Archdiocese of Monaco
The Archdiocese of Monaco is an exempt Latin ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Monaco. It is directly subject to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province. It is the smallest Catholic diocese in terms of area.
The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate. Dominique-Marie David was appointed as Archbishop of Monaco by Pope Francis on 21 January 2020.
History
visited in 1532.It was established as a pre-diocesan jurisdiction on 30 April 1868, as the Territorial Abbacy of Saints-Nicholas-et-Benoît, on territory split off from the Diocese of Nice.
It was promoted as the Diocese of Monaco by Pope Leo XIII on 15 March 1887, and it was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 30 July 1981.
Ordinaries
;Abbots Ordinary of Saints-Nicholas-et-Benoît- Romarico Flugi d’Aspermont, Subiaco Cassinese Benedictines
- Léandre de Dou, O.S.B. Subl.
- Hildebrand Marie Dell’Oro di Giosué, O.S.B. Subl.
- Apostolic Administrator Lorenzo Battista Biale, while Bishop of Ventimiglia
- Apostolic Administrator Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret, Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
- Charles-Bonaventure-François Theuret
- Jean-Charles Arnal du Curel
- Gustave Vié
- Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes, emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade
- Auguste-Maurice Clément, emeritate as Titular Bishop of Algiza
- Pierre-Maurice-Marie Rivière, emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Anchialus
- Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe, later Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon
- Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp ; previously Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia & Auxiliary Bishop of France of the Eastern Rite ; later Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq, Titular Archbishop of Dionysiopolis, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait, Permanent Observer to Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva
- Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé, later Bishop of Digne
- Charles Amarin Brand ; previously Titular Bishop of Uthina & Auxiliary Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon , Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg ; later Archbishop-Bishop of Strasbourg, Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, Archbishop of Strasbourg , President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
- Joseph-Marie Sardou, Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Bernard Barsi
- Dominique-Marie David
Parishes
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".