Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy
The Diocese of Nancy and Toul (Latin: Dioecesis Nanceiensis et Tullensis; French: Diocèse de Nancy et de Toul) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. After a considerable political struggle between Louis XV, Louis XVI, and the Dukes of Lorraine, the diocese was erected by Pope Pius VI on 17 December 1777. The Diocese of Nancy is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon.
Diocese of Nancy and Toul Dioecesis Nanceiensis et Tullensis Diocèse de Nancy et de Toul | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Besançon |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Besançon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,275 km2 (2,037 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 755,200 672,000 (89%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | United: 20 February 1824 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation in Nancy |
| Patron saint | The Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Heaven |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre-Yves Michel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Luc Bouilleret |
| Bishops emeritus | Jean-Louis Papin |
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