Diocese of Avignon

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The Diocese of Avignon is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern France centered on the city of Avignon, long influential in Church history, especially during the Avignon Papacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsToConference French Bishops' Conference
surface form: French Bishops’ Conference
borderedBy Diocese of Aix-en-Provence
Diocese of Digne
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
Diocese of Nîmes
Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Viviers
cathedral Avignon Cathedral
Avignon Cathedral
surface form: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
country France
currentOrdinaryTitle Archbishop of Avignon
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
department Vaucluse
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Marseille
encompasses most of the department of Vaucluse
established 4th century
formerMetropolitanOf several suffragan sees in Comtat Venaissin and surrounding areas
governedBy bishop
hasBishop Archbishop of Avignon
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasHistoricConnectionWith Comtat Venaissin
hasOfficialWebsite https://avignon.catholique.fr/
hasPatron Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
hasTerritory Avignon and surrounding areas
historicalImportance important center during the Avignon Papacy
historicalStatus raised to archdiocese in 1475
restored as diocese in 1822
suppressed as metropolitan archdiocese in 1801
isImmediatelySubjectTo Holy See
surface form: Holy See (historically, as an archdiocese)
jurisdictionType diocese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
liturgicalCalendar Roman calendar with local feasts
locatedIn Avignon
southeastern France
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Marseille
notableFor proximity to the Palais des Papes
role in Western Schism era ecclesiastical politics
partOf Catholic Church in France
primaryLanguageOfPastoralCare French
region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
rite Roman Rite
seeAlso Avignon Papacy
seeCity Avignon
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
wasWithin Papal States
surface form: Papal States (historically, via Comtat Venaissin)

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Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral diocese Diocese of Avignon
commune of Carpentras religiousJurisdiction Diocese of Avignon
subject surface form: Carpentras
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Avignon
Avignon Cathedral diocese Diocese of Avignon
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Avignon
Diocese of Lyon provinceIncludes Diocese of Avignon