Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres

Diocese of Chartres

Dioecesis Carnutensis

Diocèse de Chartres
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceTours
Statistics
Area5,939 km2 (2,293 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
298,000
427,800 (69.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd Century
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Chartres
Patron saintAssumption of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPhilippe Christory
Metropolitan ArchbishopVincent Jordy
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Chartres (Latin: Dioecesis Carnutensis; French: Diocèse de Chartres) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.[1]

The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tours.[2]


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