Diocese of Chartres
| Diocese of Chartres | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tours |
| Diocesan bishop | Philippe Christory |
| surface | 5,940 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 433,815 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 277,159 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 63.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,553 |
| Permanent deacons | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 216 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres |
| Website | www.diocese-chartres.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres ( Latin Dioecesis Carnutensis , French Diocèse de Chartres ) is an in France situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Chartres .
history
The Diocese of Chartres was established in the 3rd century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Sens as a suffragan . On October 20, 1622, the Diocese of Chartres was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Paris as a suffragan. The Diocese of Chartres gave up on June 25, 1697 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Blois . On November 29, 1801, the Diocese of Chartres was dissolved and the area was incorporated into the Diocese of Versailles . The Diocese of Chartres was re-established on October 6, 1822 by Pope Pius VII with the Apostolic Constitution Paternae charitatis . On December 16, 2002, the Diocese of Chartres was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tours as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Chartres (French)
- Entry on the Diocese of Chartres on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
