Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux
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The Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis; French: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rouen, which is also in Normandy.
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Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Rouen |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rouen |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,548 km2 (2,142 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 685,262 416,500 (est.) (60.8%) |
Parishes | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Bayeux |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Peter in Lisieux |
Secular priests | 136 (diocesan) 50 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jacques Habert |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominique Lebrun |
Bishops emeritus | Jean-Claude Boulanger |
Map | |
Website | |
bayeuxlisieux.catholique.fr |
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At the time of the Concordat of 1802, the ancient Diocese of Lisieux was united to that of Bayeux. A pontifical brief in 1854 authorized the Bishop of Bayeux to call himself Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux.