Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux
The Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis; French: Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rouen, which is also in Normandy.
Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rouen |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rouen |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,548 km2 (2,142 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 685,262 416,500 (est.) (60.8%) |
| Parishes | 51 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Bayeux |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Peter in Lisieux |
| Secular priests | 136 (diocesan) 50 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacques Habert |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominique Lebrun |
| Bishops emeritus | Jean-Claude Boulanger |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bayeuxlisieux.catholique.fr | |
At the time of the Concordat of 1802, the ancient Diocese of Lisieux was united to that of Bayeux. A pontifical brief in 1854 authorized the Bishop of Bayeux to call himself Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux.
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