Archdiocese of Lyon Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis Archidiocèse de Lyon | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Territory | Rhône, Loire |
Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
Coordinates | 45°45′39″N 4°49′37″E / 45.76083°N 4.82694°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,087 km2 (1,964 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,038,830 ![]() 1,304,240 ![]() |
Parishes | 132 ![]() |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2nd century |
Cathedral | Primatial Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon |
Patron saint | St. Irenaeus of Lyon Saint Pothinus |
Secular priests | 260 (diocesan) ![]() 52 (Religious Orders) ![]() 90 Permanent Deacons ![]() |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
Auxiliary Bishops | Patrick Le Gal Loïc Lagadec Thierry Brac de La Perrière |
Bishops emeritus | Philippe Barbarin |
Map | |
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Website | |
lyon.catholique.fr |
The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis; French: Archidiocèse de Lyon), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archbishops of Lyon are also called primates of Gaul.[1] An archbishop is usually elevated by the pope to the rank of cardinal.
Bishop Olivier de Germay was appointed archbishop on 22 October 2020.