Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille

Ecclesiastical Province of Marseille

The Archdiocese of Marseille (Latin: Archidioecesis massiliensis ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern France, based in Marseille.

History

Supposedly early as the 1st century was the establishment of a bishopric in Marseille. The first bishop known by name is 314 Oresius year. In 417 the diocese of Marseille is part of the ecclesiastical province of Arles. The monastery of Saint -Victor was 750-960, the residence of the Bishops of Marseille. Around 1150, the Notre Dame de la Major cathedral was built in the style of Provencal Romanesque. 1801 to 1822 the diocese was temporarily lifted. Between 1852 and 1893 next to the old Episcopal Church built in the Neo-Byzantine style new cathedral Sainte Marie Majeure arose. It has two domed towers and a 16 -meter-high central dome. In 1948, the survey of the archdiocese, 2002, the survey of the ecclesiastical province with the right listed suffragan dioceses.

Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice Ancient Diocese of Arles Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dijon Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Auch Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges Roman Catholic Diocese of Agen Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers Roman Catholic Diocese of Annecy Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley-Ars Roman Catholic Diocese of Blois Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban Roman Catholic Diocese of Moulins Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper Roman Catholic Diocese of Rodez Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Flour Roman Catholic Diocese of Soissons Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun Roman Catholic Diocese of Versailles Roman Catholic Diocese of Viviers

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