Bishopric of Beauvais
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Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Territory | Oise |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Reims |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,855 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 801,512 550,000 (est.) (68.6%) |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3rd century |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais |
| Patron saint | St. Lucian of Beauvais |
| Secular priests | 115 (diocesan) 24 (religious Orders) 25 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thierry Jordan |
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| Website | |
| oise.catholique.fr | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis (Latin: Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; French: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese encompasses the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reims. The current bishop is Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, appointed in 2010.
The Diocese of Beauvais was founded in the 3rd century, by St. Lucian (Lucianus, Lucien), according to a story first told in the 9th century. Gregory of Tours, who wrote in the second half of the 6th century, however, never speaks of the diocese of Beauvais or of any of its bishops. Neither does the name of Beauvais appear in the documents of any church council down to 695.
After 1015 each Bishop of Beauvais was simultaneously Count of Beauvais, and one of the Peers of France. Count Odo of Beauvais had given all of his lands in his county to Bishop Roger and the Church of Beauvais, with the consent of King Robert; he also made the bishop his heir to the county. The Bishop had a role in the coronation ceremony of the French king, and played a role in politics.
Bishop Roger II died during the First Crusade, Philip of Dreux was a participant in the Third Crusade and the Battle of Bouvines, and Pierre Cauchon was the leading judge in the trial of Jeanne d'Arc.
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