Archdiocese of Embrun

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Archdiocese of Embrun

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{{Short description|Former Roman Catholic archdiocese in France}}
{{Short description|Former Roman Catholic archdiocese in France}}
[[File:Embrun Cathédrale.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Embrun Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Embrun Cathédrale.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Embrun Cathedral]]]]
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Embrun''' was a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] jurisdiction located in southeastern [[France]], in the mountains of the [[Maritime Alps]], on a route that led from [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]] by way of [[Briançon]] to [[Turin]]. It had as [[suffragan]]s the [[Diocese of Digne]], [[Diocese of Antibes and Grasse]], [[Diocese of Vence]], [[Diocese of Glandèves]], [[Diocese of Senez]] and [[Diocese of Nice]]. Its [[Episcopal see|see]] was the Cathedral of [[Embrun Cathedral|Nôtre Dame]] in Embrun.
The '''Archdiocese of Embrun''' was a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] jurisdiction located in southeastern [[France]], in the mountains of the [[Maritime Alps]], on a route that led from [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]] by way of [[Briançon]] to [[Turin]]. It had as [[suffragan]]s the [[Diocese of Digne]], [[Diocese of Antibes and Grasse]], [[Diocese of Vence]], [[Diocese of Glandèves]], [[Diocese of Senez]] and [[Diocese of Nice]]. Its [[Episcopal see|see]] was the Cathedral of [[Embrun Cathedral|Nôtre Dame]] in Embrun.


The former Archdiocese of Embrun was suppressed after the [[French Revolution]]. It was replaced, under the [[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]] (1790) by a diocese which had the same boundaries of the civil ''departement'' in which it was located. The diocese was called 'Haute-Alpes', with its center at Gap.
The former Archdiocese of Embrun was suppressed after the [[French Revolution]]. It was replaced, under the [[Civil Constitution of the Clergy]] (1790) by a diocese which had the same boundaries of the civil ''departement'' in which it was located. The diocese was called 'Haute-Alpes', with its center at Gap.
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