Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre
Diocese of Nanterre Dioecesis Nemptodurensis Diocèse de Nanterre | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paris |
Statistics | |
Area | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,428,881 857,000 (60%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 9 October 1966 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Genevieve and Saint Maurice in Nanterre |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michel Christian Alain Aupetit |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal André Vingt-Trois |
Emeritus Bishops |
Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013) François Favreau Bishop Emeritus (1983-2002) |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre (Latin: Dioecesis Nemptodurensis; French: Diocèse de Nanterre) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles and the Archdiocese of Paris. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.
Bishops
- Jacques Marie Delarue † (20 Nov 1966 Ordained - 23 Aug 1982 Died)
- François-Marie-Christian Favreau (1983 - 18 Jun 2002 Resigned)
- Gérard Antoine Daucourt (22 Sep 2002 Installed - 14 November 2013 Resigned)
- Michel Christian Alain Aupetit (4 Apr 2014 Appointed - )
See also
References
External links
- (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnanr.html [self-published]
Coordinates: 48°53′27″N 2°11′45″E / 48.8907°N 2.1958°E
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