Diocese of Nice
| Diocese of Nice | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Marseille |
| Diocesan bishop | André Marceau |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Jean Bonfils Louis Sankalé |
| surface | 4,283 km² |
| Parishes | 128 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 1,012,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 750,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 74.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 207 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 78 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,632 |
| Permanent deacons | 29 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 94 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 381 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate |
| address | 3 Av. Sevigne, 06105 Nice CEDEX 02, France |
| Website | www.nice.catholique.fr |
The Diocese of Nice ( Latin : Dioecesis Nicensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France , which extends over the area of the Alpes-Maritimes department .
history
According to tradition, the Diocese of Nice was founded in the 3rd century . St. Bassus is venerated as the first bishop and founder. The first known bishop is Armantius, who took part in a synod in Aquileia in 381 .
With the Concordat of 1801 it became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix and areas of the Diocese of Glandèves and the dioceses of Grasse and Vence were added to it.
In its history, the diocese was under the Archdiocese of Embrun until 1801 . Then it first belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Aix before it, as part of the Kingdom of Sardinia , belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Genoa from 1817 to 1860 . Then it returned under the roof of the Archdiocese of Aix. In 2002, the province of Aix was finally united with the Archdiocese of Avignon and the previously immediate Archdiocese of Marseille to form the ecclesiastical province of Marseille.
- Nice Cathedral
Exterior view
Choir view
pulpit
- The former cathedrals
