Diocese of Troyes
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Diocese of Troyes Dioecesis Trecensis Diocèse de Troyes |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,028 km2 (2,327 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 303,997 216,800 (71.3%) |
| Parishes | 44 ('new parishes') |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Troyes |
| Patron saint |
Saint Peter Saint Paul |
| Secular priests | 64 (diocesan) 16 (Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Marc Stenger |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thierry Jordan |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes (Latin: Dioecesis Trecensis; French: Diocèse de Troyes) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Troyes, France. The diocese now comprises the département of Aube. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reims. It was re-established in 1802 as a suffragan of the Archbishopric of Paris, it then comprised the départements of Aube and Yonne, and its bishop had the titles of Troyes, Auxerre, and Châlons-sur-Marne. In 1822 the See of Châlons was created and the Bishop of Troyes lost that title. When Sens was made an archdiocese, the episcopal title of Auxerre went to it and Troyes lost also the département of Yonne, which became the Archdiocese of Sens. The Diocese of Troyes covers, besides the ancient diocesan limits, 116 parishes of the ancient Diocese of Langres, and 20 belonging to the ancient diocese of Sens. On 8 December 2002, the Diocese of Troyes was returned to its ancient Metropolitan, the Archbishop of Reims.
There is one priest for every 2,710 Catholics (2014).
When Troyes was the seat of the Bishop as well as of the Comte de Champagne, there was always tension between the two in terms of power and influence. After 1314, when Louis de Navarre became King Louis X of France, the competition was more distant but the competitor far more powerful. The Capitular Church of Saint-Étienne became a royal church, and the King tolerated no interference from the Bishop in his prerogatives.
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