Ordinariate for Byzantine Believers in France
| Ordinariate for Byzantine Believers in France | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Full professor | Michel Aupetit |
| Professor Emeritus | André Cardinal Vingt-Trois |
| founding | 1954 |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 45,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 616 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Church Slavic Ancient Greek |
| cathedral | Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral |
| Website | http://www.paris.catholique.fr/-ordinariat-des-catholiques-des- |
The Ordinariate for Byzantine Believers in France ( Latin : Galliae ), based in Paris, is responsible for the episcopal direction and jurisdiction over all Catholic Christians of the Byzantine rite in France , i.e. for immigrant members of the Uniate Byzantine Eastern Churches and their descendants.
history
The Ordinariate for Byzantine Believers in France was founded on June 16, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. built.
Ordinaries
- Maurice Cardinal Feltin , 1954–1967
- Pierre Cardinal Veuillot , 1967–1968
- François Cardinal Marty , 1968–1981
- Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger , 1981-2005
- André Cardinal Vingt-Trois , 2005-2018
- Michel Aupetit , since 2018