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Diocese of Meaux

Dioecesis Meldensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paris
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 5,931 (2,290 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ile-de-France
  • Official Web Site: http://catho77.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, 7 rue Notre-Dame, 77334 Meaux CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 1.64.36.41.09

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Meaux (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Chalons-sur-Marne (suppressed) Diocese of Meaux
29 November 1801Territory AddedArchdiocese of Reims (suppressed) Diocese of Meaux
Diocese of Metz
6 October 1822Territory LostDiocese of Meaux
Diocese of Metz
Archdiocese of Reims

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950350,000407,13786.0%301213221,08690900531ap1951
1970468,363604,34077.5%298943921,194151933443ap1971
1980612,000765,76279.9%246392852,147276735450ap1981
1990630,0001,011,93762.3%190502402,625582326323ap1991
1999840,0001,150,00073.0%164452094,0191972456551ap2000
2000900,0001,250,00072.0%163452084,3262072440551ap2001
2001900,0001,213,84674.1%154752293,93025102440551ap2002
2002900,0001,213,84674.1%148271755,1422647280551ap2003
2003900,0001,213,84674.1%145361814,9722652380551ap2004
2004667,6151,213,84655.0%141381793,7292854380523ap2005
2013829,0001,315,00063.0%112431555,3484261300523ap2014
2016838,5081,353,94661.9%129461754,7914559300523ap2017
2019860,9301,390,12161.9%118271455,937454121316ap2020
2021881,7001,423,60761.9%114241386,389463719417ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 333, and Page 334
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 189
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 240
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 237
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 263
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 284
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 575, to Page 576

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