Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise
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Diocese of Pontoise Dioecesis Pontisarensis Diocèse de Pontoise | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paris |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,248 km2 (482 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,210,640 879,770 (est.) (72.7%) |
| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 October 1966 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Malo in Pontoise |
| Secular priests | 149 (Diocesan) 47 (Religious Orders) 29 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benoît Bertrand |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Ulrich |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanislas Lalanne |
| Map | |
| 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. The commune of Pontoise is about 35 km (22 mi) northewest of Paris. Erected in 1966, the Diocese of Pontoise was split off from the Diocese of Versailles.[1] The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris.
As of 2021[update] , the diocese had one priest for every 4,488 Catholics.
History
[edit ]The diocese of Pontoise was created by Pope Paul VI, in the bull "Qui Deo Volente," on 9 October 1966, in carrying out the norms established by the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), as part of a restructuring of the two very populous dioceses of Paris and Versailles. It was also made desirable due to the redrawing of civil boundaries in the region of Paris.[2]
The first bishop of Pontoise, André Rousset, was appointed by the pope on 9 October 1966.[3] He had previously been titular bishop of Vaga (Africa Proconsularis, Tunisia) and Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles (1963–1966).
The first ordinations of new priests since its founding in 1966 occurred in 2011, when four men were ordained priests for the diocese.[4] The bull of foundation had required that all seminarians belonged to the diocesan territory in which they had their legal residence or in which the parish to which they belonged was situated.[5]
Cathedral
[edit ]The Church Saint-Maclou became the Diocese of Pontoise's cathedral when the diocese was created in 1966.[6] Exceptionally among French Catholic dioceses, Pontoise owns its own cathedral. Many cathedrals in the country are owned by the French state.[7]
Bishops of Pontoise
[edit ]- André Rousset (9 October 1966 – 19 November 1988)
- Thierry Romain Camille Jordan (19 November 1988 – 20 July 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
- Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin (30 November 2000 Appointed – 18 January 2003 Died)
- Jean-Yves Riocreux (5 May 2003 – 15 June 2012 (appointed Bishop of Basse-Terre)
- Stanislas Lalanne (31 January 2013 – 4 June 2024)
- Benoît Bertrand (4 June 2024 – )[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin) Vol. 59 (Città del Vaticano 1967), pp. 212-214.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 212: "cum sacrosanctum atque Oecumenicum Concilium Vaticanum II hoc praeceperit ut quam primum ad aptiorem finium dioecesium dispositionem deveniretur, attentis, si res posceret, circumscriptionum civilium limitibus, cumque Regio Parisiensis, quam vocant, in novas provincias civiles nuper descripta sit,...."
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 58 (1966), p. 1188.
- ^ "4 nouveaux prêtres ordonnés au diocèse de Pontoise, une première depuis 1966 ! | VOnews/vià95". vonews.fr (in French). 2023年10月27日. Retrieved 2024年06月05日.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 214: "Seminarii tirones ei Ecclesiae sint addicti in cuius territorio vel legitimum habeant domicilium, vel contineatur paroecia quae illos commendavit, attentis uniuscuiusque condicionibus."
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 213: "Denique ab eadem Ecclesia Versaliensi territorium civilis provinciae quam dicunt Val-d'Oise dividimus, in formamque novae dioecesis redigimus, Pontisarensis scilicet, ab urbe Pontoise, in qua Episcopus commorabitur ut in sua sede, cathedramque collocabit, in templo videlicet S. Maclovii; cui nempe, sic ut et ceteris, quae supra recensuimus, iura omnia facimus cathedralium sacrarum aedium."
- ^ "La cathédrale Saint-Maclou". Pontoise | Ville d'art et d'histoire (in French). Retrieved 2024年06月05日.
- ^ "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]. ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2024年06月04日. Retrieved 2024年06月05日.. L'Église catholique dans le Val-d'-Oise, Diocèse de Pontoise, "Biographie de l'évêque de Pontoise; (in French); retrieved 28 February 2025.
External links
[edit ]- (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016年12月24日.
- Catholic Hierarchy page
- Official Website page
