Roman Catholic Diocese of Nîmes
Diocese of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès) Dioecesis Nemausensis (–Uticensis et Alesiensis) Diocèse de Nîmes (–Uzès et Alès) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Montpellier |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Montpellier |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,880 km2 (2,270 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 403 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century Name Changed: 27 April 1877 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady and St. Castor in Nîmes |
| Patron saint | Notre Dame |
| Secular priests | 86 (Diocesan) 16 (Religious Orders) 23 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Nicolas Brouwet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Norbert Turini |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Wattebled |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Diocese of Nîmes (Latin: Dioecesis Nemausensis; French: Diocèse de Nîmes) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises all of the department of Gard.
By the Concordat of 1801 the Diocese of Nîmes was not restored, and the territory of the former Diocese of Gard was assigned to the Diocese of Avignon. Nîmes was re-established as a separate diocese in 1821 and a Brief of 27 April 1877, granted its bishops the right to add Alais (the modern Alès) and Uzès to their episcopal style, these two dioceses being now combined with that of Nîmes. Therefore, the formal name is the Diocese of Nîmes (–Uzès and Alès) (Latin: Dioecesis Nemausensis (–Uticensis et Alesiensis); French: Diocèse de Nîmes (–Uzès et Alès)).