![]() Catholic Church in France | |
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French: Église catholique en France | |
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Type | National polity |
Classification | Catholic |
Orientation | Christianity |
Scripture | Bible |
Theology | Catholic theology |
Governance | CEF |
Pope | Francis |
President | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
Primate of the Gauls | Olivier de Germay[1] |
Apostolic Nuncio | Celestino Migliore[2][3] |
Region | France |
Language | French, Latin |
Headquarters | Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris |
Founder | Saint Remigius |
Origin | c.177 Christianity in Gaul c.496 Frankish Christianity Gaul, Roman Empire |
Separations | Huguenots (16th century) |
Members | 27,000,000–58,000,000 |
Official website | Episcopal Conference of France |
The Catholic Church in France is part of the Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome across the world.