Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz
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Diocese of Metz Dioecesis Metensis Diocèse de Metz | |
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Exempt directly to the Holy See | |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,226 km2 (2,404 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,045,066 813,000 (77.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz |
| Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philippe Ballot |
| Bishops emeritus | Jean-Christophe Lagleize |
| Website | |
| metz-catholique.fr | |
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The Diocese of Metz (
prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, a de facto independent state ruled by the prince-bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in 1552; this was recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. It formed part of the province of the Three Bishoprics. Since 1801 the Metz diocese has been a public-law corporation of cult (French: établissement public du culte). The diocese is presently exempt directly to the Holy See
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History
Metz was definitely a bishopric by 535, but may date from earlier than that.[1] Metz's Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains is built on the site of a Roman basilica which is a likely location for one of the earliest Christian congregations of France.[2]
Originally the diocese was under the metropolitan of
immediately subject to the Holy See. As of 1910 there were about 533,000 Catholics living in the diocese of Metz.[citation needed
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When the
religious instruction according to diocesan guide lines.[citation needed
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Bishops
See also
References
External links
Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz at Wikimedia Commons- Website of the diocese
- Catholic hierarchy [self-published]
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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