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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Besan�on | |||
2nd Century | Erected | Diocese of Besan�on (erected) | |
Archdiocese of Besan�on | |||
4th Century | Elevated | Diocese of Besan�on | Archdiocese of Besan�on |
22 January 1742 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Besan�on
Archdiocese of Lyon | Diocese of Saint-Claude (erected) |
29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Diocese of Saint-Claude (suppressed) | Archdiocese of Besan�on |
6 October 1822 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Besan�on | Diocese of Saint-Claude |
3 November 1979 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Besan�on (Le Doubs with le Pays de Montb�liard, Belfort, La Haute-Sa�ne with the canton of H�ricourt) | Diocese of Belfort-Montb�liard (erected) |
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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Archdiocese of Besan�on | ||||||||||||
1950 | 565,000 | 574,000 | 98.4% | 943 | 65 | 1,008 | 560 | 188 | 1,678 | 892 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 730,000 | 760,000 | 96.1% | 1,040 | 95 | 1,135 | 643 | 157 | 2,014 | 902 | ap1960 | |
1970 | 740,000 | 782,879 | 94.5% | 824 | 50 | 874 | 846 | 50 | 1,750 | 885 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 475,500 | 501,450 | 94.8% | 608 | 33 | 641 | 741 | 86 | 1,297 | 748 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 503,000 | 528,000 | 95.3% | 459 | 30 | 489 | 1,028 | 4 | 81 | 913 | 770 | ap1991 |
1999 | 500,000 | 535,000 | 93.5% | 326 | 13 | 339 | 1,474 | 16 | 60 | 710 | 76 | ap2000 |
2000 | 510,000 | 550,412 | 92.7% | 318 | 11 | 329 | 1,550 | 16 | 58 | 685 | 76 | ap2001 |
2001 | 512,000 | 550,412 | 93.0% | 310 | 11 | 321 | 1,595 | 19 | 56 | 672 | 67 | ap2002 |
2002 | 500,000 | 552,793 | 90.4% | 299 | 12 | 311 | 1,607 | 19 | 60 | 638 | 67 | ap2003 |
2003 | 500,000 | 550,412 | 90.8% | 285 | 11 | 296 | 1,689 | 19 | 55 | 606 | 67 | ap2004 |
2004 | 500,000 | 550,412 | 90.8% | 266 | 12 | 278 | 1,798 | 21 | 54 | 597 | 67 | ap2005 |
2006 | 500,000 | 550,000 | 90.9% | 250 | 8 | 258 | 1,937 | 24 | 50 | 565 | 67 | ap2007 |
2012 | 533,000 | 583,729 | 91.3% | 202 | 13 | 215 | 2,479 | 29 | 46 | 415 | 67 | ap2013 |
2015 | 578,400 | 608,500 | 95.1% | 177 | 13 | 190 | 3,044 | 31 | 41 | 399 | 67 | ap2016 |
2018 | 567,000 | 614,375 | 92.3% | 155 | 13 | 168 | 3,375 | 30 | 40 | 334 | 67 | ap2019 |
2020 | 568,400 | 615,800 | 92.3% | 145 | 15 | 160 | 3,552 | 35 | 41 | 318 | 67 | ap2021 |
2022 | 569,000 | 617,000 | 92.2% | 117 | 14 | 131 | 4,343 | 36 | 33 | 327 | 67 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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