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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Denis

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Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
9 October 1966

Area
  
236 km²

Patron saint
  
Denis

Cathedral
  
Basilica of St Denis

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
France

Bishop
  
Pascal Delannoy

Metropolitan archbishop
  
André Vingt-Trois

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 1,513,000 660,000 (43.6%)

Emeritus Bishops
  
Olivier de Berranger Bishop Emeritus (1996-2009)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis in France (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii in Francia; French: Diocèse de Saint-Denis en France) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles, and the Archdiocese of Paris. Its territory comprises the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. As of 2011, the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.

Bishop Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, appointed in 1996, resigned on Jan. 15, 2009.

Ordinaries

  • Jacques Le Cordier † (9 Oct 1966 Appointed - 1 Apr 1978 Retired)
  • Guy Gérard Deroubaix † (1 Apr 1978 Succeeded - 8 Jan 1996 Died)
  • Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado (6 Sep 1996 - 15 Jan 2009)
  • Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (11 March 2009 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis Wikipedia
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