The archbishop of Paris is one of twenty-three archbishops in The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. (230 - 232 AD). Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire Emperor Valerian I is taken captive by the Persian King of Kings Shapur I... 3rd century by Saint Denis, also known as Denys, Dionysius, or Dennis is a Christian saint, bishop of Paris, martyr, and a patron saint of France. He died around 250. Gregory of Tours simply states of Denis that he was bishop of the Parisii and was martyred by being beheaded by a sword... St. Denis, and it was elevated to an archdiocese on October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession... October 20, Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. February 8 - King James I of England disbands the English Parliament. March 22 - In the Jamestown massacre, Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia (1/3... 1622. Its suffragan dioceses, created in 1966, are Créteil, Évry- Corbeil-Essonnes is a town in the French département of Essonne of about 40,000 inhabitants. In the 19th century, Corbeil-Essonnes became a centre of the flour-milling industry. Categories: Stub ... Corbeil-Essonnes, Meaux is a town in the Seine-et-Marne département of France, near the Marne River. Population (1999): 50,913. Meaux is known for Brie de Meaux (a variety of Brie cheese) and the local variety of mustard. Categories: Stub ... Meaux, Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département. The La Défense district, one of the main business districts of Europe, is partially in Nanterre. (The rest is in Courbevoie and Puteaux.) The city of Nanterre also includes the... Nanterre, Pontoise is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. It belongs to the new town of Cergy-Pontoise History Pontoise is the historical capital of the Vexin français. Its foundation dates from the Roman times (Pontisara). As that time, the rock... Pontoise, Saint-Denis is a commune of France, in the Seine-Saint-Denis département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is an industrial suburb north of Paris, with a population of 90,000, of whom many are Muslim immigrants from former French colonies. Saint-Denis is the... Saint-Denis, and Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. The city ( commune) of Versailles, located in the western suburbs of Paris, is the préfecture (capital) of the Yvelines département... Versailles. Its headquarters are at This article is about the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. For other uses of Notre Dame, please see Notre Dame (disambiguation). Notre Dame de Paris (French for Our Lady of Paris, meaning the church in Paris dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus), often known simply as Notre Dame in... Notre Dame Cathedral in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris.

The title of The title of Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in 1674 (although it was not registered in the parlement until 1690), to be held by the archbishops of Paris. The duke was also a peer of France. The duchy and the peerage were abolished under the French Revolution. Ducs de... Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England, which renamed it New York May 21 - John Sobieski is elected by the nobility to be the King of Poland. June 6 - Shivaji is... 1674 for the archbishops.

See also: The Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church is the worlds largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping (historically, it has been named Churchs elder daughter partly because... Catholic Church in France

