Diocese of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes
diocese of the Catholic Church in France
The Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (Latin: Dioecesis Evriensis–Corbiliensis-Exonensis; French: Diocèse d'Evry–Corbeil-Essonnes) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. In 1988, the diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.
The current bishop is Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard who was appointed on 1 August 2017 by Pope Francis.
History
In 1964, the French government created five new departments in the Île-de-France.
The diocese of Corbeil was created by Pope Paul VI on 9 October 1966, in the bull "Qui Volente Deo." The collegiate church of Saint Exuperius (Saint-Spire) was designated as the new cathedral of the diocese.
In 1988, recognizing the fact that the population had grown in the direction of Evry, some 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north, and that the municipal offices were situated there, the bishop of Corbeil requested a change in name of the diocese to acknowledge the fact. On 11 June 1888, the Congregation of Bishops in the papal curia granted the petition, with the name «Evriensis-Corbiliensis-Exonensis» (Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes).
Saint Spire, patron and abbey
The patron saint of the diocese is Exuperius of Bayeux, whose remains were transferred to Corbeil in 863, during the Viking incursions.
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