Catholic Church in France
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The Catholic Church in France, Gallican Church, or French Catholic Church, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the second century in unbroken co
Notre-Dame de Paris
Baptism of Clovis
Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont, given a late Gothic setting in this illumination from the Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, of c. 1490 (Bibliothèque nationale)
The papal palace in Avignon, where the popes resided from 1309 to 1376
Jean-Marc Aveline
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Jean-Marc Noël Aveline is a French Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Marseille since 2019. He was previously an auxiliary bishop there from 2013 to 2019. Pope Francis made him a cardina
Catholic Church in France
…France Notre-Dame de Paris Type National polity Classification Catholic Scripture Bible Theology Catholic theology Governance CEF Pope Leo XIV President Jean-Marc Aveline Primate of the Gauls Olivier de Germay Apostolic Nuncio Celestino Migliore Region Metropolitan France, Monaco Language French, Latin Headquarters…
Aveline in 2021
Aveline in 2025