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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
, is a
diocese
of the
Latin Rite
of the
Roman Catholic church
in
France
. The diocese corresponds in territory to the department of
Jura
. It was created in 1742, as a smaller area, mostly consisting of some parishes previously controlled by the
Abbey of Saint-Claude
. Under the
Concordat of 1802
it was included in the
Archdiocese of Besançon
; in 1822 it was again independent.
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