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Archdiocese of Besan�on

Archidioecesis Bisuntina



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 9,732 (3,758 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Est
  • Official Web Site: http://besancon.mondio16.com/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 3 rue de la Convention, 25041 Besancon CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 3.81.82.60.20
  • Fax: 3.81.82.60.35

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Besan�on
2nd CenturyErectedDiocese of Besan�on (erected)
Archdiocese of Besan�on
4th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Besan�on Archdiocese of Besan�on
22 January 1742Territory LostArchdiocese of Besan�on
Archdiocese of Lyon
Diocese of Saint-Claude (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saint-Claude (suppressed) Archdiocese of Besan�on
6 October 1822Territory LostArchdiocese of Besan�on Diocese of Saint-Claude
3 November 1979Territory LostArchdiocese 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)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Besan�on
1950565,000574,00098.4%943651,0085601881,678892ap1951
1959730,000760,00096.1%1,040951,1356431572,014902ap1960
1970740,000782,87994.5%82450874846501,750885ap1971
1980475,500501,45094.8%60833641741861,297748ap1981
1990503,000528,00095.3%459304891,028481913770ap1991
1999500,000535,00093.5%326133391,474166071076ap2000
2000510,000550,41292.7%318113291,550165868576ap2001
2001512,000550,41293.0%310113211,595195667267ap2002
2002500,000552,79390.4%299123111,607196063867ap2003
2003500,000550,41290.8%285112961,689195560667ap2004
2004500,000550,41290.8%266122781,798215459767ap2005
2006500,000550,00090.9%25082581,937245056567ap2007
2012533,000583,72991.3%202132152,479294641567ap2013
2015578,400608,50095.1%177131903,044314139967ap2016
2018567,000614,37592.3%155131683,375304033467ap2019
2020568,400615,80092.3%145151603,552354131867ap2021
2022569,000617,00092.2%117141314,343363332767ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Besan�on
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 137
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 106
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 134
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 115
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 120
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 123
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 514, to Page 516

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