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Archdiocese of Besançon

Archidioecesis Bisuntina



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 9,732 (3,758 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Est
  • Official Web Site: http://besancon.mondio16.com/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 3 rue de la Convention, 25041 Besancon CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 3.81.82.60.20
  • Fax: 3.81.82.60.35

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Besançon
2nd CenturyErectedDiocese of Besançon (erected)
Archdiocese of Besançon
4th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Besançon Archdiocese of Besançon
22 January 1742Territory LostArchdiocese of Besançon
Archdiocese of Lyon
Diocese of Saint-Claude (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saint-Claude (suppressed) Archdiocese of Besançon
6 October 1822Territory LostArchdiocese of Besançon Diocese of Saint-Claude
3 November 1979Territory LostArchdiocese of Besançon (Le Doubs with le Pays de Montbéliard, Belfort, La Haute-Saône with the canton of Héricourt) Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Besançon
1950565,000574,00098.4%943651,0085601881,678892ap1951
1959730,000760,00096.1%1,040951,1356431572,014902ap1960
1970740,000782,87994.5%82450874846501,750885ap1971
1980475,500501,45094.8%60833641741861,297748ap1981
1990503,000528,00095.3%459304891,028481913770ap1991
1999500,000535,00093.5%326133391,474166071076ap2000
2000510,000550,41292.7%318113291,550165868576ap2001
2001512,000550,41293.0%310113211,595195667267ap2002
2002500,000552,79390.4%299123111,607196063867ap2003
2003500,000550,41290.8%285112961,689195560667ap2004
2004500,000550,41290.8%266122781,798215459767ap2005
2006500,000550,00090.9%25082581,937245056567ap2007
2012533,000583,72991.3%202132152,479294641567ap2013
2015578,400608,50095.1%177131903,044314139967ap2016
2018567,000614,37592.3%155131683,375304033467ap2019
2020568,400615,80092.3%145151603,552354131867ap2021
2022569,000617,00092.2%117141314,343363332767ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Besançon
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 137
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 106
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 134
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 115
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 120
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 123
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 514, to Page 516

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