Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
Diocese of Saint-Claude Dioecesis Sancti Claudii Diocèse de Saint-Claude | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Besançon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Besançon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,499 km2 (1,737 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 65 'new parishes' |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 January 1742 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Andrew |
| Patron saint | St. Claudius of Besançon |
| Secular priests | 56 (diocesan) 12 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jean-Luc Gérard Garin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Luc Bouilleret |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Claudii; French: Diocèse de Saint-Claude) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the civil department of Jura. The city is 62 km (39 mi) north-northwest of Geneva, and 120 km (75 mi) south of Besançon. It was established in 1742.
The Diocese of Saint-Claude is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon, and formerly a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its cathedra is Saint-Claude Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Saint-Claude, Jura.