DIOCESE OF SAINT-ÉTIENNE

The 'Diocese of Saint-Étienne' is a Roman Catholic diocese in France, based in the city of Saint-Étienne in the Loire department.
It was established on 26 December 1970 out of the Archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne and consists of the arrondissements of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison, thus constituting the greater part of the department of the Loire.
The seat of the bishop is Saint-Étienne Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo (''Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Sainte-Étienne'').

Contents

List of bishops

Sources

List of bishops

★ Paul-Marie François Rousset, 1971 - 1987

★ Pierre Jacques Joatton, 1988 - 2006

★ Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun, 2006 onwards

Sources

★ Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Saint-Étienne

★ Diocese of Saint-Étienne official website