Diocese of Agen
Agennen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Agen, France
Latin rite diocese covering the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France, with origins in the 4th century. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. Its seat is Agen Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Caprais (St Caprasius).
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4th century
- Latin
- Agennen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Stephen
- Annuario code
- 001000610
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 205,300
- Population
- 342,700
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 59.9%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 4,463
- Extent
- 5,384 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 38
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alexandre de Bucy
- Born
- 11 August 1970
- Birthplace
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Agen Cathedral stands in Agen, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bordeaux
A suffragan of Bordeaux.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BordeauxBordeaux
- Diocese of Aire et DaxAire et Dax
- Diocese of BayonneBayonne
- Diocese of PérigueuxPérigueux
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Comprising the département of Lot-et-Garonne in the région of Aquitaine, the Diocese of Agen (Latin: Dioecesis Agennensis; French: Diocèse d'Agen) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its metropolitan attachment has shifted over time: suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bordeaux under the old regime, to Toulouse from 1802-1822, and to Bordeaux again since 1822.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.