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Diocese of Amiens

Dioecesis Ambianensis

Diocèse d'Amiens
Amiens Cathedral
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceReims
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Reims
Statistics
Area6,277 km2 (2,424 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
571,154
498,000 (est.) (87.2%)
Parishes49
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd Century
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Amiens
Patron saintSt. Fermin of Amiens
Secular priests67 (diocesan)
8 (Religious Orders)
16 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGérard Le Stang
Metropolitan ArchbishopÉric de Moulins-Beaufort
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Amiens (Latin: Dioecesis Ambianensis; French: Diocèse d'Amiens) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Somme, of which the city of Amiens is the capital.

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