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Diocese of Angers

Dioecesis Andegavensis

Diocèse d'Angers
Angers Cathedral
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceRennes
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo
Statistics
Area7,166 km2 (2,767 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
783,000
566,000 (72.3%)
Parishes85
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established372
CathedralCathedral of St. Maurice in Angers
Patron saintSaint Maurice
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEmmanuel Delmas
Metropolitan ArchbishopPierre d'Ornellas
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Angers (Latin: Dioecesis Andegavensis; French: Diocèse d'Angers) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Angers. The diocese extends over the entire department of Maine-et-Loire.

It was a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Tours under the old regime as well as under the Concordat. Currently, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo.

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