Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges is an ecclesiastical territory in central France with a long medieval heritage, centered in the city of Limoges and overseen by a bishop under the Archdiocese of Poitiers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
administrativeCenter Bishop’s residence in Limoges
belongsToConference French Bishops’ Conference
cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges
Limoges Cathedral
country France
currentStatus active
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
episcopalSee Limoges
establishedInCentury 3rd century
firstBishop Saint Martial of Limoges
linked to: Saint Martial
governedBy bishop
hasBishop Pierre-Antoine Bozo
hasCathedralChapter Chapter of Limoges Cathedral
hasCathedralDedication Saint Stephen
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasHeritage medieval ecclesiastical heritage
hasHistoricalImportance medieval Christianization of Limousin
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in Creuse
parishes in Haute-Vienne
hasOfficialReligion Catholicism
historicalRegion Limousin
isSubjectTo Holy See
jurisdictionType diocese
language French
liturgicalLanguage Latin
liturgicalTradition Western Christianity
locatedIn Limoges
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
central France
metropolitanSee Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers
overseenBy Bishop of Limoges
partOf Roman Catholic Church in France
patronSaint Saint Martial of Limoges
linked to: Saint Martial
province Ecclesiastical province of Poitiers
region Creuse
Haute-Vienne
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite
subordinateTo metropolitan archbishop of Poitiers
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes Department of Creuse
linked to: Creuse department

Department of Haute-Vienne
typeOfOrganization religious organization
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limoges Cathedral Saint-Étienne diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges
Abbey church of Saint-Valérie de Chambon-sur-Voueize governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges
Roman Catholic Diocese of Moulins borderedBy Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges