Archdiocese of Monaco
| Archdiocese of Monaco | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Monaco |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Dominique-Marie David |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernard Barsi |
| founding | April 1868 |
| surface | 2.02 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 36,136 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 30,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,304 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Notre-Dame-Immaculée |
| Website | www.diocese.mc |
The Archdiocese of Monaco ( French Archidiocèse de Monaco , Latin Archidioecesis Monoecensis ) was created in 1981 and includes the entire Principality of Monaco . It is directly subordinate to the Holy See ( immediate ).
history
The Archdiocese of Monaco goes back to the Private Abbey of St. Nicholas and Benedict, which was spun off from the Diocese of Nice in 1868 . On March 15, 1887, the abbey was elevated to a diocese and on July 30, 1981 to an archdiocese.
Ordinaries of Monaco
- Romaricus Flugi from Aspermont OSB (1868–1871)
- Léandre de Dou OSB (1871–1874), Apostolic Administrator
- Hildebrand Marie Dell'Oro di Giosuè OSB (1874–1875)
- Laurent Biale (1875–1877), Apostolic Administrator (also Bishop of Ventimiglia )
- Émile Viale (1877-1878)
- Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret (1878-1887)
Bishops of Monaco
- Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret (1887–1901)
- Jean-Charles Arnal du Curel (1903-1915)
- Gustave Vié (1916-1918)
- Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes (1920–1924)
- Auguste-Maurice Clément (1924-1936)
- Pierre-Maurice-Marie Rivière (1936–1953)
- Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe (1953–1962) (also Bishop of Fréjus -Toulon)
- Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (1962–1971)
- Edmond Abelé (1972–1980)
Archbishops of Monaco
- Charles Amarin Brand (1981–1984) (later Archbishop of Strasbourg)
- Joseph-Marie Sardou TD (1985-2000)
- Bernard Barsi (2000-2020)
- Dominique-Marie David (since 2020)
See also
Web links
- Website of the Archdiocese of Monaco (French, Italian)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Monaco on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Monaco on gcatholic.org (English)