The Roman Catholic Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (
Latin
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: ''Dioecesis Evriensis–Corbiliensis-Exonensis'';
French: ''Diocèse d'Evry–Corbeil-Essonnes'') is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Latin Rite
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in
France
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. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the
Diocese of Versailles. In 1988, the diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes. Currently the diocese remains a
suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Paris
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.
The current bishop is Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard who was appointed on 1 August 2017 by
Pope Francis
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.
Ordinaries
*
Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois (9 Oct 1966 Appointed – 13 Sep 1977 Resigned) (died 2 February 2017)
*Guy Alexis Herbulot (12 May 1978 Appointed – 15 Apr 2000 Retired)
*Michel Dubost, C.I.M. (15 Apr 2000 Appointed – 1 August 2017 Retired)
*Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard (1 August 2017 Appointed – )
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
*
List of Catholic dioceses in France
The Catholic Church in France mainly comprises a Metropolitan Latin Church hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, consisting of
* fifteen ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archdioceses (15)
** with a total of 80 s ...
References
External links
* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919'' retrieved: 2016-12-24.
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/devry.html
Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
1966 establishments in France
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