Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon

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Archdiocese of Lyon Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis Archidiocèse de Lyon
Lyon Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Territory	Rhône, Loire
Ecclesiastical province	Lyon
Coordinates	45°45′39″N 4°49′37″E / 45.76083°N 4.82694°E / 45.76083; 4.82694
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.