| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | France |
| Metropolitan: | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Rite: | Latin |
| Area: | 6,226 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
1,023,447 (2004) 829,000 (81%) |
| Cathedral: | Metz Cathedral |
| Patron saint: | Saint Clement of Metz |
| Ordinaries | |
| Bishop: | Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O. The Church of France, sometimes called the "eldest daughter of the Church" owing to its early communion (second century with the bishop of Rome is part of the worldwide The Latin Rite is one of the 23 Sui iuris Particular Churches within the Catholic Church. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Metz Cathedral or St Etienne's Cathedral in Metz ( Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz) in the departement of Moselle, France, is Saint Clement of Metz (Clément de Metz is venerated as the first Bishop of Metz. P. |
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Metz is a territorial subdivision of the Catholic church in France. Metz (mɛs in French) is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and Préfecture
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History
Metz was definitely a bishopric by 535, but may date much earlier than that. [1]
Originally the diocese was under the metropolitan of Trier. The Archbishopric of Trier (Erzbistum Trier was a Roman Catholic Diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the After the French Revolution, the last prince bishop, Cardinal Louis de Montmorency-Laval (1761-1802) fled and the old organization of the diocese was broken up. Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency ( July 17, 1724 — June 17, 1808) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. With the Concordat of 1801 the diocese was re-established covering the departments of Moselle, Ardennes, and Forêts, and was put under the Archdiocese of Besançon. The Concordat of 1801 is a reflection of an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority In 1817 the parts of the diocese which became Prussian territory were slip off. In 1871 the whole diocese became part of Germany, and in 1874 became Immediately Subject to the Holy See. After World War I it was returned to France. In 1940,after the French defeat, it became German again till 1944 when it became French again. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bishop of this see is appointed by the French government.
Historical Population
As of 1910 there were about 533,000 Catholics living in Metz.
Bishops
According to the traditional list of bishops, the current bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin is already the 105th bishop of Metz. This is a list of Bishops of Metz; the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz now lies in eastern France. According to this list, the first bishop was Saint Clement, allegedly sent by Saint Peter himself to Metz. Saint Clement of Metz (Clément de Metz is venerated as the first Bishop of Metz. The first fully authenticated bishop however is Sperus or Hesperus, who was bishop in 535. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian I orders Belisarius to start the reconquest of Italy; Mundus Many of the bishops were declared holy or blessed, like Saint Arnulf (611-627), Saint Chrodegang (742-766) or Saint Agilram (768-791). Saint Arnulf of Metz was born of an important Frankish family at an uncertain date around 582 Saint Chrodegang (died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death Adelbero was bishop of Metz in 933 AD. Events By Place Europe Cotentin and Jersey are seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy.
Bishops since 1900
- Willibrord Benzler, O. Willibrord Benzler OSB ( 16 October 1853 - 16 April 1921) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz from 1901 to 1919 S. B. , 1901-1919
- Jean-Baptiste Pelt, 1919-1937
- Joseph-Jean Heintz, 1038-1958
- Paul Joseph Schmitt, 1958-1987
- Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O. P. , since 1987
References
External links
- Website of the diocese
- Catholic hierarchy
"Metz". Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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