Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Auch
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Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez Archidioecesis Auxitanus-Condomiensis-Lectoriensis-Lomberiensis Archidiocèse d'Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,171 km2 (2,383 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 192,561 167,745 (87.1%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6th Century (As Diocese of Auch) 879 (As Archdiocese of Auch) 29 June 1908 (As Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary in Auch |
| Patron saint | Nativity of Our Lady |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Maurice Marcel Gardès |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Jean Louis Le Gall |
| Emeritus Bishops | Maurice Lucien Fréchard Archbishop Emeritus (1996-2004) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Auch, otherwise known in antiquity as Augusta Auscorum, is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in France. The archdiocese now comprises the department of Gers in south-west France. It now is officially Auch, Condom, Lectoure and Lombez. The archdiocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse, and the current bishop, who therefore does not wear the pallium, is Maurice Marcel Gardès, appointed in 2004.
Originally erected in the 6th century as the diocese of Auch, the diocese was elevated in 847 to an archdiocese. As a metropolitan see at the time, it had ten suffragan sees: Acqs (Dax) and Aire, afterwards united as the Diocese of Aire; Lectoure, later reunited with the Archdiocese of Auch; Couserans, afterwards united with the Diocese of Pamiers; Oloron, Lescar, and Bayonne, united later as the diocese of Bayonne; Bazas, afterwards united with the Archdiocese of Bordeaux; Comminges, united later with the Archdiocese of Toulouse; and Tarbes.
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