Archdiocese of Monaco
Archiodioecesis Monoecensis
Archidiocèse de Monaco
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| Location | |
| Country | Monaco |
| Metropolitan | None; immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 36,371 30,000 (82.5%) |
| Parishes | 6 |
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| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 March 1877 |
| Cathedral | Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Dominique-Marie David |
The Archdiocese of Monaco (Latin: Archidioecesis Monoecensis) is an exempt Latin ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic ChurchinMonaco, directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Nicholas's or Monaco Cathedral). Dominique-Marie David was appointed Archbishop of Monaco by Pope Francis on 21 January 2020.[1]
Pope Clement VII visited in 1532.
It was established as a pre-diocesan jurisdiction on 30 April 1868, as Territorial Abbacy of Saints-Nicholas-et-Benoît, on territory split off from the Diocese of Nice.
It was promoted as the Diocese of MonacobyPope Leo XIII on 15 March 1887, and was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 30 July 1981.[2]
There are five parish churches: 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.
On Sunday 13 November 2011, the parish church of Saint Martin celebrated its centenary in the presence of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, with Princess Caroline and Princess Alexandra of Hanover. Archbishop Barsi blessed the Byzantine cross and the third bell named "Alexandra".[4]
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