Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
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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.
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Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,535 km2 (1,751 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 237,905 150,000 (63.0%) |
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 | 97 (diocesan) 56 (religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean Marc Micas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Guy de Kerimel |
Bishops emeritus | Jacques Perrier |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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The name of the diocese was changed from the Tarbes to the Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes on 20 April 1912.[2]