Diocese of Oloron

The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Oloron was a Latin rite bishopric in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Aquitaine region of south-west France, from the 6th to the 19th century.

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The Way of St James passes through Oloron going to Santiago.

The episcopal see of the bishops of Oloron was in Oloron Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, now in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The former Cathedralcathedral has now reverted to a parish church, Ancienne cathédrale Sainte-Marie.

Another significant building is Chateau de Lamothe, dating from the early 12th century, when a Moorish fortification on the hill, was destroyed as the French drove the Moorish forces from France, and rebuilt to serve as the summer residence for the bishops of Oloron, a role it filled for 600 years.

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