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Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)

Dioecesis Petrocoricensis (-Sarlatensis)



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 17 June 1854
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 9,060 (3,499 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
  • Official Web Site: https://diocese24.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, 38 avenue Georges Pompidou, B.P. 10125, 24005 Perigueux CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 5.53.08.10.61
  • Fax: 5.53.54.03.25

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna)
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) (erected)
11 July 1317Territory LostDiocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) Diocese of Sarlat (erected)
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) (suppressed) Diocese of Angoulême
Diocese of Périgueux
6 October 1822RestoredDiocese of Angoulême Diocese of Périgueux
Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)
17 June 1854Name ChangedDiocese of Périgueux Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)
1950381,000386,00098.7%334253591,06140536ap1951
1969360,000374,07396.2%229262551,41128520126ap1971
1980367,000374,00098.1%180422221,653174420538ap1981
1990387,000395,00098.0%146261722,250464332538ap1991
1999303,000394,00076.9%130181482,04775227530ap2000
2000304,000396,00076.8%133151482,05494927030ap2001
2001305,000396,00077.0%130171472,07495324030ap2002
2002280,000390,00071.8%123161392,01495222030ap2003
2003290,000390,00074.4%122151372,11695519130ap2004
2004290,000390,00074.4%101161172,478114221430ap2005
2013355,900412,08286.4%7714913,91094414028ap2014
2016367,538429,57985.6%6112735,034103110828ap2017
2019370,000432,58085.5%5914735,068134010426ap2020
2021366,500419,60087.3%5212645,72613337826ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna)
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 397, and Page 398
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 215
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 597, to Page 599

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