Bishops of Paris

• Saint Denis, also known as Denys, Dionysius, or Dennis is a Christian saint, bishop of Paris, martyr, and a patron saint of France. He died around 250. Gregory of Tours simply states of Denis that he was bishop of the Parisii and was martyred by being beheaded by a sword... Denis (died c. Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date). Goths invade Moesia. The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries. Decius begins a period of persecution of the Christians in the Roman... 250)
• Marcellus (?- Events Attila the Hun attacks Britain Births Deaths Categories: 436 ... 436)
• Eusebius (c. Events End of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in northern China. Northern Qi Wen Xuan Di is the first ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Silk reaches Constantinople (approximate date). Hindu mathematicians give zero a numeral representation in a positional notation system. The Franks... 550)
• Saint Germain (born near Autun c. 496; died in Paris, May 28, 576), was a bishop of Paris, who was canonized in 754. He studied at Avalon and also at Luzy under the guidance of his cousin Scapilion, a priest. At the age of thirty-four he was ordained by... Germanus ( For other uses, see number 555. Events Beginning of the Nan Liang Dynasty. First ruler is Nan Liang Xuan Di. Chinese Liang Dynasty: Liang Yuan Di succeeded by Liang Zheng Yang Hou, then Liang Jing Di. An earthquake devastates Latakia. Taliesin becomes court bard to King Brochfael of Powys (approximate... 555- Events Births Deaths Categories: 576 ... 576)
• Hugh of Champagne ( For other uses, see number 720. Events Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al_Aziz succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik The Nihonshoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history book in Japan, is completed Births Bertrada, wife of Pippin III Pope Stephen IV Deaths Sainte Odile, Saint... 720- Events Emperor Leo III of the Byzantine Empire orders the destruction of all icons. Beginning of the First Iconoclastic Period Births Deaths Categories: 730 ... 730)
• Goslin ( Events May 15 - Pope Marinus I dies. May 17 - A resident of Rome is elected Pope Adrian III. December 12 - Charles the Fat becomes King of Western Francia, thus for the last time reuniting the Frankish kingdom. Emperor Yozei of Japan is deposed and succeeded by his paternal great-uncle... 884- Events The Glagolitic alphabet, devised by Cyril and Methodius, missionairies from Constantinople, is adopted in the Bulgarian Empire. Alfred the Great captures London and renames it Lundenburgh. The boundaries between Wessex and the Danelaw are shifted. Alfred the Great builds a small harbour called Queenhythe slightly upstream from London Bridge... 886)
• Anscharic (c. Events The sovereignty of prince Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed. First ceremonial visit by a Welsh king (Anarawd, King of Gwynedd to an English court (that of Alfred the Great). Founding of Kirby Muxloe. (approximate date) Births Saint Ulrich of Augsburg, bishop of Augsburg Deaths Guthrum, king of the... 890)
• Walter (?- Events Oda the Severe becomes Archbishop of Canterbury Births Charles dOutremer son of Louis IV of France Deaths Categories: 941 ... 941)
• Constantius (c. Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. He is succeeded by Indulf I of Scotland Chateau Chinon is built by Theobald I On the death of Eric Bloodaxe, Edred becomes first King of all England Births Deaths September 10 - Louis IV of France Eric Bloodaxe... 954?)
• Albert of Flanders ( Events Duke Boleslav of Bohemia is subjugated. Births June 12 - Emperor Reizei of Japan (d. 1011) Erik the Red (d, 1003) Deaths Howell the Good Al-Farabi (b. 870) Categories: 950 ... 950- Events Births Deaths Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician Categories: 977 ... 977)
• Renaud of Vendôme ( Events Battle of Maldon Sweyn I of Denmark recovers his throne Births Deaths Theophanu, empress, mother of Otto III Emperor Enyu of Japan Categories: 991 ... 991- Events Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. England is divided into the earldoms of Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia and Northumbria. Abd-ar-Rahman IV is Umayyad caliph, succeeding Suleiman II. Canute marries Emma of Normandy. Births October 29: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Deaths Sanjo, Japanese emperor (1011... 1017)
• Godfrey ( Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected Births Vratislav II, (king from 1085), Bohemian aristocrat Deaths July 19 or July 27 - Pope Nicholas II Categories: 1061 ... 1061- Events The county of Portugal is established for the second time. Pembroke Castle is built in Wales. The cathedral in Valence, France is consecrated. Coloman becomes King of Hungary. March - Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus sends ambassadors to Pope Urban II at the Council of Piacenza, to discuss sending mercenaries... 1095)
• Galon (?- Events Baldwin I of Jerusalem undertakes an invasion of Egypt The modern book of separate pages stitched together is invented in China Construction starts on the Chennkesava temple The Aztecs leave Aztlán searching for the site of what will eventually become Tenochtitlán and later Mexico City Births Deaths... 1116)
