Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay Dioecesis Aniciensis Diocèse du Puy-en-Velay | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Clermont |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Clermont |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,001 km2 (1,931 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 279 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Patron saint | Notre Dame |
| Secular priests | 101 (diocesan) 8 (Religious Orders) 15 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Yves Baumgarten |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | François Kalist |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (Latin: Dioecesis Aniciensis; French: Diocèse du Puy-en-Velay [djɔsɛz dy pɥi ɑ̃ vəlɛ]) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole Department of Haute-Loire, in the Region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The diocese was originally a suffragan (subordinate) of the archdiocese of Bourges. By the 11th century it had become a direct suffragan of the papacy. The old Diocese of Le Puy was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, and its territory was united with the Diocese of Saint-Flour. Le Puy became a diocese again in 1823. The district of Brioude, which had belonged to the Diocese of Saint-Flour under the old regime, was thenceforward included in the new Diocese of Le Puy. Since 2002, the diocese has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Clermont.
Le Puy is on the Way of St. James, the historical pilgrimage to Compostela.