Roman Catholic Diocese of Lescar

The former French Catholic diocese of Lescar, in south-western France, was suppressed after the French Revolution. Its see was Lescar Cathedral.

By the Concordat of 1801, its territory was divided between the diocese of Agen and the diocese of Bayonne.[1]

Bishops

Notes

  1. Lescar (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 0°26′02″W / 43.3331°N 0.4339°W / 43.3331; -0.4339

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