Catholic diocese in France
The Diocese of Saint-Étienne (Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Stephani ; French : Diocèse de Saint-Étienne ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church 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 (French : Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne ).
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