Vabres)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.[1][self-published source?] The episcopal see is in Rodez. The diocese corresponds exactly to the Department of Aveyron (formerly Rouergue). Since 7 July 2022, the bishop of Rodez have been Luc Meyer, who was appointed by Pope Francis.

Originally erected in the 5th century, the Diocese of Rodez lost territory when the Diocese of Vabres was created by Pope John XXII on 11 July 1317. In 1801, the diocese was suppressed and its territory split and merged with the Diocese of Cahors and the Diocese of Saint-Flour.

In 1817, the diocese was restored and given jurisdiction over the ancient Diocese of Rodez, with the exception of (1) the deanery of Saint Antonin, which was incorporated with the Diocese of Montauban; (2) the ancient Diocese of Vabres; and (3) a few scattered communes of the Diocese of Cahors.

It was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bourges until 1676,[2] then of the Archdiocese of Albi, until 2002, when the diocese became a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse.

In 2022, in the Diocese of Rodez there was one priest for every 3,109 Catholics.

  1. ^ David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rodez, retrieved: 2016-12-11.
  2. ^ Touzery, p. 11, gives the date of 1675.