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Archdiocese of Lyon Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis Archidiocèse de Lyon | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Territory | Rhône, Loire |
Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
Coordinates | 45°45′39″N 4°49′37″E / 45.76083°N 4.82694°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,087 km2 (1,964 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 1,936,940 1,240,272 (64%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 150 |
Cathedral | Primatial Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon |
Patron saint | St. Irenaeus of Lyon Saint Pothinus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
Auxiliary Bishops | Patrick Le Gal Loïc Lagadec Thierry Brac de La Perrière |
Bishops emeritus | Philippe Barbarin |
Map | |
Website | |
lyon.catholique.fr |
The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis; French: Archidiocèse de Lyon), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archbishops of Lyon serve as successors to Saints Pothinus and Irenaeus, the first and second bishops of Lyon, respectively,[1] and are also called primates of Gaul.[2] He is usually elevated to the rank of cardinal. Bishop Olivier de Germay was appointed archbishop on 22 October 2020.
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