The Diocese of Pontoise (

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: ''Dioecesis Pontisarensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Pontoise'') is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. Erected in 1966, the Diocese of Pontoise was split off from the

Diocese of Versailles The Roman Catholic Diocese of Versailles (Latin: ''Dioecesis Versaliensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Versailles'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, in France. The diocese, headed by the Bishop of Versail ...

. , the diocese was a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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. The Church Saint-Maclou became the Diocese of Pontoise's

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when the diocese was created in 1966. , the diocese had one priest for every 4,677 Catholics. On Thursday 31 January 2013

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appointed Bishop

Stanislas Lalanne Monsignor Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne (born 3 August 1948 in Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the pref ...

of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis)''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Its Cathedral, ...

, in Coutances, France, to be Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise.

Ordinaries

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† (9 Oct 1966 Appointed – 19 Nov 1988 Resigned) *

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(19 Nov 1988 Succeeded – 20 Jul 1999 Appointed,

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) *

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† (30 Nov 2000 Appointed – 18 Jan 2003 Died) *

Jean-Yves Riocreux Monsignor Jean-Yves Riocreux (born 24 February 1946 at Marlhes) is the French Roman Catholic Bishop of Basse-Terre. Mgr Riocreux was appointed Bishop of Pontoise on 5 May 2003 and consecrated on 29 June 2003. He was appointed Bishop of Basse-Te ...

(5 May 2003 Appointed – 15 June 2012 Appointed,

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) *

(31 January 2013 Appointed – present); previously, Bishop of the

, in Coutances, France

References

External links

* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24.
''Official Website'' page
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Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-d'Oise ''dépa ...

1966 establishments in France