Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers

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The Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers is the senior Catholic prelate who heads the ecclesiastical province centered on Poitiers in western France, overseeing several suffragan dioceses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
Catholic prelate
ecclesiastical office
metropolitan archbishop
appointedBy Pope
belongsTo Western Christianity
canBe cardinal
canParticipateIn French Episcopal Conference assemblies
ecumenical councils
provincial synods
cathedral Poitiers Cathedral
country France
denomination Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Poitiers
governedBy Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: Code of Canon Law
hasAuthorityOver suffragan bishops of the province of Poitiers
hasInsignia crosier
episcopal ring
metropolitan cross
mitre
pallium
hasPrecedenceOver suffragan bishops in the province of Poitiers
hasSymbol archiepiscopal coat of arms
isPartOf hierarchy of the Catholic Church in France
jurisdiction Archdiocese of Poitiers
languageOfAdministration French
languageOfLiturgy French
locatedIn Poitiers
memberOf French Bishops' Conference
surface form: Conference of Bishops of France
officeType episcopal office
oversees suffragan dioceses
rank metropolitan
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
requires episcopal ordination
responsibility convocation of provincial councils
coordination of activities of suffragan dioceses
implementation of canon law in the province
pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Poitiers
rite Roman Rite
see Archdiocese of Poitiers
style His Grace
The Most Reverend
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
titleHolderOf Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers self-linksurface differs
surface form: Archbishop of Poitiers
tradition Roman Catholic episcopal succession

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Bishop of Luçon subordinateTo Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers
Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers titleHolderOf Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Poitiers