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Date | Event | From | To |
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16 August 1821 | Erected | Diocese of Trier | Diocese of Limburg (erected) |
6 March 1925 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Limburg (Dortelweil and Niedererlenbaeli) | Diocese of Mainz |
13 August 1930 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Limburg (from Freiburg im Breisgau) | |
17 March 1933 | Territory Added | Diocese of Trier (District of Wetzlar (parish of Wetzlar and vicar parish of Braunfels)) | Diocese of Limburg |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 606,900 | 1,527,250 | 39.7% | 520 | 204 | 724 | 838 | 490 | 543 | 240 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 912,174 | 2,416,245 | 37.8% | 483 | 326 | 809 | 1,127 | 444 | 2,318 | 320 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 962,000 | 2,535,000 | 37.9% | 474 | 298 | 772 | 1,246 | 16 | 525 | 1,817 | 328 | ap1981 |
1990 | 783,806 | 2,498,000 | 31.4% | 407 | 223 | 630 | 1,244 | 32 | 386 | 1,349 | 331 | ap1991 |
1999 | 725,625 | 2,300,000 | 31.5% | 341 | 219 | 560 | 1,295 | 51 | 302 | 1,242 | 329 | ap2000 |
2000 | 718,418 | 2,300,000 | 31.2% | 359 | 184 | 543 | 1,323 | 54 | 263 | 983 | 329 | ap2001 |
2001 | 713,027 | 2,300,000 | 31.0% | 329 | 185 | 514 | 1,387 | 54 | 252 | 964 | 329 | ap2002 |
2002 | 705,424 | 2,300,000 | 30.7% | 325 | 194 | 519 | 1,359 | 61 | 263 | 824 | 329 | ap2003 |
2003 | 699,009 | 2,382,127 | 29.3% | 314 | 187 | 501 | 1,395 | 58 | 251 | 911 | 329 | ap2004 |
2004 | 693,230 | 2,322,543 | 29.8% | 309 | 194 | 503 | 1,378 | 61 | 256 | 1,030 | 329 | ap2005 |
2013 | 648,619 | 2,369,000 | 27.4% | 261 | 181 | 442 | 1,467 | 68 | 240 | 651 | 281 | ap2014 |
2016 | 635,326 | 2,480,000 | 25.6% | 252 | 179 | 431 | 1,474 | 74 | 236 | 576 | 209 | ap2017 |
2019 | 624,975 | 2,484,000 | 25.2% | 233 | 183 | 416 | 1,502 | 75 | 239 | 527 | 116 | ap2020 |
2021 | 632,280 | 2,512,968 | 25.2% | 222 | 174 | 396 | 1,596 | 79 | 230 | 471 | 117 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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