Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco (Latin: Archidioecesis Monoecensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Monaco. It was erected as the Diocese of Monaco by Pope Leo XIII on March 15, 1887, and was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on July 30, 1981.[1]
The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Monaco Cathedral). The current Archbishop of Monaco is His Excellency Bernard César Augustin Barsi, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 2000.
There are five parish churches including: Saint Charles Church, Church St. Devote, Saint Martin Church, and Saint Nicholas Church.
Chapels include: Chapel of Mercy, Chapel of the Sacred Heart, and the Carmelite Chapel.
List of bishops and archbishops of Monaco
- Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret (1878 - 1901)
- Jean-Charles Arnal du Curel (1903 - 1915)
- Gustave Vié (1916 - 1918)
- Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes (1920 - 1924)
- Auguste-Maurice Clément (1924 - 1936)
- Pierre-Maurice-Marie Rivière (1936 - 1953)
- Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe (1953 - 1962)
- Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (1962 - 1971)
- Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé (1972 - 1980)
- Charles Amarin Brand (1981 - 1984)
- Joseph-Marie Sardou, TD (1985 - 2000)
- Bernard César Augustin Barsi (2000 - present)
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- Religious organizations established in 1887
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Europe
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- Roman Catholic Church in Monaco
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