Roman Catholic Diocese of Nîmes
The Diocese of Nîmes (Latin: Dioecesis Nemausensis; French: Diocèse de Nîmes) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises all of the department of Gard. It is a suffragan of the Diocese of Avignon.
Diocese of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès) Dioecesis Nemausensis (–Uticensis et Alesiensis) Diocèse de Nîmes (–Uzès et Alès) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montpellier |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Montpellier |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,880 km2 (2,270 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 623,125 364,523 (58.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Name Changed: 27 April 1877 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady and St. Castor in Nîmes |
| Patron saint | Notre Dame |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolas Brouwet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Norbert Turini |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Wattebled |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
By the Concordat of 1801 the territory of Diocese of Nîmes was united to that of the Diocese of Avignon. It was re-established as a separate diocese in 1821 and a Brief of 27 April 1877, granted its bishops the right to add Alais (the modern Alès) and Uzès to their episcopal style, these two dioceses being now combined with that of Nîmes. Therefore, the formal name is he Diocese of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès) (Latin: Dioecesis Nemausensis (–Uticensis et Alesiensis); French: Diocèse de Nîmes (–Uzès et Alès)).
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