Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise
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The Diocese of Pontoise (Latin: Dioecesis Pontisarensis; French: Diocèse de Pontoise) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the Diocese of Pontoise was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris. As of 2013[update], the diocese had one priest for every 4,677 Catholics.
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Diocese of Pontoise Dioecesis Pontisarensis Diocèse de Pontoise | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,248 km2 (482 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,184,957 861,102 (est.) (72.7%) |
Parishes | 204 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 9 October 1966 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Malo in Pontoise |
Secular priests | 116 (diocesan) 68 (Religious Orders) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Stanislas Lalanne |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Ulrich |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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The first ordinations since its 1966 founding occurred in 2011, when four men were ordained priests for the diocese.[1]