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Diocese of Saint-Étienne
Dioecesis Sancti Stephani
Diocèse de Saint-Étienne
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| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lyon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lyon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,035 km2 (1,172 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 591,628 464,000 (est.) (78.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 December 1970 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo in Saint-Étienne |
| Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sylvain Bataille |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Olivier de Germay |
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The Diocese of Saint-Étienne (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Stephani; French: Diocèse de Saint-Étienne) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic ChurchinFrance, 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 (French: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne).
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| Province of Bordeaux |
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| Province of Dijon |
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| Province of Lille |
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| Province of Lyon |
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| Province of Montpellier |
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| Province of Martinique |
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| Province of Papeete |
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| Province of Noumea |
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| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics |
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