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Roman Catholic Diocese of Annecy

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The Diocese of Annecy (Latin: Dioecesis Anneciensis; French: Diocèse d'Annecy) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Saint-Gingolph VS, a town in the Swiss canton of Valais, is also part of the diocese. Originally erected in 1822, after the Concordat as a suffragan (ecclesiastical subordinate) of the archdiocese of Chambéry, the diocese of Annecy is composed of the entirety of the department of Haute-Savoie in the Region of Rhône-Alpes.

Diocese of Annecy

Dioecesis Anneciensis

Diocèse d'Annecy
Annecy Cathedral
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceLyon
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Lyon
Statistics
Area4,317 km2 (1,667 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2022)
829,017 Increase
528,000 (est.)
Parishes38 'new parishes'
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 February 1822
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter in Annecy
Patron saintSt. Francis de Sales
St. Peter in Chains
Secular priests80 (diocesan) Decrease
24 (Religious Orders) Decrease
26 Permanent Deacons Increase
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopYves Le Saux
Metropolitan ArchbishopOlivier de Germay
Bishops emeritusYves Boivineau
Website
Website of the Diocese

On 8 December 2002, the archdiocese of Chambéry was demoted to the rank of simple diocese, and along with its suffragan dioceses was transferred to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon.

The current bishop of Annecy is Yves Le Saux, appointed in 2022.

As of 2015 there was one priest for every 3,279 Catholics.

History

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From 1535 to 1801 the bishops of Geneva, exiled by the Reformation from Geneva, lived at Annecy. The canons of the cathedral Chapter of Geneva were also forced to migrate to Annecy, Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva, living in Annecy, from 1602 to 1622.

From 1801 to 1822, Annecy belonged to the Diocese of Chambéry and Geneva. Annecy was made an episcopal see on 15 February 1822, by the papal bull Sollicita catholici gregis.[1][2]

By the Treaty of Turin between the French Emperor, Napoleon III, and the King of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II, signed on 24 March 1860, Savoy and Nice were annexed by France.[3] On 31 December 1860, Pope Pius IX sent an apostolic brief to the archbishop of Chambéry and the bishop of Annecy, announcing that, inasmuch as they were now part of the French Empire, the terms of the apostolic letter of Pope Pius VII of 15 July 1801, and the bull "Ecclesia Christi" of 18 September 1801, now were held to apply to their dioceses as well.[4]

Notables of the diocese

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The memory of Bernard of Menthon, founder of the hospice of the Grand St. Bernard, is still honoured in the Diocese of Annecy.

Bishop Francis de Sales of Geneva and Jane Frances de Chantal founded the Congregation of the Visitation at Annecy in 1610. The house in Annecy was closed by the French revolutionary government in 1792, and not restored until 1824.[5] The remains of the founders are preserved in the Church of the Visitation at Annecy.

The ancient Benedictine abbey of Talloires is near the Lac d'Annecy.[1]

Bishops of Annecy

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  • Claude-François de Thiollaz (21 Apr 1822 Appointed – 14 Mar 1832 Died)[6]
  • Pierre-Joseph Rey (1832–1842)[7]
  • Louis Rendu (25 Aug 1842 Appointed – 28 Aug 1859 Died)[8]
  • Charles-Marie Magnin (11 Dec 1860 Appointed – 14 Jan 1879 Died)[9]
  • Louis-Romain-Ernest Isoard (9 May 1879 Appointed – 3 Aug 1901 Died)[10]
  • Pierre-Lucien Campistron (1902–1921)[11]
  • Florent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la Villerabel (21 Nov 1921 Appointed – 1940)[12]
  • Auguste-Léon-Alexis Cesbron (30 Sep 1940 Appointed – 13 Jul 1962 Died)
  • Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage (28 Sep 1962 Appointed – 27 Sep 1983 Retired)
  • Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (19 May 1984 Appointed – 2000)[13]
  • Yves Boivineau (7 May 2001 Appointed – 27 Jun 2022 Retired)
  • Yves Le Saux (27 Jun 2022 Appointed – present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Goyau, Pierre-Louis-Théophile-Georges (1907). "Diocese of Annecy". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Pope Pius VII, "Sollicita catholici gregis," in: Bullarii Romani continuatio: Tomus decimus quintus continens pontificatus Pii 7. annum decimum nonum ad vicesimum quartum, (in Latin) Volume 15 (Roma: 1853), pp. 391-395.
  3. ^ Edward Hertslet, The Map of Europe by Treaty: 1828-1863 (Butterworths, 1875), pp. 1429-1431.
  4. ^ Pii IX pontificis maximi Acta, (in Latin), Pars Prima pp. 216-219.
  5. ^ Emile Bougaud, Histoire de Sainte Chantal et des origines de la Visitation, (in French), 7h edition, Volume 1 (Paris: Pouissielgue, 1870), "Chapitre XIII", pp. 451-499. Raphael Pernin, "Visitation Order," in: The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912); retrieved: 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ De Thiollaz: Biografía eclesiástica completa, (in Spanish), Volume 28 (Madrid: Eusebio Aguado, 1867), pp. 952-954. Nestor Albert, Histoire de Mgr. C.-F. de Thiollaz, premier évêsque d'Annecy (1752-1832) et du rétablissement de ce siège épiscopal (1814-1824), (in French), Volumes 1-2 (Paris: H. Champion, 1907). Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 77.
  7. ^ Rey had been Bishop of Pinerolo (1824–1832). He was nominated bishop of Annecy by King Charles Albert of Sardinia on 13 June 1832, and confirmed by Pope Gregory XVI on 2 July 1832. He died on 31 January 1842. J. Ruffin, Vie de Pierre-Joseph Rey, Évêque d'Annecy, (in French) (Paris: H. Vrayet de Surcy 1858). Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, pp. 77, 307. Baud & Binz (1985), pp. 207-208.
  8. ^ Rendu had been a canon of the cathedral of Chambéry. Silvia Cavicchioli, Luigi Provero, Public Uses of Human Remains and Relics in History, (New York: Routledge 2019), pp. 71-72. Louis Rendu, Théorie des glaciers de la Savoie, (in French), (Chambéry: Puthod, 1840). Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 77. Baud & Binz (1985), pp. 209-211.
  9. ^ Magnin: Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, p. 105. Baud & Binz (1985), pp. 225-230.
  10. ^ Isoard : Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, p. 105. Baud & Binz (1985), pp. 230-238.
  11. ^ Campistron was nominated by the French government on 13 May 1902, and confirmed by Pope Leo XIII on 9 June 1902. He died on 22 August 1921. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, p. 105.
  12. ^ On 11 May 1940, Bishop du Bois was appointed Archbishop of Aix. As archbishop, he was an ardent supporter of Marshal Philippe Pétain. Donna F. Ryan, The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France (University of Illinois Press, 1996), p. 259. Jean-Louis Clément, Les évêques au temps de Vichy: loyalisme sans inféodation : les relations entre l'Eglise et l'Etat de 1940 à 1944, (in French) (Paris: Editions Beauchesne, 1999), pp. 68, 156-157.
  13. ^ On 25 April 2000, Bishop Barbieer was appointed Archbishop of Bourges.

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