Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers
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For other places with the same name, see Nevers (disambiguation).
The Diocese of Nevers (Latin: Dioecesis Nivernensis; French: Diocèse de Nevers) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Nièvre, in the Region of Bourgogne.
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Diocese of Nevers Dioecesis Nivernensis Diocèse de Nevers | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Dijon |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Dijon |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,816 km2 (2,632 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 232,700 183,900 (79%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Julitte in Nevers |
Patron saint | Cyricus and St. Julitta |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Grégoire Drouot |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Antoine Hérouard |
Apostolic Administrator | Benoît Rivière |
Bishops emeritus | François Joseph Pierre Deniau |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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Suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and united to the See of Autun, it was re-established in 1823 as suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens and took over a part of the former Diocese of Autun and a part of the ancient Diocese of Auxerre.