USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Concordat was formally promulgated on Easter day, 1802. In the agreement the first consul (Napoleon) was given the right to nominate bishops; the bishoprics and parishes were redistributed; and the establishment of seminaries was allowed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Concordat of 1801 was signed in Paris. It sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics and solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France, with most of its civil status restored.

Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon restored the Catholic church in France with an agreement called the Concordat. The Concordat was signed by Napoleon and Pope Pius VI in 1801, going into effect in 1802. It reinstated the church’s important role in France, which had been lost during the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yet even as he did so, Napoleon’s disdain for Rome became ever more apparent. Not only did he export revolutionary policy concerning religion by closing down monasteries and seizing Church property, but he introduced the Concordat in conquered territories, bringing the Catholic Church in other countries under his rule.

Detailed explanation-5: -A concordat is a convention between the Holy See and a sovereign state that defines the relationship between the Catholic Church and the state in matters that concern both, i.e. the recognition and privileges of the Catholic Church in a particular country and with secular matters that impact on church interests.