Archdiocese of Lyon

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The Archdiocese of Lyon is one of the oldest and most historically significant Roman Catholic archdioceses in France, traditionally regarded as the "Primat des Gaules" (Primate of the Gauls).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic archdiocese
associatedBasilica Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière GENERATED
associatedMinorBasilica Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay GENERATED
belongsToConference French Bishops' Conference NERFINISHED
cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon NERFINISHED
Lyon Cathedral NERFINISHED
city Lyon NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country France
countrySubdivision Metropolitan France NERFINISHED
currentOrdinaryTitle Archbishop of Lyon NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
episcopalSee Lyon NERFINISHED
established 2nd century
governedBy Archbishop of Lyon NERFINISHED
hasCoCathedral Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance major early Christian center in Gaul
historicalStatus primatial see of Gaul
honoraryPrimacyOver Church in France
isMetropolitanSee true
isOneOfOldestDiocesesIn France NERFINISHED
language French
latinName Archidioecesis Lugdunensis NERFINISHED
localName Archidiocèse de Lyon NERFINISHED
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Lyon NERFINISHED
notableEvent Persecution of Christians in Lyon in 177 NERFINISHED
notableSaint Saint Blandina NERFINISHED
Saint Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED
Saint Pothinus NERFINISHED
patronSaint Saint Irenaeus NERFINISHED
Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED
province Ecclesiastical province of Lyon NERFINISHED
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
seeAlso Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon NERFINISHED
suffraganDiocese Diocese of Annecy NERFINISHED
Diocese of Belley-Ars NERFINISHED
Diocese of Chambéry NERFINISHED
Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne NERFINISHED
Diocese of Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED
Diocese of Valence NERFINISHED
Diocese of Viviers NERFINISHED
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Metropolis of Lyon NERFINISHED
Rhône department (part) NERFINISHED
title Primat des Gaules NERFINISHED
traditionalTitle Primate of the Gauls NERFINISHED

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Ecclesiastical province of Lyon seeAlso Archdiocese of Lyon
Diocese of Lyon hasLatinName Archdiocese of Lyon
this entity surface form: Archidioecesis Lugdunensis
Diocese of Lyon hasFrenchName Archdiocese of Lyon
this entity surface form: Archidiocèse de Lyon
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon diocese Archdiocese of Lyon
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay partOf Archdiocese of Lyon
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay hasDiocese Archdiocese of Lyon
Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon diocese Archdiocese of Lyon
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon