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Archdiocese of Poitiers

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 8 December 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 12,989 (5,017 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
  • Official Web Site: http://www.poitiers.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archevêché, 1-3 place Sainte-Croix, 86035 Poitiers CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 5.49.50.12.00

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Poitiers
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Poitiers (erected)
11 July 1317Territory LostDiocese of Poitiers Diocese of Maillezais (erected)
16 August 1317Territory LostDiocese of Poitiers Diocese of Luçon (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saintes (suppressed) Diocese of Angoulême
Diocese of La Rochelle
Diocese of Poitiers
23 July 1974Territory LostDiocese of Poitiers (Puy-Saint-Bonnet) Diocese of Angers
Archdiocese of Poitiers
8 December 2002ElevatedDiocese of Poitiers Archdiocese of Poitiers

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Poitiers
1950580,000613,48794.5%6661267927321521,703643ap1951
1970632,000666,71894.8%6061237298661681,105605ap1971
1980665,000698,00095.3%456875431,2242129851604ap1981
1990693,000716,00096.8%379584371,585201171,015604ap1991
1999672,610725,94292.7%300143142,1422547699604ap2000
2000670,000744,34290.0%294123062,1892627674604ap2001
2001669,000743,41690.0%290133032,2072644665604ap2002
Archdiocese of Poitiers
2002669,000743,41190.0%279122912,2982745595604ap2003
2003670,000743,41790.1%26892772,4183039558604ap2004
2004670,000743,41790.1%261362972,2553353535604ap2005
2013670,000790,90084.7%198252233,0043947379604ap2014
2016652,731801,60181.4%171101813,6064436352600ap2017
2019659,400810,81381.3%1571574,20043263228ap2020
2021661,000812,90081.3%15051554,26444312428ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Poitiers
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 399
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 216
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 273, and Page 274
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 280
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 314
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 337
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 601, to Page 603

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