Diocese of Nanterre Dioecesis Nemptodurensis Diocèse de Nanterre  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| 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 | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Ulrich | 
| Bishops emeritus | Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013) | 
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| 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.
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]
 
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