Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: Archidioecesis Parisiensis; French: Archidiocèse de Paris) is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on October 20, 1622. Before that date the bishops were suffragan to the archbishops of Sens.

Archdiocese of Paris

Archidioecesis Parisiensis

Archidiocèse de Paris
Location
Country France
Coordinates
Statistics
Area105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2017)
2,220,445
1,348,400 ( 60.7%)
Parishes106
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd century
(As Diocese of Paris)
1622
(As Archdiocese of Paris)
CathedralNotre-Dame de Paris
Patron saintSaint Denis
Saint Genevieve
Secular priests1,296
Current leadership
PopePope Francis
ArchbishopMichel Aupetit
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
paris.catholique.fr

History

Its suffragan dioceses, created in 1966 and encompassing the Île-de-France region, are in Créteil (Val-de-Marne), Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes (Essonne), Meaux (Seine-et-Marne), Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), and Versailles (Yvelines). Its liturgical centre is at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The archbishop resides on rue Barbet de Jouy in the 6th arrondissement, but there are diocesan offices in rue de la Ville-Eveque, rue St. Bernard and in other areas of the city. The archbishop is ordinary for Eastern Catholics (except Armenians and Ukrainians) in France.

The title of Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in 1674 for the archbishops.

Prior to 1790 the diocese was divided into three archdeaconries: France, Hurepoix, Brie.

Until the creation of new dioceses in 1966 there were two archdeaconries: Madeleine and St. Séverin.

The churches of the current diocese can be divided into several categories:

i) Latin Church parishes. These are grouped into deaneries and subject to vicars-general who often coincide with auxiliary bishops.

ii) Churches belonging to religious communities.

iii) Chapels for various foreign communities using various languages.

iv) Eastern-Church parishes and communities throughout France dependent on the Archbishop as Ordinary of the Ordinariate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites.

Bishops of Paris

To 1000

1000 to 1300

1300 to 1500

  • 1304–1319: Guillaume de Baufet
  • 1319–1325: Etienne de Bouret
  • 1325–1332: Hugues Michel
  • 1332–1342: Guillaume de Chanac (d. 1348)
  • 1342–1349: Foulques de Chanac
  • 1349–1350: Audoin-Aubert
  • 1350–1352: Pierre de Lafôret
  • 1353–1363: Jean de Meulent (also Bishop of Noyon)
  • 1362–1373: Etienne de Poissy
  • 1373–1384: Aimery de Magnac
  • 1384–1409: Pierre d'Orgemont, translated from bishop of Thérouanne
  • 1409–1420: Gérard de Montaigu, translated from Poitiers (1409)
  • 1420–1421: Jean Courtecuisse
  • 1421–1422: Jean de La Rochetaillée, translated to Rouen (1422)
  • 1423–1426: Jean IV de Nant, translated from Vienne (1423)
  • 1427–1438: Jacques du Chastelier(Châtelier)
  • 1439–1447: Denis du Moulin
  • 1447–1472: Guillaume Chartier
  • 1473–1492: Louis de Beaumont de la Forêt
  • 1492?–1492/1493?: Gérard Gobaille
  • 1492–1502: Jean-Simon de Champigny

From 1500

Archbishops of Paris

The Diocese of Paris was elevated to the rank of archdiocese on October 20, 1622.

Auxiliary bishops

See also

Notes

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  5. Harper, John N., "There are four saints named Landry in Catholicism. Who was ours?", Daily Advertiser, November 4, 2013
  6. Jouy le Moutier, cartes postales et photographies anciennes, page 4
  7. "New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians - Christian Classics Ethereal Library". Ccel.org. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. "La cathédrale Saint-Etienne d'Auxerre – 6. Guillaume de Seignelay". Catholique-sens-auxerre.cef.fr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. "chateauthierry". Association-gauthier.org. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. "Archbishop Jacques-Bonne Gigault de Bellefonds". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. "Archbishop Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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