Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi (Lat: Archidioecesis Albiensis (-Castrensis-Vauriensis)), is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in southern France. The diocese comprises the whole of the department of Tarn and is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Toulouse. The current bishop is Pierre-Marie Joseph Carre, appointed in 2000. Originally erected in the 3rd century as the Diocese of Albi, the diocese at the time was the suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges. In 1678, the diocese was finally promoted to an Archdiocese. One significant holder of the post was Saint Salvius. After the concordat, the archdiocese was restored in 1822 to its former borders and title. In February 1922, the name was changed to the Archdiocese of Albi-Castres-Lavour, which it remains to this day