Catholic Diocese of Verdun

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Diocese of Verdun
Dioecesis Virodunensis
Statistics
Country: France
Metropolitan: Besançon
Rite: Latin
Area: 6,216 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
192,000 (2004)
170,000 (88%)
Cathedral: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun
Ordinaries
Bishop: François Paul Marie Maupu

The Diocese of Verdun is a territorial subdivision of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is subdivided into 577 parishes.

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[edit] History

The diocese dates back to the 4th century. On November 29, 1801 it was suppressed and added to the Diocese of Nancy. On October 6, 1822 the diocese was re-established. Until 1801, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Trier.

See also: Bishopric of Verdun


[edit] Ordinaries

[edit] Fourth century

[edit] Fifth century

[edit] Sixth century

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[edit] Seventeenth century

  • 1610-1622 : Charles de Lorraine (1592 † 1631), nephew of predecessor
  • 1623-1661 : François de Lorraine (1599 † 1672), brother of predecessor
  • 1667-1679 : Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
  • 1681-1720 : Hippolyte de Béthune

[edit] Eighteenth century

  • 1721-1754 : Charles-François D'Hallencourt
  • 1754-1769 : Aymar-Fr.-Chrétien-Mi. de Nicolai
  • 1770-1793 : Henri-Louis Rene Desnos

[edit] After the Concordat

[edit] 20th century

[edit] 21st century

  • From 2000 : François Paul Marie Maupu

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Son of Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, cousin of predecessor.
  2. ^ Son of René II, Duke of Lorraine.
  3. ^ (1561-1587), bishop of Toul from 1580 to 1587, son of Nicolas de Mercoeur.
  4. ^ (1576-1623), son of Nicolas de Mercoeur.

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