Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise

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. As of 2021, the diocese had one priest for every 4,488 Catholics.

Diocese of Pontoise

Dioecesis Pontisarensis

Diocèse de Pontoise
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceParis
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Paris
Statistics
Area1,248 km2 (482 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,210,640
879,770 (est.) (72.7%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 October 1966
CathedralCathedral of St. Malo in Pontoise
Secular priests149 (Diocesan)
47 (Religious Orders)
29 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBenoît Bertrand
Metropolitan ArchbishopLaurent Ulrich
Bishops emeritusStanislas Lalanne
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

Cathedral

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "4 nouveaux prêtres ordonnés au diocèse de Pontoise, une première depuis 1966 ! | VOnews/vià95". vonews.fr (in French). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ "La cathédrale Saint-Maclou". Pontoise | Ville d'art et d'histoire (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "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). 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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