Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres

The diocese of Langres (Latin: Dioecesis Lingonensis ) is a located in France Roman Catholic diocese based in Langres. The bishop and the bishop's offices are located in Chaumont. The territory of the diocese corresponds to the department of Haute -Marne.

History

The diocese of Langres was built in the 3rd century as a suffragan of Lyon. In the Middle Ages it was one of the most important and richest dioceses of France. Its territory ranged in the south to Dijon, in the west to the gates of Auxerre. The bishops of Langres bore the title of Peer of France. For the religious life of the strong presence of the Cistercians was significant.

1731 Dijon was separated with the surrounding areas of Langres and elevated to the bishopric ( since 1822 Archdiocese ). The diocese of Langres was abolished after the French Revolution and the end of the Ancien Régime in the course of the Church's reorganization in 1801 and divided among the bishoprics of Dijon and Troyes. In 1822 it was rebuilt in the present boundaries. On 16 December 2002 Langres was reclassified from the ecclesiastical province of Lyon in the ecclesiastical province of Reims.

Vicar general Friar Langres Cathedral Concordat of 1801 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dijon Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Auch Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours Roman Catholic Diocese of Agen Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio 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 Digne Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap 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 Nice 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 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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