Roman Catholic Diocese of Orléans
Diocese of Orléans Dioecesis Aurelianensis Diocèse d'Orléans | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Territory | Loiret |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tours |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Tours |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,811 km2 (2,630 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 261 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century (?) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross in Orléans |
| Patron saint | Saint Aignan |
| Secular priests | 72 (Diocesan) 21 (Religious Orders) 35 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jacques André Blaquart |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vincent Jordy |
| Bishops emeritus | André Louis Fort Bishop Emeritus (2003-2010) |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| catholique-orleans.cef.fr | |
The Diocese of Orléans (Latin: Dioecesis Aurelianensis; French: Diocèse d'Orléans) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese currently corresponds to the Départment of Loiret. The city is 133 kilometers (83 miles) south-southwest of Paris.
The diocese has experienced a number of transfers among different metropolitans. In 1622, the diocese was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris; previously the diocese had been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens. From 1966 until 2001 it was under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Bourges, but since the provisional reorganisation of French ecclesiastical provinces, it is now subject to the Archdiocese of Tours.
After the Revolution it was re-established by the Concordat of 1802. It then included the Departments of Loiret and Loir et Cher, but in 1822 Loir et Cher was moved to the new Diocese of Blois.
The current bishop is Jacques André Blaquart, who was appointed in 2010. In 2021, in the Diocese of Orleans, there was one priest for every 4,306 Catholics.