Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble
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Diocese of Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges Dioecesis Gratianopolitanus–Viennensis Allobrogum Diocèse de Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Metropolitan | Lyon |
| Archdeaconries | Archdiocese of Lyon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,467 km2 (2,883 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,197,000 787,000 (65.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Grenoble Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Notre-Dame de l'Assomption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Guy de Kerimel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Philippe Barbarin |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges (Latin: Diocesis Gratianopolitanus–Viennensis Allobrogum; French: Diocèse de Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in south-eastern France. The diocese, erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Grenoble, comprises the department of Isère and the former canton of Villeurbanne (Rhône), in the Region of Rhône-Alpes. In 2006, the name was changed from the diocese of Grenoble to the diocese of Grenoble–Vienne. The current bishop is Guy André Marie de Kérimel, appointed on June 10, 2006.
Before the French Revolution it was a suffragan diocese of the Archbishopric of Vienne and included the deanery or see at Savoy, which in 1779, was made a bishopric in its own right, with the episcopal seat at Chambéry.
By the Concordat of 1801, the bishop of Grenoble was made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Thirteen archipresbyterates of the former Archbishopric of Vienne were affiliated to the bishopric of Grenoble, and there were annexed to it some parishes in the Diocese of Belley–Ars, Diocese of Gap, Archdiocese of Lyon, and Diocese of Valence.
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