Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the department of Jura. It was created in 1742[1], as a smaller area, mostly consisting of some parishes previously controlled by the Abbey of Sainte-Claude[2]. Under the Concordat of 1802 it was included in the Archdiocese of Besançon; in 1822 it was again independent.
It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besançon, having in the past been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lyon. Its see is Saint-Claude Cathedral. Current bishop - Vincent Jordy - appointed at July 22, 2011.
Bishops
- Joseph de Méallet de Fargues 1742-1785
- Jean-Baptiste Chabot 1785-1801.
- François Xavier Moyse (François-Xavier Moïse) 1791-1793, constitutional bishop
- Vacant
- Antoine Jacques de Chamon 1823-1851
- Jean Pierre Mabile 1851-1858, also bishop of Versailles
- Charles Jean Fillion 1858-1862, also bishop of Le Mans
- Louis Anne Nogret 1862-1880
- César-Joseph Marpot 1880-1898
- François-Alexandre Maillet 1898-1925
- Rambert-Irénée Faure 1926-1948
- Claude-Constant Marie Flusin 1948-1975
- Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne 1975-1994
- Yves François Patenôtre 1994-2004, also archbishop of Sens
- Jean-Marie-Henri Legrez, O.P. 2005-2011; named Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi, France on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
- Vincent Jordy 2011-present[3]
Notes
- ^ Saint-Claude (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint-Claude
- ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27843.php?index=27843&lang=en
External links
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in France
- Religious organizations established in 1742
- Dioceses established in the 18th century
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