The Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre (
Latin: ''Dioecesis Portus Gratiae'';
French
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: ''Diocèse du Havre'') is a
diocese of the
Roman Catholic Church in
France. Erected in 1974, the episcopal see is
Le Havre Cathedral in the city of
Le Havre. The diocese comprises the
arrondissement of
Le Havre in the
department
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of
Seine-Maritime,
Normandy.
The diocese was created from territory of the
Archdiocese of Rouen, and remains
suffragan
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In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
to the parent diocese.
The current bishop is
Jean-Luc Brunin
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In politics:
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* Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician
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, appointed in 2011.
Bishops
*
Michel Marie Paul Saudreau (1974–2003)
*
Michel Jean Guyard (2003–2011)
*Jean-Luc Brunin (since 2011)
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
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References
External links
* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919'' retrieved: 2016-12-24.
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Christian organizations established in 1974
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1974 establishments in France