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Diocese of Belley-Ars

Dioecesis Bellicensis-Arsensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 23 January 1988
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 5,762 (2,225 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre-Est
  • Official Web Site: https://catholique-belley-ars.fr/
  • Mailing Address: 31 rue Docteur-Victor-Nodet, CS 60154, 01004 Bourg-en-Bresse CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 4.74.32.86.32
  • Fax: 4.74.32.86.31

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Belley
5th CenturyErectedDiocese of Belley (erected)
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Belley (suppressed) Archdiocese of Lyon
Diocese of Belley
6 October 1822RestoredArchdiocese of Lyon Diocese of Belley
26 January 1965Territory AddedDiocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg) (Grand Saconnex) Diocese of Belley
26 January 1965Territory LostDiocese of Belley (Part of Ferney-Voltaire) Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg)
26 December 1970Territory LostDiocese of Belley (Rhône region)
Diocese of Grenoble (Rhône province)
Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne)
Diocese of Belley-Ars
23 January 1988Name ChangedDiocese of Belley Diocese of Belley-Ars

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Belley
1950290,000306,86494.5%40258460630125325443ap1951
1959290,000312,00392.9%387854726141851,007443ap1960
1969290,000365,83179.3%34765412703140900183ap1971
1980290,700377,40077.0%2695532489793667353ap1981
Diocese of Belley-Ars
1990369,000430,00085.8%229552841,2993116503342ap1991
1999350,000510,00068.6%196352311,515860365340ap2000
2000350,000515,18667.9%194402341,495863355340ap2001
2001350,000515,27067.9%193482411,452976349340ap2002
2002350,000515,27067.9%188232111,658843332340ap2003
2003350,000515,27067.9%184202041,7151040325340ap2004
2004350,000515,27067.9%180171971,7761227300340ap2005
2006350,000515,27867.9%180191991,7581135247340ap2007
2012354,600584,00060.7%180121921,8461359218340ap2013
2015359,500603,82759.5%135241592,2611464169340ap2016
2018369,200626,12759.0%126151412,6181361149334ap2019
2020376,400638,42559.0%119231422,6501366130334ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Belley
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 131
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 103
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 130
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 112
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 116
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 118, and Page 119
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 512, to Page 514
  • Diocese of Belley
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 538, and Page 539
  • Diocese of Belley-Ars
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,368

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