Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre
The Diocese of Nanterre (Latin: Dioecesis Nemptodurensis; French: Diocèse de Nanterre) is a Latin diocese of the 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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,586,434 950,463 (59.9%) |
| 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 | Matthieu Rougé |
| Bishops emeritus | Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013) François Favreau Bishop Emeritus (1983-2002) |
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| 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
- (in Italian) Rinunce e nomine
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]
| Province of Besançon | |
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| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
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