Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Region of Aquitaine. Reorganized in 1802, it included, besides certain parishes of the Diocese of Dax and Tarbes, the Diocese of Oloron and Lescar. It was suffragan to the Archiepiscopal See of Toulouse from 1802 to 1822, thereafter to the Archiepiscopal See of Auch. Since the reorganization of the ecclesiastical structure of the Church in France by Pope John Paul II on 8 December 2002, the diocese of Bayonne-Lescar-Oloron has been suffragan to the Archbishop of Bordeaux.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayonne, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Region of Aquitaine. Reorganized in 1802, it included, besides certain parishes of the Diocese of Dax and Tarbes, the Diocese of Oloron and Lescar. It was suffragan to the Archiepiscopal See of Toulouse from 1802 to 1822, thereafter to the Archiepiscopal See of Auch. Since the reorganization of the ecclesiastical structure of the Church in France by Pope John Paul II on 8 December 2002, the diocese of Bayonne-Lescar-Oloron has been suffragan to the Archbishop of Bordeaux.