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Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)

Archidioecesis Senonensis (-Antissiodorensis)



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 3 June 1823
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dijon
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 7,427 (2,868 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre
  • Official Web Site: http://www.yonne.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 7 rue Francaise, B.P. 287, 89005 Auxerre CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 3.86.72.93.93
  • Fax: 3.86.51.75.13

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Sens
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Sens (erected)
Archdiocese of Sens
3rd CenturyElevatedDiocese of Sens Archdiocese of Sens
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Auxerre (suppressed)
Archdiocese of Sens (suppressed)
Diocese of Troyes
Archdiocese of Sens
6 October 1822RestoredDiocese of Troyes Archdiocese of Sens
Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
3 June 1823UnitedArchdiocese of Sens Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
15 August 1954Territory LostArchdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre) (Pontigny) Territorial Prelature of Mission de France o Pontigny (erected)
8 December 2002ElevatedArchdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre) (no longer a Metropolitan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
1950255,000271,00094.1%237114351726161234503ap1951
1969281,350.0%210953050100320120ap1971
1980201,000303,00066.3%141191601,256184280510ap1981
1990255,000318,00080.2%126171431,783466217110ap1991
1999246,000335,00073.4%100571571,566698139108ap2000
2000240,000331,98772.3%96551511,589687155105ap2001
2001240,000332,56672.2%99541531,568886145116ap2002
2002220,000332,56666.2%91461371,605863157105ap2003
2003200,000332,56660.1%88581461,3691393147104ap2004
2004200,000332,56660.1%87551421,40813112139103ap2005
2010205,700346,00059.5%68581261,6321890116102ap2011
2014209,600342,72461.2%6037972,160206798102ap2015
2017200,000341,90258.5%5422762,63121578331ap2018
2020200,120342,25058.5%5023732,74121588331ap2021
2022200,000340,51458.7%4914633,17418686831ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Sens
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 447, and Page 448
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 235
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 298
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 313
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 353
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 376
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 342
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 628, to Page 630

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