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Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)

Dioecesis Diniensis (-Reiensis-Sistariensis)



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General Information

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Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Digne
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Digne (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Apt (suppressed) Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Digne
29 November 1801Territory AddedArchdiocese of Embrun (suppressed)
Diocese of Senez (suppressed)
Diocese of Sisteron (suppressed)
Diocese of Digne
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Gap (suppressed) Diocese of Digne
Diocese of Grenoble
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Glandèves (suppressed) Diocese of Digne
Diocese of Nice
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Riez (suppressed) Archdiocese of Aix
Diocese of Digne
Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)
15 February 1916Name ChangedDiocese of Digne Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron) (Added Riez and Sisteron)
8 December 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron) (from Aix)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)
194875,00080,00093.8%170170441250346ap1951
197095,000105,00090.5%10161078876290192ap1971
1980107,000120,00089.2%8613991,08022430198ap1981
1990101,000126,00080.2%6722891,13428245198ap1991
1999110,000143,00076.9%5114651,692219153198ap2000
2000110,000139,52378.8%4915641,718423139198ap2001
2001110,000139,52378.8%4813611,803421146198ap2002
2002110,000139,52378.8%4612581,896418141198ap2003
2003110,000139,52378.8%4313561,964522149198ap2004
2004110,000139,52378.8%488561,964524159198ap2005
200696,271139,52369.0%437501,925628136198ap2007
2013112,800163,50069.0%3011412,7511029107198ap2014
2016114,178161,24170.8%2611373,085926102198ap2017
2019115,115162,56570.8%274313,71371771198ap2020
2021116,130164,00070.8%294333,51953065198ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Digne
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 224
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 144
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 186
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 174
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 184
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 196
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 545, to Page 546
  • Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 8, Page 63

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