• Guibert ( Events Baldwin I of Jerusalem undertakes an invasion of Egypt The modern book of separate pages stitched together is invented in China Construction starts on the Chennkesava temple The Aztecs leave Aztlán searching for the site of what will eventually become Tenochtitlán and later Mexico City Births Deaths... 1116- Events First Council of the Lateran confirms Concordat of Worms and demands that priests remain celibate End of the reign of Emperor Toba of Japan. Emperor Sutoku ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths August - Wanyan Aguda, first emperor of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty. December 17 - Omar Khayyam, Persian... 1123)
• Stephen (c. Events Pope Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the Knights Templar. King Afonso I of Portugal, then Count of Portugal defeats his mother, Teresa of Leon, in battle and gains control of the county. Geoffrey of Anjou marries Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. Holyrood Abbey founded... 1128)
• Philip ( Events Births 8 September - Richard I of England Deaths August 21 - Alfonso VII, king of Castile (b. 1104/5) Heads of states England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189). France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180). Categories: 1157 ... 1157- Events Heiji Rebellion in Tunis is conquered by the Almohad caliphs. Births Deaths September 1 - Pope Adrian IV Categories: 1159 ... 1159)
• Peter Lombard was a scholastic philosopher of the 12th century. His family was poor, but the patronage of St. Bernard allowed him to study at Bologna, at Reims, and at Paris. He later became a professor at the school of Notre Dame in Paris. He is most famous for his... Peter Lombard ( Events Heiji Rebellion in Tunis is conquered by the Almohad caliphs. Births Deaths September 1 - Pope Adrian IV Categories: 1159 ... 1159- Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. See Swedish monarchs. Heiji Rebellion in Japan Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarmans son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousins succession and goes into exile in neighbroing Champa. Spital am Semmering founded by... 1160)
• Maurice de Sully ( Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. See Swedish monarchs. Heiji Rebellion in Japan Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarmans son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousins succession and goes into exile in neighbroing Champa. Spital am Semmering founded by... 1160- Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. According to a popular legend, Prince Madog of Gwynedd reached North America in what is present-day Alabama. Births Deaths Alfonso II of Aragon William Fitz Osbern Heads of states England - Richard I King... 1196)
• Stephen Tempier (c. Events November 25 - Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. Benedictus Abbas becomes abbot of Peterborough. Byland Abbey is founded in Yorkshire by the Cistercians. Casimir II becomes duke of Poland. The Cham destroy Angkor Wat. Roger de Moulins becomes Grand Master... 1177?)
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• William of Auvergne ( Events The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX. Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent. Baldwin II becomes emperor of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, with John... 1228- Events University, the first College at Oxford founded Births Emperor Kameyama of Japan Pope John XXII Frederick I, Margrave of Baden Deaths July 6 - Alexander II of Scotland (b. 1198) Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III... 1249)
• William of Baufet ( (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. Events The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age Beginning of the Ottoman Empire, early expansion into... 14th century)
• William Chartier ( (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. Events Renaissance affects philosophy, science and art. The New Monarchs come to power in France, England, Portugal and Spain. Rise of... 15th century)
• Jean du Bellay (c. 1493 - February 16, 1560), French cardinal and diplomat, younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and bishop of Bayonne in 1526, member of the privy council in 1530, and bishop of Paris in 1532. Supple and clever, he was well fitted for a diplomatic career, and carried... Jean du Bellay ( Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. June 25 - Suleiman I leads another invasion of Hungary, which fails miserably. November 16 - Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins Inca civil war over Huscar The Prince is published five years after author Niccolo... 1532- Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. May 8 - Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River naming it Rio de Espiritu Santo. May 23 - Jacques Cartier departs Saint-Malo France on his third voyage. August 29 - The... 1541)
• Eustache du Bellay (c. Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. July 6 - Treaty of Edinburgh between England, France and Scotland. The French withdraw from Scotland. This... 1560)
• Peter of Gondi ( Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. July - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege. August-October - Unsuccessful siege of Alkmaar by Alva November - Alva resigns as Spanish Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in the Netherlands, and... 1573- Events May 12 - Day of the Barricades in Paris. Duke Henry of Guise seizes the city, forcing King Henry III to flee. May 28 - The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, begins to set sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel (it will take until May... 1588)

