Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise
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The Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Tarentaise (Latin: Archidioecesis Camberiensis, Maruianensis et Tarantasiensis; French: Archidiocèse de Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et Tarentaise) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The archepiscopal see is Chambéry Cathedral, located in the city of Chambéry. The archdiocese encompasses the department of Savoie, in the Region of Rhône-Alpes.
Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, and Tarentaise Archidioecesis Camberiensis, Maruianensis et Tarantasiensis Archidiocèse de Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et Tarentaise | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lyon |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,460 km2 (2,880 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 454,000 (est.) 399,425 (92.1%) |
Parishes | 141 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | United: 26 April 1966 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis de Sales in Chambéry |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Co-Cathedral of St. Peter in Moûtiers |
Patron saint | Saint Francis de Sales Saint John the Baptist Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
Secular priests | 75 40 (Religious Orders) 30 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Thibault Verny |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The diocese was created in 1779, from the Diocese of Grenoble, after a complicated earlier history. It became an archdiocese in 1817, though at that point it was not within French territory.