Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Pontoise
Latin:Dioecesis Pontisarensis
Local:Diocèse de Pontoise
Country:France
Province:Paris
Area Km2:1,248
Population:1,184,957
Population As Of:2015
Catholics:861,102 (est.)
Catholics Percent:72.7
Parishes:204
Denomination:Catholic Church
Established:9 October 1966
Cathedral:Cathedral of St. Malo in Pontoise
Priests:116 (diocesan)
68 (Religious Orders)
Bishop:Stanislas Lalanne
Metro Archbishop:Laurent Ulrich
Archdeacon:for one-->
Map:Diocèse de Pontoise.svg
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Pontoise (Latin: Dioecesis Pontisarensis; French: Diocèse de Pontoise) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the Diocese of Pontoise was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris., the diocese had one priest for every 4,677 Catholics.

The first ordinations since its 1966 founding occurred in 2011, when four men were ordained priests for the diocese.[1]

Cathedral

The Church Saint-Maclou became the Diocese of Pontoise's cathedral when the diocese was created in 1966. Exceptionally among French Catholic dioceses, Pontoise owns its own cathedral. Many cathedrals in the country are owned by the French state.[2]

Ordinaries

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-27 . 4 nouveaux prêtres ordonnés au diocèse de Pontoise, une première depuis 1966 ! VOnews/vià95 . 2024-06-05 . vonews.fr . fr-FR.
  2. Web site: La cathédrale Saint-Maclou . 2024-06-05 . Pontoise Ville d'art et d'histoire . fr.
  3. Web site: 2024-06-04 . L’évêque de Mende, Mgr Bertrand, va quitter le diocèse pour celui de Pontoise . The bishop of Mende, Msgr Bertrand, to leave diocese for that of Pontoise . 2024-06-05 . ici par France Bleu et France 3 . fr.