Archdiocese of Poitiers
| Archdiocese of Poitiers | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Diocesan bishop | Pascal Wintzer |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Albert Rouet |
| surface | 12,989 km² |
| Parishes | 600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 801,601 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 652,731 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 81.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 171 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,606 |
| Permanent deacons | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 352 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | St. Pierre |
| address | 44 rue Jean-Jaures 86035 Poitiers CEDEX France |
| Website | www.poitiers.catholique.fr |
| Ecclesiastical province | |
Ecclesiastical Province of Poitiers |
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The Archdiocese of Poitiers ( Latin Archidioecesis Pictaviensis , French Archidiocèse de Poitiers ) is a bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in France , located in the south-west of the country and raised to the status of an archdiocese and metropolitan seat in 2002 . The seat is in the city of Poitiers . Territorial it extends over the two departments Deux-Sèvres and Vienne .
history
Poitiers has been a bishopric since the 3rd century . Agon is considered the first bishop . Known bishops the church teacher Hilary of Poitiers , which as a poet and hagiographer acting Venantius Fortunatus and Gilbert de Poitiers . The St. Pierre Cathedral was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was built in the 18th century as a hall church based on the Poitevinian Romanesque style and is a rather rare example of this type of building in the Gothic . In 1317 the dioceses of Maillezais and Luçon were split off from the diocese. On December 16, 2002 Poitiers was elevated to a metropolitan bishopric.
The current bishop has been Pascal Wintzer since his appointment in 2012 .
Ecclesiastical province
Structure of the ecclesiastical province of Poitiers since 2002:
- Archdiocese of Poitiers
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Poitiers (French)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Poitiers on catholic-hierarchy.org
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