Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
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Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,535 km2 (1,751 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 237,905 150,000 (63.0%) |
| Parishes | 525 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the See in Tarbes |
| Patron saint | Nativity of Mary |
| Secular priests | 97 (diocesan) 56 (religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolas Jean René Brouwet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Jean Louis Le Gall |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jacques Perrier (since 2012) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (Latin: Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis; French: Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes) is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. Until 2002 Tarbes was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Auch. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse.
The name of the diocese was changed from the Tarbes to the Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes on 20 April 1912.
The earliest known bishop of Tarbes appears to be Syagrius, who attended the Council of Nîmes in 394.
The Cathedral had been burned and seriously damaged in the French Wars of Religion by the Huguenots, and was a long time in being restored. The Cathedral had fourteen Canons. Until 1524 the Canons served under the Rule of Saint Augustine; thereafter they were secular canons. There were twelve prebendaries. The Chapter had an unusually large number of dignitaries: a Provost (which became dormant), eight Archdeacons, the Cantor, the Sacristan, the Chamberlain and the Infirmarius.
In 1676 the city of Tarbes, which was under the jurisdiction of the King of France, had approximately 2000 Catholic inhabitants. In the city were convents of the Franciscans (O.Min.), Carmelites, Capucines, and Doctrinarii; there was a convent of Ursuline nuns. Elsewhere in the diocese there were convents of Dominicans, Repenties, Capucines, Carmelites, and Minims of S. Francesco di Paola. There were also five houses of Benedictine monks: Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, Saint-Savin-in-Lavadan, Saint-Pé-de-Generest, Saint-Pierre-de-Tasque, and Saint-Orenz-de-Reulle.
Previous Bishops of Tarbes (-et-Lourdes) include:
Coordinates: 43°14′01″N 0°04′09″W / 43.2337°N 0.069125°W
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