Bishop of Nevers and Laon
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Diocese of Nevers Dioecesis Nivernensis Diocèse de Nevers |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dijon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Dijon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,816 km2 (2,632 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 232,700 183,900 (79%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Julitte in Nevers |
| Patron saint | St. Quiricus and St. Julietta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thierry Brac de La Perrière |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roland Minnerath |
| Emeritus Bishops | François Joseph Pierre Deniau Bishop Emeritus (1998-2011) |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers (Latin: Dioecesis Nivernensis; French: Diocèse de Nevers) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Nièvre, in the Region of Bourgogne.
Suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and united to the See of Autun, it was re-established in 1823 as suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens and took over a part of the former Diocese of Autun and a part of the ancient Diocese of Auxerre.
The Gallia Christiana mentions as first Bishop of Nevers St. Eladius, restored to health in the reign of Clovis by St. Severinus, Abbot of St. Maurice. According to Louis Duchesne, the first authentic bishop is Tauricanus, present at the Council of Epaon in 517.
A number of former bishops of Nevers are venerated as saints: St. Jerome (800-16) who rebuilt the cathedral in honour of the martyrs Quiricus and Julitta, which until then had been dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius. It is possible that in the 7th century three other saints occupied the See of Nevers: St. Diè (Deodatus), the same perhaps who died a hermit in the Vosges.
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