Bishops of Digne, Riez and Sisteron
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Diocese of Digne (–Riez–Sisteron) Dioecesis Diniensis (–Reiensis–Sistariensis) Diocèse de Digne (–Riez–Sisteron) |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,986 km2 (2,697 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 163,500 112,800 (69%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | United: 15 February 1916 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Jerome |
| Patron saint |
Saint Domnin Saint Vincent of Digne |
| Secular priests | 30 (diocesan) 11 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean-Philippe Nault |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Georges Pontier |
| Emeritus Bishops | Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé François-Xavier Loizeau |
| Website | |
| http://eglise.catholique04.fr/ | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne (Latin: Dioecesis Diniensis; French: Diocèse de Digne) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, the diocese has been known as the Diocese of Digne (–Riez–Sisteron) since 1922. The diocese comprises the entire department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The diocese used to be a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles until 2002, but is now a suffragan of Marseille. The bishops have their throne in Digne Cathedral at Digne-les-Bains.
By the Concordat of 1801, this diocese was made to include the two departments of the Hautes-Alpes and the Basses-Alpes; and in addition it received the former Diocese of Digne, the Archdiocese of Embrun, the dioceses of Gap, Sisteron and Senez, a part of the dioceses of Glandèves and Riez, and fourteen parishes in the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles and the Diocese of Apt. In 1822 Gap was revived as an episcopal see, with its territory comprising the department of the Hautes-Alpes. The present Diocese of Digne, divested of the department of the Hautes Alpes, covers the territory formerly included in the Dioceses of Digne, Senez, Glandèves, Riez and Sisteron.
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