The Archdiocese of Rouen ( Latin: Archidioecesis Rothomagensis ) is the archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Rouen ( France ). The Archdiocese of Rouen extends its jurisdiction to Rouen County and Dieppe County . The Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Rouen is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary .
| Archdiocese of Rouen | |
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| Archidioecesis rothomagensis | |
 Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Rouen , France | |
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| Main city | Rouen |
| A country |  France |
| Established | III century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Parishes | 56 |
| Diocese Square | 4228 km² |
| Diocese population | 851,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 688,000 people |
| Share of Catholics | 80.8% |
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The Archbishop of Rouen has the honorary title of Primate of Normandy , which was confirmed after a dispute with Lyon Pope Calixtus III in 1457 and 1468.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
- 3 notes
- 4 Source
- 5 Links
History
The Rouen diocese was created in the III century. In the Rouen Cathedral, lists of the bishops of Rouen Liber Eburneus (beginning of the 10th century) and Liber Niger (1079) are kept. According to Liber Eburneus, the first bishop of Rouen was Saint Mellonius. Liber Niger and later lists are called the first bishop of Rouen Nicasia. In the 4th century, the bishop of Rouen was a friend of Saints Martin of Tours and Peacock of Nolan, Saint Victorius , who wrote a treatise on veneration of the relics of De Laude Sanctorum and went to preach Christianity in England.
In the 5th-6th centuries, the diocese of Rouen was elevated to the rank of archdiocese. In the VI century, the bishop of Rouen was Saint Prestatus , who in 557 was expelled from Rouen by the Frankish King Chilperic I. In 584, the Prestatus returned to Rouen, and later on February 24, 586, he was stabbed to death near the altar on the orders of Queen Fredegonda .
In 744, Bishop Grimont received pallium from Pope Zachariah . In the VIII century, Saint Remigius was the first in France to introduce the Latin rite in his archdiocese, instead of the previously used Gallican rite .
In the 11th century, Archbishop Maurillius fought against the teachings of Bernard of Tours, which had spread in Rouen. In 1160, the construction of the cathedral began in Rouen, which later survived numerous fires. From 1330–1338, the Archbishop of Rouen was Pierre Roger, the future Pope Clement VI . In 1371, the Holy See freed the head priest of the Rouen Cathedral from the secular and spiritual authority of the Rouen archbishop.
On April 16, 1562, during the religious wars, the Huguenots captured Rouen and devastated many city churches. On October 26 of the same year, Rouen was released from Protestants.
After the outbreak of the French Revolution, the Rouen archbishop Cardinal Dominic de la Rochefoucault left France. On November 29, 1801 , after concordat with France, Pope Pius VII issued the bull Qui Christi Domini , to whom he transferred part of the territory of the Rouen archdiocese to the dioceses of Versailles , Evreux and Beauvais . On July 6, 1974, the Archdiocese of Rouen transferred part of its territory to the Diocese of Le Havre .
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
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Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, pp. 613-615 (lat.)
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi , vol. 1 , pp. 425-426; vol. 2 , p. 225; vol. 3 , p. 287; vol. 4 , p. 298; vol. 5 , p. 336; vol. 6 , p. 359 (lat.)