Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun
| Diocese of Verdun Dioecesis Virodunensis Diocèse de Verdun | |
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Verdun Cathedral and Cloister | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Besançon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Besançon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,211 km2 (2,398 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 197,700 173,300 (87.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Restored on 6 October 1822 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame de Verdun |
| Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Heaven |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean-Paul Gusching |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Luc Bouilleret |
| Emeritus Bishops | François Maupu |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. Currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besançon, the diocese corresponds to the department of Meuse in the Region of Lorraine. The diocese is subdivided into 577 parishes.
History
The diocese dates back to the 4th century. Traditionally the city was first evangelized around 332 by St. Sanctinus, Bishop of Meaux, who became the first bishop. Sanctinus erected the first Christian oratory dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul[1][2]:pp.22–23
"Other bishops worthy of mention are: St. Possessor (470-86); St. Firminus (486-502); St. Vitonus (Vanne) (502-29); St. Désiré (Desideratus) (529-54), St. Agericus (Airy) (554-91), friend of St. Gregory of Tours and of Fortunatus; St. Paul (630-48), formerly Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery of Tholey in the Diocese of Trier; and St. Madalvaeus (Mauve) (753-76)."[3]
Until 1801 Verdun was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Trier. On November 29, 1801 it was suppressed and added to the Diocese of Nancy. On October 6, 1822 the diocese was re-established.
After the Concordat
- 1823-1830 : Etienne-Bruno-Marie d'Arbou
- 1826-1831 : François-Joseph de Villeneuve-Esclapon
- 1832-1836 : Placide-Bruno Valayer
- 1836-1844 : Augustin-Jean Le Tourneur
- 1844-1866 : Louis Rossat
- 1867-1884 : Augustin Hacquard
- 1884-1887 : Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard
- 1887-1901 : Jean-Pierre Pagis
- 1901-1909 : Louis-Ernest Dubois
20th century
- 1910-1913 : Jean Arturo Chollet
- 1914-1946 : Charles-Marie-André Ginisty
- 1946-1963 : Marie-Paul-Georges Petit
- 1963-1986 : Pierre Francis Lucien Anatole Boillon
- 1987-1999 : Marcel Paul Herriot
21st century
- From 2000 : François Paul Marie Maupu
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Les grands sites religieux du diocèse de Verdun au Moyen-Âge". Diocèse de Verdun.
- ↑ Healy, Patrick (2006). The Chronicle of Hugh of Flavigny: Reform and the Investiture Contest in the Late Eleventh Century. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-5526-8.
- ↑ "Diocese of Verdun". CatholiCity. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 49°09′34″N 5°22′56″E / 49.15944°N 5.38222°E