Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley–Ars
Diocese of Belley–Ars Dioecesis Bellicensis–Arsensis Diocèse de Belley–Ars | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,554 km2 (2,144 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 110 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Belley |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Secular priests | 125 diocesan 10 (Religious Orders) 14 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pascal Marie Roland |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
| Bishops emeritus | Guy Claude Bagnard, Bishop Emeritus (1987–2012) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese (in French) | |
The Diocese of Belley–Ars (Latin: Dioecesis Bellicensis–Arsensis; French: Diocèse de Belley–Ars) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the diocese was renamed in 1988 from the former Diocese of Belley to the Diocese of Belley–Ars. Coextensive with the civil department of Ain, in the Region of Rhône-Alpes, the diocese is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The cathedra of the bishop is at Belley Cathedral.
Although suppressed at the time of the Napoleonic Concordat (1801), the Diocese of Belley was re-established in 1822 and took from the Archdiocese of Lyon the arrondissements of Belley, Bourg, Nantua and Trévoux, and from the Archdiocese of Chambéry the Arrondissement of Gex.