Archdiocese of Paris explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Paris
Latin:Archidioecesis Parisiensis
Local:French: ArchidiocĂšse de Paris
Coat:Arms of the Archdiocese of Paris.svg
Coat Size:120x100px
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8533°N 2.3493°W
Area Km2:105.4
Population:2,148,271
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:1,304,700
Catholics Percent:60.7
Parishes:106
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:3rd century
(As Diocese of Paris)
1622
(As Archdiocese of Paris)
Cathedral:Notre-Dame de Paris
Patron:Saint Denis
Saint Genevieve
Priests:598 (Diocesan)
473 (Religious Orders)
133 Permanent Deacons
Bishop:Laurent Ulrich
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Map:ArchidiocĂšse de Paris.svg

The Archdiocese of Paris (la|Archidioecesis Parisiensis; fr|ArchidiocĂšse de Paris) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on October 20, 1622. Before that date the bishops were suffragan to the archbishops of Sens.

History

Paris was a Christian centre at an early date, its first apostles being St. Denis[1] and his companions, Sts. Rusticus and Eleutherius. Until the Revolution the ancient tradition of the Parisian Church commemorated the seven stations of St. Denis, the stages of his apostolate and martyrdom:

Clovis founded, in honour of the Apostles Peter and Paul, a monastery to which the tomb of St. Genevieve drew numbers of the faithful, and in which St. Clotilde, who died at Tours, was buried.[2]

To form a conception of Paris in the tenth and eleventh centuries, one must picture a network of churches and monasteries surrounded by cultivated farm-lands on the present site of Paris. From the beginning of the twelfth century, the monastic schools of Paris were already famous. The episcopate of Maurice de Sully (1160-96), the son of a simple serf, was marked by the consecration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.[4]

The title of Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in 1674 for the archbishops.[5]

Prior to 1790 the diocese was divided into three archdeaconries: France, Hurepoix, Brie.

Until the creation of new dioceses in 1966 there were two archdeaconries: Madeleine and St. Séverin.[6] The reform reduced the diocese's size, losing the dioceses of Chartres, Orléans and Blois.[7]

Present day

Its suffragan dioceses, created in 1966 and encompassing the Île-de-France region, are CrĂ©teil, Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, Meaux, Nanterre, Pontoise, Saint-Denis, and Versailles. Its liturgical centre is at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The archbishop resides on rue Barbet de Jouy in the 6th arrondissement, but there are diocesan offices in rue de la Ville-Eveque, rue St. Bernard and in other areas of the city. The archbishop is ordinary for Eastern Catholics (except Armenians and Ukrainians) in France.

The churches of the current diocese can be divided into several categories:

Bishops of Paris

To 1000

1000 to 1300

1300 to 1500

From 1500

Archbishops of Paris

See main article: List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Paris.

Auxiliary bishops

See also

Bibliography

Reference works

Studies

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04721a.htm Stiglmayr, Joseph. "St. Denis." The Catholic Encyclopedia
  2. Encyclopedia: Georges Goyau . Paris . The Catholic Encyclopedia . XI . Robert Appleton Company . 1911 .
  3. Book: Dictionnaire Historique de Paris. 2013. Le Livre de Poche. 477. 978-2-253-13140-3.
  4. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14329c.htm Weber, Nicholas. "Maurice de Sully." The Catholic Encyclopedia
  5. Book: The History of Paris: From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Containing a Description of Its Antiquities, Public Buildings, Civil, Religious, Scientific and Commercial Institutions ... To which is Added, an Appendix: Containing a Notice of the Church of Saint Denis; an Account of the Violation of the Royal Tombs; Important Statistical Tables . 1825 . A. and W. Galignani . en.
  6. News: Times . Richard E. Mooney Special To the New York . 1966-10-21 . PARIS CATHOLICS REALIGN DIOCESES; Reorganization Is to Serve as Model for Large Cities . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-04-21 . 0362-4331.
  7. News: 1966-10-10 . HISTORIQUE DU DIOCÈSE ET DE LA PROVINCE DE PARIS . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2022-04-21.
  8. Web site: Saint Denis - bishop of Paris. Britannica.com. 23 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Saint Marcellus, Bishop of Paris, Confessor. November 1. Rev. Alban Butler. 1866. Volume XI: November. The Lives of the Saints. Bartleby.com. 23 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104062325/http://www.lasalle2.org/english/Resources/Publications/PDF/WritingsJBDLS/Med186.pdf . 2013-11-04 .
  11. Matthew Bunson and Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (2003), p. 202.
  12. https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2013/11/03/there-are-four-saints-named-landry-in-catholicism-who-was-ours/3436875/ Harper, John N., "There are four saints named Landry in Catholicism. Who was ours?", Daily Advertiser, November 4, 2013
  13. Fouracre, P., "Agilbert" in M. Lapidge, et al., (eds), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999
  14. Web site: CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Paris. Newadvent.org. 23 April 2018.
  15. Jouy le Moutier, cartes postales et photographies anciennes, page 4
  16. Web site: New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. I: Aachen - Basilians - Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Ccel.org. 23 April 2018.
  17. J. Depoin: "Essai sur la chronologie des Ă©vĂȘques de Paris, S. 17
  18. Web site: La cathĂ©drale Saint-Etienne d'Auxerre – 6. Guillaume de Seignelay. Catholique-sens-auxerre.cef.fr. 23 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080202194026/http://catholique-sens-auxerre.cef.fr/auxerre/article.php3?id_article=23. 2 February 2008.
  19. Web site: chateauthierry. Association-gauthier.org. 23 April 2018.

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