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Diocese Of Annecy
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Annecy (Latin: ''Dioecesis Anneciensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Annecy'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Saint-Gingolph VS, a town in the Swiss canton of Valais, is also part of the diocese. Originally erected in 1822, after the Concordat as a subdivision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry, the diocese comprises the entirety of the department of Haute-Savoie in the Region of Rhône-Alpes. Only recently, in 2002, did the metropolitan change. The diocese is now suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lyon. The current bishop is Yves Le Saux, appointed in 2022. As of 2015 there was one priest for every 3,279 Catholics. History From 1535 to 1801 the bishops of Geneva, exiled by the Reformation from Geneva, lived at Annecy. St. Francis de Sales was Bishop of Annecy from 1602 to 1622. From 1801 to 1822, Annecy belonged to the Diocese of Chambéry and Geneva, but was made an episcopal see 15 February 1822, by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annecy Cathedral
Annecy Cathedral ( French: ''Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy'') is a Roman Catholic church located in Annecy, France. The cathedral is a national monument. The church was erected at the beginning of the 16th century by Jacques Rossel as a chapel for a Franciscan priory. During the French Revolution, the building was used as a temple of the Goddess Reason. It was raised to the status of a cathedral in 1822, when the Diocese of Annecy was established from the Diocese of Chambéry. The organ of the cathedral was built by Nicolas-Antoine Lété, an organ builder of the French king, in 1840–1842.Association des amis de l'orgue - Annecy, http://www.orgue-cathedrale-annecy.fr/ External links Location References Annecy Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
