Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,535 km2 (1,751 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 229,200 150,135 (65.5%) |
| Parishes | 525 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the See in Tarbes |
| Patron saint | Nativity of Mary |
| Secular priests | 74 (Diocesan) 50 (Religious Orders) 18 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean Marc Micas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Guy de Kerimel |
| Bishops emeritus | Jacques Perrier |
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The Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (Latin: Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis; French: Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.[1] Until 2002 Tarbes was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Auch. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse.
Erected in the 4th century, the diocese of Tarbes is the historical diocese of Bigorre, part of the larger region of Gascony. The diocese were suppressed in 1801 following the concordat, it was restored in 1822 and has since covered the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. The name of the diocese was changed from the Tarbes to the Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes on 20 April 1912.[2]
In 2022, in the Diocese of Tarbes, there was one priest for every 1,210 Catholics.
- ^ Georges Goyau, "Tarbes." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. Retrieved: 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes". Catholic Hierarchy.