Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes)

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The Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes) is the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern France that includes the Marian shrine town of Lourdes and oversees pastoral care for pilgrims drawn there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
associatedWith Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
surface form: Our Lady of Lourdes

Bernadette Soubirous
surface form: Saint Bernadette Soubirous
borderedBy Diocese of Aire et Dax
Diocese of Auch
Diocese of Bayonne
Diocese of Pamiers
Diocese of Saint-Gaudens
cathedral Tarbes Cathedral
cathedralCity Tarbes
coCathedralCity Lourdes
country France
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
established 4th century
formerName Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes
surface form: Diocese of Tarbes
governingBody Bishop of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
hasFunction administration of parishes in Hautes-Pyrénées
organization of international pilgrimages
hasPart Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
surface form: Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

town of Lourdes
languageOfLiturgy French
Latin
linkedTo Marian devotion
healing pilgrimages
liturgicalCalendarFeature feast of Our Lady of Lourdes on 11 February
liturgicalPatron Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
surface form: Our Lady of Lourdes
locatedIn Hautes-Pyrénées
southwestern France
mainCity Tarbes
mainPilgrimageCity Lourdes
metropolitanSee Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse
surface form: Archdiocese of Toulouse
notableEvent pastoral care for the sick and disabled pilgrims
pastoralResponsibility administration of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
care of pilgrims to Lourdes
pilgrimageImportance one of the major Marian pilgrimage centers in the world
primaryPilgrimageSite Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
province Ecclesiastical province of Toulouse
region Occitanie
renamedAfter Lourdes apparitions of 1858
surface form: apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes
restored 19th century
rite Latin Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
suppressedDuring French Revolution
territoryIncludes Pyrenean region around Lourdes
websiteLanguage French

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Lourdes apparitions of 1858 recognizedBy Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes)
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes diocese Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes)
this entity surface form: Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence diocese Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes)
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes