Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Étienne

Catholic diocese in France

Diocese of Saint-Étienne Dioecesis Sancti Stephani Diocèse de Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Lyon
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Lyon
Statistics
Area	3,035 km² (1,172 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 591,628 464,000 (est.) (78.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	26 December 1970
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo in Saint-Étienne
Patron saint	Saint Stephen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sylvain Bataille
Metropolitan Archbishop	Olivier de Germay
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Saint-Étienne (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Stephani; French: Diocèse de Saint-Étienne) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France, based in the city of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department.

It was established on 26 December 1970 out of the Archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne and consists of the arrondissements of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison, thus constituting the greater part of the department of the Loire.

The seat of the bishop is Saint-Étienne Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo (French: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne).

List of bishops

Paul-Marie François Rousset, 1971–1987
Pierre Jacques Joatton, 1988–2006
Dominique Lebrun, 2006–2015; named Archbishop of Rouen on 10 July 2015^[1]
Sylvain Bataille (18 May 2016^[2]

References

^ "Rinunce e nomine" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 18.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.