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Diocese of Perpignan-Elne

Dioecesis Elnensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Elne
6th CenturyErectedDiocese of Elne (erected)
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
1 September 1601Name ChangedDiocese of Elne Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Alet (suppressed)
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (suppressed)
Diocese of Carcassonne
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
6 October 1822ErectedDiocese of Carcassonne Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (erected)
8 December 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Perpignan-Elne (from Albi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
1950200,000228,77687.4%1741741,14930317223ap1951
1970268,797281,97695.3%185322171,23832245252ap1971
1980263,722309,80085.1%126391651,598158250248ap1981
1990300,000353,00085.0%105381432,097754202253ap1991
1999303,300379,20080.0%93241172,5921640142252ap2000
2000302,500392,80377.0%80331132,6761750127253ap2001
2001302,500392,80377.0%79261052,8801335136253ap2002
2002302,500392,80377.0%83241072,8271233128253ap2003
2003302,500392,80377.0%90231132,6761530118253ap2004
2004308,000400,00077.0%87211082,8511527109251ap2005
2013302,600454,73766.5%7114853,560201465231ap2014
2016306,181464,43465.9%689773,97622954231ap2017
2019309,000471,03865.6%6511764,065235948231ap2020
2021315,940482,36865.5%5711684,646231255231ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Elne
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 238, and Page 239
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 150
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 599, to Page 601

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