Diocese of Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) Dioecesis Valentinensis (–Diensis–Sancti Pauli Tricastinorum) Diocèse de Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lyon |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,522 km2 (2,518 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 516,762 ![]() 298,000 (est.) ![]() |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Apollinaris of Valence |
Patron saint | St. Apollinaris of Valence |
Secular priests | 68 diocesan![]() 59 (Religious Orders) ![]() 37 Permanent Deacons ![]() |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | François Durand |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
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Website | |
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The Diocese of Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (Latin: Dioecesis Valentinensis (–Diensis–Sancti Pauli Tricastinorum); French: Diocèse de Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southern France.[1] The contemporary diocese is co-extensive with the department of Drôme.