Diocese of Chartres
Diocese of Chartres | |
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)