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Archdiocese of Paris

Archidioecesis Parisiensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 20 October 1622
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 105 (40 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ile-de-France
  • Official Web Site: https://www.paris.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: 10 rue du Cloitre-Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris, France
  • Telephone: 1.78.91.91.91

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Paris
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Paris (erected)
Archdiocese of Paris
20 October 1622ElevatedDiocese of Paris Archdiocese of Paris
29 November 1801Territory LostArchdiocese of Paris Diocese of Versailles (erected)
20 January 1933Territory AddedDiocese of Versailles (Part of Ruelli) Archdiocese of Paris
9 October 1966Territory LostArchdiocese of Paris
Diocese of Versailles
Diocese of Créteil (erected) (Val-de-Marne)
Diocese of Nanterre (erected) (Hauts-de-Seine)
Diocese of Saint-Denis (erected) (Seine-Saint Denis)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Paris
19501,591,9034,775,71133.3%1,5035842,0877628329,500222ap1951
19702,090,0002,590,77180.7%8671,8332,7007742,1834,139100ap1971
19801,829,0002,330,00078.5%8791,1001,97992451,2453,53498ap1981
19901,781,0002,271,00078.4%6169381,5541,146411,2562,855113ap1991
19991,540,0002,228,00069.1%6848161,5001,026821,0162,822120ap2000
20001,377,0002,116,00065.1%6678631,530900811,3802,805126ap2001
20011,357,0002,116,00064.1%6227741,396972841,3242,642126ap2002
20021,270,0002,116,00060.0%5947981,392912901,3472,516126ap2003
20031,270,0002,116,00060.0%5767631,339948951,3402,486126ap2004
20041,548,9962,212,85170.0%5667301,2961,195941,2522,500116ap2005
20131,346,3002,243,83360.0%8375501,3879701141,0101,745114ap2014
20161,358,6042,265,88660.0%6005411,1411,1901041,0141,710113ap2017
20191,309,7002,157,18460.7%6384841,1221,1671271,0371,206106ap2020
20211,304,7002,148,27160.7%5984731,0711,2181331,1261,351106ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Paris
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 391
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 213
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 270
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 274
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 595, to Page 597
  • Archdiocese of Paris
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 307
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 329
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 25, Page 207, and Page 208

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