Roman Catholic Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
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The Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon (Latin: Dioecesis Foroiuliensis–Tolonensis; French: Diocèse de Fréjus–Toulon) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast. The present diocese comprises the territory of the ancient Diocese of Fréjus as well as that of the ancient Diocese of Toulon. In 1957 it was renamed as the Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon.[1]
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Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon Dioecesis Foroiuliensis–Tolonensis Diocèse de Fréjus–Toulon | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Marseille |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,022 km2 (2,325 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,142,000 682,000 (59.7%) |
Parishes | 166 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th Century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Toulon |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint Léonce in Fréjus |
Patron saint | St. Leontius of Fréjus St. Mary Magdalene |
Secular priests | 216 95 religious priests |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Dominique Rey |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Marc Aveline |
Coadjutor | François Touvet |
Website | |
diocese-frejus-toulon.com |
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the département of Var constituted a diocese, absorbing the former ancient dioceses of Toulon, Fréjus, Grasse and Vence.[2] It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, re-established ineffectually by that of 1817, and definitively established in 1823,[3] when its assigned territory comprised once more the whole département of Var. A Papal Brief of 1852 authorized the bishop to assume the title of Bishop of Fréjus and Toulon. It was and has remained a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles,
The arrondissement of Grasse until 1860 belonged to the département of Var, when it was annexed to that of the Alpes-Maritimes. In 1886 it was separated from Fréjus and attached to the Diocese of Nice.
Since 16 May 2000, the Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon has been Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey.