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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Avignon canonical | 3 |
| Archdiocese of Avignon | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Avignon | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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)
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carpentras
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Avignon
this entity surface form:
Archdiocese of Avignon