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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre

Coordinates: 48°53′27″N 2°11′45″E / 48.8907°N 2.1958°E / 48.8907; 2.1958
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Diocese of Nanterre

Dioecesis Nemptodurensis

Diocèse de Nanterre
Nanterre Cathedral
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceParis
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Paris
Statistics
Area175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2023)
1,625,917 Increase
973,550 (est.) Increase (59.9%)
Parishes75 Decrease
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 October 1966
CathedralCathedral of St. Genevieve and Saint Maurice in Nanterre
Secular priests160 (Diocesan) Decrease
98 (Religious Orders) Increase
66 Permanent Deacons Increase
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMatthieu Rougé
Metropolitan ArchbishopLaurent Ulrich
Bishops emeritusGérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese (in French)

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.

History

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In 1964, the French government created five new departments in the Île-de-France.

The diocese of Nanterre (Nemptodurensis) was created by Pope Paul VI on 9 October 1966, in the bull "Qui Volente Deo." The parish church of Saint-Geneviève[1] was designated as the new cathedral of the diocese.[2]

Bishops

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  • (1966–1982) : Jacques Marie Delarue[3]
  • (1983–2002) : François-Marie-Christian Favreau[4]
  • (2002–2013) : Gérard Antoine Daucourt[5]
  • (2014–2017) : Michel Aupetit[6]
  • (2018–present) : Matthieu Rougé (5 Jun 2018 Appointed[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moshe Sluhovsky, "The Development of the Cult of Sainte Geneviève," in: Patroness of Paris: Rituals of Devotion in Early Modern France Leiden-Boston: Brill 2023), pp. 11-28.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis, (in Latin), vol. 59 (Città del Vaticano 1967), pp. 212-214: "Ab archidioecesi Parisiensi atque a dioecesi Versaliensi eam territorii partem separamus, quae provinciam civilem complectitur vulgo Hauts-de Seine cognominatam, eaque novam dioecesim constituimus, a nomine urbis Nanterre Nemptodurensem appellandam, in qua nempe civitate Episcopus Sedem collocabit, cathedra sui magisterii in templo paroeciali collocata, quod est S. Genovefae dicatum."
  3. ^ Delarue, a native and priest of Paris, and Vicar-General of the diocese, was appointed bishop of Nanterre on 9 October 1966, by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated a bishop on 20 November 1966, by the coadjutor archbishop of Paris, Pierre Veuillot. He died on 23 August 1982. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin) vol. 58 (Città del Vaticano 1966), p. 1188: "die 9 Octobris. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Nemptodurensi, noviter erectae, R. P. D. Iacobum Delarue, Antistitem Urbanum, Vicarium Generalem archidioecesis Parisiensis.
  4. ^ Favreau had been Vicar-General of the diocese of Poitiers, then titular bishop of Turres Ammeniae (Numidia, Algeria) and auxiliary bishop of Bayonne (1972–1977), then coadjutor-bishop of La Rochelle (1977–1979) and finally bishop of La Rochelle (1979–1983). He was appointed bishop of Nanterre by Pope John Paul II on 8 September 1983. He resigned the diocese on 18 June 2002, at the age of 72. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 64 (1972), p. 784: "die 22 Novembris. — Titulari Episcopali Ecclesiae Ammeniensi R. P. D. Franciscum Favreau, Vicarium Generalem Pictaviensem, quem deputavit Auxiliarem Exc.mi P. D. Ioannis Pauli Mariae Vincent, Episcopi Baionensis." Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 75 (1983), p. 1010: "die 8 Septembris. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Nemptodurensi Exc.mum P. D. Franciscum Favreau, hactenus Episcopum Rupellensem."
  5. ^ Daucourt was appointed coadjutor bishop of Troyes in 1991,; he became the bishop in 1992. He was transferred to the diocese of Orléans in 1998. He was appointed bishop of Nanterre by Pope John Paul II on 18 June 2002. He was installed on 22 Septembeer 2002. He resigned the diocese on 14 November 2013, at the age of 72. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 94 (2002), p. 501: "die 18 Iunii. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Nemptodurensi Exc.mum P.D. Gerardum Daucourt, hactenus Aurelianensem Episcopum."
  6. ^ Michel Christian Alain Aupetit had been auxiliary bishop of Paris (2013–2014). On 4 April 2014, he was appointed bishop of Nanterre by Pope Francis. On 7 December 2017, Aupetit was named archbishop of Paris; he resigned on 2 December 2021. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 106 (2014), p. 322: "die 4 Aprilis.— Cathedrali Ecclesiae Nemptodurensi, Exc.mum D. Michaelem Aupetit, hactenus Episcopum titularem Maxitensem et Auxiliarem archidioecesis Parisiensis."
  7. ^ (in Italian) Rinunce e nomine. Église catholique Haut-de-Seine (Diocèse de Nanterre), "Qui est Mgr Matthieu Rougé ?;" (in French); retrieved: 22 March 2025.
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48°53′27″N 2°11′45″E / 48.8907°N 2.1958°E / 48.8907; 2.1958

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