Archbishop of Rouen
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Archdiocese of Rouen Archidioecesis Rothomagensis Archidiocèse de Rouen |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rouen |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,228 km2 (1,632 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 868,500 652,000 (75.1%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Rouen |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Our Lady |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Dominique Lebrun |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Archbishop of Rouen's ecclesiastical province comprises the majority of Normandy. The Archbishop of Rouen is Dominique Lebrun.
According to legend, developed in the XI century, the diocese was founded by Nicasius, a disciple of St. Denis who was martyred after arriving in Normandy towards the end of the first century on a mission from Pope Clement I. Most of the episcopal lists of the diocese of Rouen, however, omit Nicasius' name. Rouen became an archdiocese probably around 744 with the accession of Grimo. Archbishop Franco baptized Rollo of Normandy in 911, and the archbishops were involved in the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Normandy was annexed to France in 1204, and Rouen was later occupied by England from 1419 to 1449 during the Hundred Years' War. In 1562 the city was briefly captured by Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion.
The suffragan dioceses of Rouen in the Middle Ages were Évreux, Avranches, Seès, Bayeux, Lisieux, and Coutances. Today its suffragans are: Diocese of Évreux, Diocese of Bayeux, Diocese of Coutances, Diocese of Le Havre, Diocese of Sées.
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