Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley-Ars is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 5th century the diocese was renamed in 1988 from the former Diocese of Belley (Bellicium) to the Diocese of Belley-Ars. Coextensive with the civil department of Ain in the Region of Rhône-Alpes the diocese is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The seat of the bishop is at Belley Cathedral.