Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre

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.

Diocese of Nanterre Dioecesis Nemptodurensis Diocèse de Nanterre
Nanterre Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Paris
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Paris
Statistics
Area	175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,623,149 972,380 (59.9%)
Parishes	78
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
Secular priests	169 (Diocesan) 91 (Religious Orders) 63 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Matthieu Rougé
Metropolitan Archbishop	Laurent Ulrich
Bishops emeritus	Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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 - )

See also

• Catholic Church in France

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]}