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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 | |
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.
The name of the diocese was changed from the Tarbes to the Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes on 20 April 1912.[2]
- ^ 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.
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