Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise

Until the French Revolution, the parishes now contained in the diocese of Pontoise had belonged to several dioceses of the ancien regime: Rouen, Paris, Beauvais and Senlis. As a result of the creation of the system of "departments," Pontoise became part of the diocese of Versailles,Le diocèse de Pontoise: [https://www.catholique95.fr/diocese-pontoise-histoire/ "des origines à nos jours"] {{in lang|fr}}; retrieved: 22 March 2025. called the diocese of Seine-et-Oise in the constitutional church (1791–1801).J. B. Duvergier, Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, règlemens avis du Conseil d'état, {{in lang|fr}}, Volume 1 (Paris: A. Guyot et Scribe, 1834), [https://books.google.com/books?id=-0wDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA242 p. 242]

The diocese of Pontoise was created by Pope Paul VI, in the bull "Qui Deo Volente," on 9 October 1966, in carrying out the norms established by the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), as part of a restructuring of the two very populous dioceses of Paris and Versailles. It was also made desirable due to the redrawing of civil boundaries in the region of Paris.Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 212: "cum sacrosanctum atque Oecumenicum Concilium Vaticanum II hoc praeceperit ut quam primum ad aptiorem finium dioecesium dispositionem deveniretur, attentis, si res posceret, circumscriptionum civilium limitibus, cumque Regio Parisiensis, quam vocant, in novas provincias civiles nuper descripta sit,...."

The first bishop of Pontoise, André Rousset, was appointed by the pope on 9 October 1966. He had previously been titular bishop of Vaga (Africa Proconsularis, Tunisia) and Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles (1963–1966).Acta Apostolicae Sedis 58 (1966), p. 1188.

The first ordinations of new priests since its founding in 1966 occurred in 2011, when four men were ordained priests for the diocese.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=4 nouveaux prêtres ordonnés au diocèse de Pontoise, une première depuis 1966 ! {{!}} VOnews/vià95 |url=http://vonews.fr/2011/06/22/4-nouveaux-pretres-ordonnes-au-diocese-de-pontoise-une-premiere-depuis-1966/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=vonews.fr |language=fr-FR}} The bull of foundation had required that all seminarians belonged to the diocesan territory in which they had their legal residence or in which the parish to which they belonged was situated.Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 214: "Seminarii tirones ei Ecclesiae sint addicti in cuius territorio vel legitimum habeant domicilium, vel contineatur paroecia quae illos commendavit, attentis uniuscuiusque condicionibus."

The Church Saint-Maclou became the Diocese of Pontoise's cathedral when the diocese was created in 1966.Acta Apostolicae Sedis 59 (1967), pp. 213: "Denique ab eadem Ecclesia Versaliensi territorium civilis provinciae quam dicunt Val-d'Oise dividimus, in formamque novae dioecesis redigimus, Pontisarensis scilicet, ab urbe Pontoise, in qua Episcopus commorabitur ut in sua sede, cathedramque collocabit, in templo videlicet S. Maclovii; cui nempe, sic ut et ceteris, quae supra recensuimus, iura omnia facimus cathedralium sacrarum aedium." Exceptionally among French Catholic dioceses, Pontoise owns its own cathedral. Many cathedrals in the country are owned by the French state.{{Cite web |title=La cathédrale Saint-Maclou |url=https://www.ville-pontoise.fr/la-cathedrale-saint-maclou |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Pontoise {{!}} Ville d'art et d'histoire |language=fr}}

• (1966–1988) : André RoussetRousset had been titular bishop of Vaga (Africa proconsularis, Tunisia), and auxiliary bishop of Versailles (1963–1966). He was appointed bishop of Pontoise on 9 October 1966, by Pope Paul VI. He resigned on 19 November 1988, at the age of 70. He died on 26 December 1994. Acta Apostolicae Sedis {{in lang|la}} vol. 58 (Città del Vaticano 1966), p. 1188: "die 9 Octobris... Cathedrali Ecclesiae Pontisarensi, noviter erectae, Exc. P. D. Andream Rousset, hactenus Episcopum titulo Vagensem."
• (1988–1999) : Thierry Romain Camille JordanThierry Jordan had been Vicar General of the diocese of Versailles. On 6 October 1987, Jordan was named coadjutor bishop of Pontoise, by Pope John Paul II. He succeeded to the diocese upon the resignation of Bishop Rousset on 19 November 1988. On 20 July 1999, he was appointed Archbishop of Reims; he retired on 18 August 2018, at the age of 75. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 79 (1987), p. 1523: "die 6 Octobris. — Coadiutorem Exc.mi P. D. Andreae Rousset, Episcopi Pontisarensis, R. D. Theodoricum Jordan, Vicarium generalem Versaliensis dioecesis. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 91 (1999), p. 1001.
• (2000–2003) : Hervé Jean Luc RenaudinRenaudin had been parish priest of Saint-Philippe (diocese of Paris). On 30 November 2000, he was appointed bishop of Pontoise. He died on 18 January 2003. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 93 (2001), p. 53.
• (2003–2012) : Jean-Yves Riocreux(5 May 2003 – On 15 June 2012, he was appointed Bishop of Basse-Terre, in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, one of the Leeward Lesser Antilles.
• (2013–2024) : Stanislas LalanneLalanne had been Bishop of Coutances from 2007 to 2013. He was transferred to the diocese of Pontoise on 31 January 2013. He resigned on 4 June 2024, having reached the canonical retirement age of 75. Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol. 105 (2013), p. 229: "die 31 Ianuarii. — Cathedrali Ecclesiae Pontisarensi, Exc.mum P. D. Stanislaum Lalanne, hactenus Episcopum dioecesis Constantiensis."
• (4 June 2024 – ) : Benoît Bertrand{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=L’évêque de Mende, Mgr Bertrand, va quitter le diocèse pour celui de Pontoise |trans-title=The bishop of Mende, Msgr Bertrand, to leave diocese for that of Pontoise |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/l-eveque-mgr-benoit-bertrand-va-quitter-le-diocese-de-mende-pour-celui-de-pontoise-8854953 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=ici par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}}. L'Église catholique dans le Val-d'-Oise, [https://www.catholique95.fr/biographie-de-leveque-de-pontoise/ Diocèse de Pontoise, "Biographie de l'évêque de Pontoise]; {{in lang|fr}}; retrieved 28 February 2025.

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• David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpont.html "Diocese of Pontoise"]; retrieved 23 March 2025.
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