Roman Catholic Diocese of Versailles
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Diocese of Versailles Dioecesis Versaliensis Diocèse de Versailles |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paris |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paris |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,270 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,441,147 935,000 (64.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 November 1801 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Louis in Versailles |
| Patron saint | St. Louis IX of France |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Éric Aumonier |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal André Vingt-Trois |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jean-Charles Thomas Bishop Emeritus (1988-2001) |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Versailles (Latin: Dioecesis Versaliensis; French: Diocèse de Versailles) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, in France. The diocese, headed by the Bishop of Versailles, was established in 1801. Until then, its territory had mostly been part of the Archdiocese of Paris and the Diocese of Chartres. It was centred on Versailles.
On its creation, the territory of the diocese of Versailles corresponded to the département of Seine-et-Oise. Following the boundary changes of the départements of Île-de-France, new dioceses were established on 9 October 1966. The diocese of Versailles was therefore modified to correspond to the département of Yvelines, following the creation of the Dioceses of Évry–Corbeil-Essones, Nanterre, Saint-Denis, Créteil, Pontoise.
Coordinates: 48°47′55″N 2°07′30″E / 48.7985°N 2.12487°E
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