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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap-Embrun
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The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis; French: Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France.[1]
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Diocese of Gap and Embrun Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Marseille |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,643 km2 (2,179 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 141,500 121,300 (85.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre-Dame and Saint Arnoux in Gap |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Xavier Malle |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Marc Aveline |
Bishops emeritus | Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri (2003-2017) |
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Website | |
diocesedegap.fr |
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The episcopal see is Gap Cathedral, in the city of Gap. It has a co-cathedral, the Co-cathédrale of Notre Dame in Embrun. The diocese also has a minor basilica, the Basilique Notre-Dame du Laus, in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus. The Diocese of Gap and Embrun is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille.
The current bishop is Jean-Michel di Falco.