Roman Catholic Diocese of Soissons

Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin

*Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis*

Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin
Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin; Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis; Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin
	Soissons Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Reims
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Reims
Statistics
Area	7,378 km2 (2,849 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 536,136 (est.); 386,000 (est.) (72%);
Parishes	41
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd Century; (Soissons); 1828; (Soissons and Laon); 1901; (Soissons, Laon and Saint-Quentin)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. Gervase and St. Protais in Soissons
Patron saint	St. Gervasius and St. Protasius
Secular priests	53 (Diocesan); 16 (Religious Orders); 25 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Renauld de Dinechin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Éric de Moulins-Beaufort
Map
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis; French: Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reims and corresponds, with the exception of two hamlets, to the entire Department of Aisne. The current bishop is Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin, appointed on 30 October 2015. In 2022, in the Diocese of Soissons there is one priest for every 5,594 Catholics.