Archbishops of Paris

• François de Harlay de Champvallon ( Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He would later be condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles... 1671- Events July 17- The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. December 31 - A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II... 1695)
• Louis-Antoine de Noailles (27 May 1651–4 May 1729), second son of Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal. Noailles received his doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne on 14 March 1676. He was appointed bishop of Cahors in March 1679 but served only... Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles ( Events July 17- The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. December 31 - A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II... 1695- For other uses, see number 1729. Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. First printing press was established in Ottoman Empire (app. 300 years after it was first used in western civilization) by Ibrahim Muteferrika. Astronomer James Bradley discovers and describes the prinicple of aberration of starlight. Births January 12... 1729)
• Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc ( For other uses, see number 1729. Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. First printing press was established in Ottoman Empire (app. 300 years after it was first used in western civilization) by Ibrahim Muteferrika. Astronomer James Bradley discovers and describes the prinicple of aberration of starlight. Births January 12... 1729- Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1746)
• Christophe de Beaumont (1703 – 1781), French ecclesiastic and archbishop of Paris, was a cadet of the Les Adrets and Saint-Quentin branch of the illustrious Dauphin family of Beaumont. He became bishop of Bayonne in 1741, then archbishop of Vienne in 1743, and in 1746, at the age of... Christophe de Beaumont ( Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1746- Events January 5 - American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. January 30 - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland. January - William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister, enters Parliament. March 1 - American Continental Congress implements the Articles of Confederation. March 13... 1781)
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (September 1, 1727 - April 12, 1794), French ecclesiastic and politician, was born at Thann, in Alsace. He studied theology in the German College at Rome, and then became successively a member of the chapter of Porrentruy, bishop in partibus of Lydda, and finally suffragan of Basel... Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel ( Events January 5 - American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. January 30 - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland. January - William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister, enters Parliament. March 1 - American Continental Congress implements the Articles of Confederation. March 13... 1781- 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 2 - Russia and Prussia partition Poland January 9 - Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States. January 21 - After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Citizen... 1793)
• temporarily abolished during the The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While France would oscillate among republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years... French Revolution
• Jean Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle ( Events March 16 - West Point is established. March 25/27 - Treaty of Amiens between France and United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition. March 28 - H. W. Olbers discovers the asteroid Pallas. May 19 - Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French légion dhonneur (Legion of Honour). July 4... 1802- Events January 1 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned February 11 - Russia issues an ultimatum to France, Finland. March 26 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII April 6 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. May 2 - Peninsular War: The... 1808)
• Jean-Sifrein Maury (June 26, 1746 - 1817), was a French cardinal and archbishop of Paris. The son of a poor cobbler, he was born on at Valras in the Comtat-Venaissin, the district in France which belonged to the pope. His acuteness was observed by the priests of the seminary... Jean-Sifrein Maury ( 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 10 - Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled January 20 - Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed March 11 - Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria April 19 - Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General... 1810- Events March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April – Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 – Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England May - The General Convention of the Episcopal Church founded General Theological Seminary while meeting in New... 1817)
• Alexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord ( Events March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April – Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 – Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England May - The General Convention of the Episcopal Church founded General Theological Seminary while meeting in New... 1817- Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. July 28 - Peru declares independence... 1821)
• Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen ( Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. July 28 - Peru declares independence... 1821- 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. January 19 - British East India Company captures Aden January 20 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. February 24 - William... 1839)
• Denis-Auguste Affre (27 September 1793 - 27 June 1848), archbishop of Paris, was born at St Rome, in the department of Tarn. He was educated for the priesthood at Saint-Sulpice, where in 1818 he became professor of dogmatic theology. After filling a number of ecclesiastical offices, he was elevated... Denis Auguste Affre ( 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 3 - One of the predecessor papers to the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia, The Port Phillip Herald, is founded by George Cavanaugh. January 10 - Uniform penny postage introduced in the UK. January 19 - Captain... 1840- 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events Monument for the leaders of the 1848 Matale rebellion, Sri Lanka The Revolution of 1848 (qv.), a series of widespread but failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. January 24 - California gold... 1848)
• Marie Dominique Auguste Sibour ( 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events Monument for the leaders of the 1848 Matale rebellion, Sri Lanka The Revolution of 1848 (qv.), a series of widespread but failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. January 24 - California gold... 1848- 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - Earthquake at Fort Tejon, California with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 February 16 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC becoming the first school for the advanced... 1857)
• François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot ( 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - Earthquake at Fort Tejon, California with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 February 16 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC becoming the first school for the advanced... 1857- Events January-March January 10 - End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 - Julia Ward Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the... 1862)
• Georges Darboy (January 16, 1813 - May 27, 1871), archbishop of Paris, was born at Fayl-Billot in Haute-Marne. He studied with distinction at the seminary at Langres, and was ordained priest in 1836. Transferred to Paris as almoner of the college of Henry IV, and honorary canon of N... Georges Darboy ( 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 - Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 - The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 - Ground is broken in Sacramento... 1863- 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 18 - The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of... 1871)
• Joseph Hippolyte Guibert ( 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 18 - The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of... 1871- 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. January 29 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. March 17 - Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed... 1886)
• François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne ( 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. January 29 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. March 17 - Carrollton Massacre: 20 African Americans are killed... 1886- 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - A ball signifying New Years Day drops in New York Citys Times Square for the first time January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in... 1908)
• Léon-Adolphe Cardinal Amette ( 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - A ball signifying New Years Day drops in New York Citys Times Square for the first time January 8 - A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue Tunnel in... 1908- 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 - League of Nations holds its first meeting... 1920)
• Louis-Ernest Dubois ( 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 - League of Nations holds its first meeting... 1920- 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind ( Nashville, Tennessee... 1929)
• Jean Verdier ( 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind ( Nashville, Tennessee... 1929- 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940)
• Emmanuel Célestin Suhard ( 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940- 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph... 1949)
• Maurice Feltin ( 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph... 1949--1... 1966)
• Pierre Veuillot (-1... 1966- 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968)
• François Marty ( 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968- 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981)
• Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger Aaron Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger (born September 17, 1926), French clergyman, has been Archbishop of Paris since January 1981, and has been a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church since February 1983. (Note that Lustiger pronounces his surname in the French form Loo-sti-zhair.) Career... Jean-Marie Lustiger ( 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981- 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005)
• André Vingt-Trois ( 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005-present)

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• Official website (in French) (http://catholique-paris.cef.fr/)
• Archdiocese of Paris (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpars.html) at catholic-hierarchy.org