Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco

The Archdiocese of Monaco (Latin Archidioecesis Monoecensis ) was created in 1981 by the elevation of the existing since 1887 the diocese of the same name and includes the entire Principality of Monaco. It is directly subordinate to the Holy See ( Immediate ).

History

The Archdiocese of Monaco goes back to the Territorial Abbey of Saints Nicholas and Benedict, which was spun off in 1868 from the diocese of Nice. On March 15, 1887, the abbey was raised to the bishopric, and on 30 July 1981 for the Archdiocese.

Bishops of Monaco

  • Roma Rico Flugi d' Aspermont OSB (1868-1871)
  • Léandre de Dou (1871-1874) OSB, Apostolic Administrator
  • Hildebrand Marie Dell'Oro di Giosuè (1874-1875) OSB
  • Laurent Biale (1875-1877), Apostolic Administrator (also Bishop of Ventimiglia )
  • Viale Émile (1877-1878)
  • Charles- Bonaventure -François Theuret (1878-1901), Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
  • Jean -Charles Arnal du Curel (1903-1915)
  • Vié Gustave (1916-1918)
  • Georges- Prudent -Marie Bruley of Varannes (1920-1924)
  • Auguste- Maurice Clément (1924-1936)
  • Pierre -Maurice -Marie Rivière (1936-1953)
  • Gilles -Henri -Alexis Barthe (1953-1962) (also Bishop of Fréjus -Toulon )
  • Jean- Édouard -Lucien Rupp (1962-1971) ( Titular Archbishop of Dionysiopolis )
  • Edmond Abelé (1972-1980)
  • Charles Amarin Brand (1981-1984) (later Archbishop of Strasbourg)
  • Joseph -Marie Sardou TD (1985-2000)
  • Bernard Barsi (since 2000)
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