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Archdiocese of Clermont

Archidioecesis Claromontana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 8 December 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 8,019 (3,097 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre-Est
  • Official Web Site: http://clermont.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 9 rue d'Ambert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • Telephone: 4.73.98.01.40

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Clermont
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Clermont (erected)
20 February 1317Territory LostDiocese of Clermont Diocese of Saint-Flour (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (suppressed) Diocese of Clermont
27 July 1817Territory LostDiocese of Autun
Archdiocese of Bourges
Diocese of Clermont
Diocese of Moulins (erected)
Archdiocese of Clermont
8 December 2002ElevatedDiocese of Clermont Archdiocese of Clermont

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Clermont
1950460,000479,72895.9%492505428481001,000516ap1951
1969520,800544,56895.6%410434531,1491281,194215ap1971
1980453,000583,80077.6%351133641,24423683521ap1981
1990506,000621,00081.5%263112741,846348530520ap1991
1999540,000602,93989.6%205442492,168978371521ap2000
2000535,000602,97888.7%184382222,4091663373521ap2001
2001587,666604,09697.3%18951943,0291832354521ap2002
Archdiocese of Clermont
2002587,666604,09697.3%16431673,5181930328521ap2003
2003588,600604,09697.4%17541793,2882016320521ap2004
2004588,600604,26697.4%17271793,2882032325474ap2005
2006584,400604,26696.7%15871653,541222928037ap2007
2013600,000619,00096.9%12681344,477322820437ap2014
2016607,040626,68096.9%102111135,372332917637ap2017
2019612,200632,00096.9%8810986,246362817633ap2020
2021616,000636,00096.9%8310936,623352510833ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Clermont
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 192
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 130
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 169, and Page 170
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 153
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 161
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 169
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 537, to Page 539

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