Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Nanterre | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Nemptodurensis |
Local: | Diocèse de Nanterre |
Country: | France |
Province: | Paris |
Area Km2: | 175 |
Population: | 1,586,434 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Catholics: | 950,463 |
Catholics Percent: | 59.9 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 9 October 1966 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Genevieve and Saint Maurice in Nanterre |
Bishop: | Matthieu Rougé |
Metro Archbishop: | Laurent Ulrich |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013) |
Map: | Diocèse de Nanterre.svg |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
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.