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Also known as

• Archidioecesis Avenionensis

Founded

• 4th century as the Diocese of Avignon

Elevated

• 21 November 1475 by Pope Sixtus IV
• 6 October 1922 by Pope Pius XI

Suffragans

Bishops

• Cardinal Laurent Fieschi
• Pope John XXII
• Saint Agricola of Avignon
• Saint Amandus of Avignon
• Saint Rufus of Avignon

Additional Information

• Archdiocese of Avignon
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• Google Maps

Notes

Changed from an archdiocese to a diocese on 29 November 1801, and merged with territory from nine dioceses that were suppressed during the persecutions of the French Revolution.