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Nanterre Cathedral () is a
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located in the town of
Nanterre Nanterre (; ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, b ...
,
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. The
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is the seat of the
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. Formerly Nanterre Parish Church, it became the Nanterre Cathedral after the establishment of the diocese in 1966.


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Roman Catholic cathedrals in France Buildings and structures in Hauts-de-Seine Churches in Île-de-France {{France-RC-cathedral-stub