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Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)

Dioecesis Valentinensis (-Diensis-Tricastinensis)



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 12 June 1911
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,530 (2,522 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre-Est
  • Official Web Site: https://valence.cef.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Maison Diocesaine du Bon Pasteur, 11 rue du Clos-Gaillard, B.P. 825, 26008 Valence CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 4.75.81.77.07

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Valence
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Valence (erected)
Diocese of Valence and Die
25 September 1275UnitedDiocese of Die
Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Valence and Die
1687SplitDiocese of Valence and Die Diocese of Die
Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Valence
1687SplitDiocese of Valence and Die Diocese of Die
Diocese of Valence
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (suppressed) Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Valence
29 November 1801Territory AddedArchdiocese of Vienne (suppressed) Diocese of Grenoble
Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
12 June 1911Name ChangedDiocese of Valence Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
8 December 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (from Avignon)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
1950250,842268,23393.5%40990499502175877246ap1951
1970300,000341,94587.7%31890408735139810250ap1971
1980315,000367,00085.8%25884342921162585250ap1981
1990326,000402,80080.9%188802681,2164160465244ap1991
1999250,000414,07260.4%143501931,2951772180173ap2000
2000381,000436,50087.3%138231612,3661963207135ap2001
2001350,000436,50080.2%133451781,9662285207126ap2002
2002340,000436,50077.9%122241462,3282410021423ap2003
2003340,000436,50077.9%112241362,5002410021423ap2004
2004340,000436,50077.9%103241272,6772412224323ap2005
2010283,081486,01958.2%93921851,5303516320622ap2011
2014289,500502,87757.6%85831681,7233414516422ap2015
2017293,763509,41957.7%79771561,8833714014622ap2018
2020298,330517,41457.7%87691561,9123713113822ap2021
2022298,000516,76257.7%68591272,3463712511922ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Valence
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 648, to Page 649
  • Diocese of Valence and Die
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 512, and Page 513
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 262
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 326
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 357
  • Diocese of Valence
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 403
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 430
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 387

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