Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre

Diocese of Nanterre
Dioecesis Nemptodurensis
Diocèse de Nanterre

Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Paris
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris
Statistics
Area 175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,428,881
857,000 (60%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 9 October 1966
Cathedral Cathedral of St Genevieve and Saint Maurice in Nanterre
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal André Vingt-Trois
Emeritus Bishops Gérard Daucourt Bishop Emeritus (2002-2013)
François Favreau Bishop Emeritus (1983-2002)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre, is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles and the Archdiocese of Paris. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.

The see is currently vacant, after the resignation of Gérard Antoine Daucourt on 14 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 48°53′27″N 2°11′45″E / 48.8907°N 2.1958°E / 48.8907; 2.1958

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