Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence
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Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles Archidioecesis Aquensis in Gallia et Arelatensis
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Marseille |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,580 km2 (1,770 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 879,000 (est.) 723,200 (est.) (82.3%) |
| Parishes | 120 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | by 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Aix Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Maximinus of Aix |
| Secular priests | 128 (diocesan) 19 (Religious Orders) 23 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Christophe Dufour |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Georges Pontier |
| Emeritus Bishops | Claude Feidt Archbishop Emeritus (1999–2010) |
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| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles (Latin: Archidioecesis Aquensis in Gallia et Arelatensis; French: Archidiocèse d'Aix-en-Provence et Arles; Occitan Provençal: Archidiocèsi de Ais de Provença e Arle or Archidioucèsi de z'Ais e Arle) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archepiscopal see is located in the city of Aix-en-Provence. The diocese comprises the department of Bouches-du-Rhône (minus the arrondissement of Marseilles), in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseilles and consequently the archbishop no longer wears the pallium.
After the Concordat, the Archdiocese gained the titles of Arles and Embrun (1822), becoming the Archdiocese of Aix (–Arles–Embrun) (Latin: Archidioecesis Aquensis in Gallia (–Arelatensis–Ebrodunensis); French: Archidiocèse d'Aix (–Arles–Embrun); Occitan Provençal: Archidiocèsi de Ais (–Arle–Ambrun) or Archidioucèsi de z'Ais (–Arle–Ambrun)). The dioceses of Fréjus and Toulon had been suppressed and parts of Toulon and Riez were attributed to Aix. But in the Concordat of 1817, Arles was reestablished as a metropolitanate (which lasted only until 1822, when it became suffragan to Aix), and the metropolitanate of Aix was assigned the suffragan dioceses of Fréjus (including Toulon, where its bishop now resides), Digne, and Gap. From 1838 to 1867 the diocese of Algiers was also suffragan (subordinate) to the Archbishop of Aix.
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