Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre

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, 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.

Diocese of Nanterre

Dioecesis Nemptodurensis

Diocèse de Nanterre
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical provinceParis
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Paris
Statistics
Area175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2015)
1,586,434
950,463 (59.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 October 1966
CathedralCathedral of St. Genevieve and Saint Maurice in Nanterre
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMatthieu Rougé
Metropolitan ArchbishopMichel Aupetit
Bishops emeritusGérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013)
François Favreau Bishop Emeritus (1983-2002)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Bishops
  • Jacques Marie Delarue † (20 Nov 1966 Ordained – 23 August 1982 Died)
  • François-Marie-Christian Favreau (1983 – 18 June 2002 Resigned)
  • Gérard Antoine Daucourt (22 Sep 2002 Installed – 14 November 2013 Resigned)
  • Michel Christian Alain Aupetit (4 Apr 2014 Appointed – 7 dec 2017)
  • Matthieu Rougé (5 Jun 2018 Appointed[1] - )

See also

References
  1. (in Italian) Rinunce e nomine


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.