Diocese of Meaux
| Diocese of Meaux | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Paris |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Yves Nahmias |
| Vicar General | Joseph Gilloots |
| surface | 5,931 km² |
| Parishes | 523 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,353,946 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 838.508 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 61.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 129 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 46 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,791 |
| Permanent deacons | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 59 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 300 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Etienne |
| address | BP 139 23 vol. Jean Rose 77107 Meaux CEDEX France |
| Website | eglisecatho-meaux.cef.fr |
Located in the Ile-de-France situated Diocese of Meaux ( Latin Dioecesis Meldensis , French Diocèse de Meaux ) was already in the 3rd century in Meaux founded and is today the oldest Suffragansitz the Metropolitan Diocese of Paris. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris since 1622 .
Before that, it had belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Sens since the time of Charlemagne .
Saint-Etienne cathedral in Meaux
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Meaux - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Meaux (French)
- Entry on the diocese of Meaux on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)