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Lyon, France, Archdiocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Founded in the 2century. Elevated to an archdiocese in the 3century. Name changed to the archdiocese of Lyon-Vienne on October 6, 1822, but back to simply Lyon on February 10, 2007. Suffragan dioceses include
- Annecy
- Belley-Ars
- Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise
- Grenoble-Vienne
- Saint-Etienne
- Valence, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
- Viviers
Notable bishops include
- Saint Aetherius
- Saint Agobard
- Saint Alpinus
- Saint Annemundus
- Saint Antiochus
- Saint Aredius
- Saint Aurelian
- Saint Elipidius
- Saint Eucherius
- Saint Felix
- Saint Gebuin
- Saint Genesius
- Blessed Pope Innocent V
- Saint Irenaeus
- Saint Justus
- Saint Lambert
- Saint Lupicinus
- Saint Lupus
- Saint Martin
- Saint Nicetius
- Saint Patiens
- Saint Priseus
- Saint Rusticus
- Saint Sardot
- Saint Sicarius
- Saint Stephanus
- Saint Viventiolus
See also
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- archdiocese of Lyon
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Entry for 'Lyon, France, Archdiocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/l/lyon-france-archdiocese-of.html. 1910.