Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard

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Bishop(s) Claude Pierre Charles Schockert, Bishop Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 3 November 1979 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Besançon Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 1,471 (568 Square Miles) Conference Region: Est Official Web Site: http://catholique-belfort-montbe.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 25 Place de la Republique, B.P. 736, 90020 Belfort CEDEX, France Telephone: 3.84.46.62.20 Fax: 3.84.58.12.05

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier (3 Nov 1979 Appointed - 1 Mar 2000 Retired)
• Claude Pierre Charles Schockert (1 Mar 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 November 1979	Erected	Archdiocese of Besançon	Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1980	276,000	326,550	84.5%	164	13	177	1,559		13	23	137	ap1981
1990	275,000	326,000	84.4%	145	10	155	1,774	2	16	116	135	ap1991
1999	271,000	321,000	84.4%	115	5	120	2,258	8	5	59	134	ap2000
2000	248,000	313,471	79.1%	109	6	115	2,156	8	6	81	134	ap2001
2001	248,000	313,756	79.0%	108	6	114	2,175	8	6	71	134	ap2002
2002	248,000	313,756	79.0%	104	6	110	2,254	8	6	68	134	ap2003
2003	248,000	313,756	79.0%	102	6	108	2,296	11	6	69	134	ap2004
2004	240,000	313,756	76.5%	98	6	104	2,307	1	6	69	134	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier (Bishop: 3 Nov 1979 to 1 Mar 2000)
• Claude Pierre Charles Schockert (Bishop: 1 Mar 2000 - )