Diocese of Beauvais
| Diocese of Beauvais | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Reims |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacques Benoit-Gonnin |
| Vicar General | Rémi Hublier Bernard Grenier |
| surface | 5,860 km² |
| Parishes | 45 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 801.512 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 550,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 68.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 115 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,957 |
| Permanent deacons | 25 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 33 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 167 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint Pierre Cathedral |
| address | BP 20636 15 rue Jeanne Hachette 60026 Beauvais CEDEX |
| Website | www.oise.catholique.fr |
| Ecclesiastical province | |
Ecclesiastical province of Reims |
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The diocese of Beauvais ( Latin Dioecesis Bellovacensis , French Diocèse de Beauvais ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France with its seat in Beauvais , which extends over the area of the Oise department . In March 2010, Jacques Benoit-Gonnin was appointed bishop to succeed Jean-Paul James .
history
Saint Lucianus is considered the first bishop and founder of the diocese in the 3rd century . The Bishop of Beauvais was one of the Pairs of France in the Middle Ages . As a result of the French Revolution , the diocese was dissolved in 1801 and added to the diocese of Amiens . In 1822 it was rebuilt, with the areas of the Diocese of Noyon and the Diocese of Senlis being incorporated. In 1851 it was therefore renamed the Beauvais (-Noyon- Senlis ) diocese . The Saint Pierre Cathedral in Beauvais became the bishopric.
The Noyon Cathedral
See also
Web links
- Site of the Diocese of Beauvais (French)
- Entry on Beauvais diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)