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Archdiocese of Avignon

Archidioecesis Avenionensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 9 February 2009
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Marseille
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 3,520 (1,359 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-avignon.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 31 rue Paul Manivet, B.P. 40050, 84005 Avignon, CEDEX 01, France
  • Telephone: 4.90.27.26.00
  • Fax: 4.90.27.07.58

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Avignon
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Avignon (erected)
Archdiocese of Avignon
21 November 1475ElevatedDiocese of Avignon Archdiocese of Avignon
Diocese of Avignon
29 November 1801ElevatedArchdiocese of Avignon Diocese of Avignon (Metropolitan to Diocese)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Alès (Alais) (suppressed) Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Mende
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Apt (suppressed) Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Digne
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Carpentras (suppressed)
Diocese of Cavaillon (suppressed)
Diocese of Nîmes (suppressed)
Diocese of Orange (suppressed)
Diocese of Uzés (suppressed)
Diocese of Vaison (suppressed)
Diocese of Avignon
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (suppressed) Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Valence
6 October 1822Territory LostDiocese of Avignon Diocese of Fréjus
Diocese of Nîmes
Archdiocese of Avignon
6 October 1822ElevatedDiocese of Avignon Archdiocese of Avignon
Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison)
6 August 1877Name ChangedArchdiocese of Avignon Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison)
8 December 2002ElevatedArchdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) (no longer a Metropolitan)
Archdiocese of Avignon
9 February 2009Name ChangedArchdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) Archdiocese of Avignon (Secondary Titles Lost)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison)
1950200,000249,83880.1%1595020995645700176ap1951
1959262,000268,31897.6%179422211,18556650176ap1960
1970340,000353,96696.1%174572311,47176484175ap1971
1980334,000395,40084.5%176512271,471179492175ap1981
1990406,000463,70087.6%148932411,6847151349178ap1991
1999350,000475,81973.6%125471722,0341790300178ap2000
2000350,000500,13870.0%122441662,1081986278178ap2001
2001350,000498,52370.2%120421622,1601979270178ap2002
2002350,000498,52370.2%122421642,1341978257178ap2003
2003350,000498,52370.2%122421642,1342084249178ap2004
2004350,000498,52370.2%120621821,92318105237178ap2005
2006350,500500,00070.1%124621861,88424103229178ap2007
Archdiocese of Avignon
2012405,100554,00073.1%123631862,1772797174179ap2013
2015448,000558,86180.2%100451453,0892880181176ap2016
2018446,850557,54880.1%102331353,3102583131178ap2019
2020448,400559,47980.1%99311303,4492585138169ap2021
2022450,000561,46980.1%88471353,3332299153173ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Avignon
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 123, and Page 124
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 100
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 503, to Page 505
  • Archdiocese of Avignon
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 126, and Page 127
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 105, and Page 106
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 109
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 111

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