Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio
Diocese of Ajaccio Dioecesis Adiacensis Diocèse d'Ajaccio Diocesi d'Aiacciu | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,722 km2 (3,368 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 434 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3rd Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio |
| Patron saint | St. Euphrase |
| Secular priests | 56 (Diocesan) 20 (Religious Orders) 13 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Marc Aveline |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Ajaccio (Latin: Dioecesis Adiacensis; French: Diocèse d'Ajaccio) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the island of Corsica.
Erected in the 3rd century, the diocese was formerly a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. After the French Concordat of 1801, the diocese became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles, until 2002 when it was attached to the archdiocesan province of Marseille. In 2012, in the diocese of Ajaccio, there was one priest for every 3,636 Catholics.