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Diocese of Meaux Dioecesis Meldensis Diocèse de Meaux | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paris |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,931 km2 (2,290 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,423,607 881,700 (61.9%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3rd Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen in Meaux |
Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
Secular priests | 114 (Diocesan) 24 (Religious Orders) 46 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean-Yves Nahmias |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Ulrich |
Auxiliary Bishops | Guillaume Leschallier de Lisle |
Map | |
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Website | |
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The Diocese of Meaux (Latin: Dioecesis Meldensis; French: Diocèse de Meaux) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens until 1622, and subsequently of Archdiocese of Paris.