Diocese of Digne
Dinien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Digne, France
The Diocese of Digne (Digne, Riez and Sisteron) is a Latin rite diocese covering the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France, with origins in the 4th century; it took its united form on 15 February 1916. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Jerome in Digne-les-Bains.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1916
- Latin
- Dinien(sis)
- Patron
- St. Domnin and St. Vincent of Digne
- Annuario code
- 001001301
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 116,130
- Population
- 164,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 70.8%
- Priests
- 29
- Catholics per priest
- 4,004
- Extent
- 6,986 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 17
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
- Emmanuel Gobilliard
- Born
- 18 February 1968
- Birthplace
- Saumur
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
Cathedral of St. Jerome, Digne stands in Digne, 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 Marseille
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Marseille.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AvignonAvignon
- Archdiocese of Aix–ArlesAix–Arles
- Diocese of AjaccioAjaccio
- Diocese of Fréjus-ToulonFréjus-Toulon
- Diocese of Gap-EmbrunGap-Embrun
- Archdiocese of MarseilleMarseille
- Diocese of NiceNice
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France (Latin: Dioecesis Diniensis; French: Diocèse de Digne) has carried the name Diocese of Digne-Riez-Sisteron since 1922. Its territory covers the whole department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
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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.