The Diocese of Créteil (
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
: ''Dioecesis Christoliensis'';
French: ''Diocèse de Créteil'') is a
Latin Church
, native_name_lang = la
, image = San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome.jpg
, imagewidth = 250px
, alt = Façade of the Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran
, caption = Archbasilica of Saint Joh ...
ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. Erected in 1966 from a subdivision of the
Archdiocese of Paris
The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France. ...
and the
Diocese of Versailles, the Diocese of Créteil remains a
suffragan diocese in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris.
Ordinaries
*Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères (9 October 1966 – 13 August 1981)
*François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. (13 August 1981 – 3 May 1997)
*Daniel Labille (25 March 1998 – 4 September 2007)
*
Michel Santier (4 September 2007
[ – 9 January 2021)][ – present)
]
See also
* Catholic Church in France
References
External links
* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
*
Creteil
1966 establishments in France
{{France-geo-stub