Roman Catholic Diocese of Agen
Diocese of Agen Dioecesis Agennensis Diocèse d'Agen | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bordeaux |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Bordeaux |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,384 km2 (2,079 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Caprais of Agen |
| Deacon and Martyr | Saint Stephen |
| Secular priests | 46 (diocesan) 24 (Religious Orders) 14 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Alexandre de Bucy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James |
| Apostolic Administrator | Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré |
| Bishops emeritus | Hubert Herbreteau |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| catholique-agen.cef.fr | |
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The Diocese of Agen (Latin: Dioecesis Agennensis; French: Diocèse d'Agen) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.
The Diocese of Agen comprises the département of Lot-et-Garonne, in the région of Aquitaine. It has been successively suffragan to the Archdioceses of Bordeaux (under the old regime), Toulouse (1802–1822), and Bordeaux again (since 1822).