thumb|350x350px|Dioceses in the Kingdom of France in 1789. Metropolises are territories under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop, also known as provinces because they originate from the Roman provinces administered by the first bishops after the fall of the Roman Empire.
thumb|350x350px|Dioceses in the Kingdom of France in 1789. Metropolises are territories under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop, also known as provinces because they originate from the Roman provinces administered by the first bishops after the fall of the Roman Empire