Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours is an ecclesiastical territory in central France centered on the historic city of Tours, long associated with Saint Martin and notable as a significant medieval religious and pilgrimage site.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
associatedWithSaint Saint Gatianus ⓘ
Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Martin of Tours
belongsToConference Bishops' Conference of France ⓘ
cathedral Cathedral of Saint-Gatien of Tours ⓘ
Tours Cathedral ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentFunction territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
establishedInCentury 3rd century ⓘ
governedBy bishop of Tours ⓘ
governs clergy and faithful within its territorial boundaries ⓘ
hasCathedralDedication Saint Gatianus ⓘ
hasClericalRankOfOrdinary bishop of Tours ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus metropolitan archdiocese ⓘ
hasFirstBishop Saint Gatianus ⓘ
hasHistoricalFigure Gregory of Tours as bishop and historian ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in and around Tours ⓘ
hasLatinName Dioecesis Turonensis ⓘ
hasMajorShrine Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
hasNotableBishop Gregory of Tours ⓘ
Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Martin of Tours
hasPatronSaint Saint Gatianus ⓘ
Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Martin of Tours
hasPrimaryFeast feast of Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
hasSeeCity Tours ⓘ
historicalSignificance important religious center in medieval France ⓘ
major medieval pilgrimage center ⓘ
isPartOf Catholic Church in France ⓘ
isPilgrimageSiteFor devotion to Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
isSeatOf metropolitan archbishop of Tours ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Tours ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Indre-et-Loire ⓘ
locatedInRegion Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
metropolitanSeeOf Ecclesiastical province of Tours ⓘ
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Tours ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
subjectToCanonLaw Code of Canon Law ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
typeOfTerritory diocese ⓘ
usesCalendar General Roman Calendar ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basilica of Saint Martin → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours ⓘ
Basilica of Saint Martin → archdiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours
Saint-Gatien Cathedral → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours ⓘ
Ecclesiastical province of Lyon → historicalPrecedence → Primatial see of Gaul ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orléans → metropolitanSee → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours
Marmoutier Abbey → belongsToDiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours
Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Tours ⓘ