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Diocese of Verdun

Dioecesis Virodunensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Restored: 6 October 1822
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Besançon
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,211 (2,398 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Est
  • Official Web Site: http://catholique-verdun.cef.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 27 rue de la Paix, B.P. 50090, 55103 Verdun CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 3.29.86.01.72

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Verdun
4th CenturyErectedDiocese of Verdun (erected)
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Saint-Dié (suppressed)
Diocese of Verdun (suppressed)
Diocese of Nancy
Diocese of Verdun
6 October 1822RestoredDiocese of Nancy Diocese of Saint-Dié
Diocese of Verdun

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Verdun
1950180,000188,78695.3%3191133054511380451ap1951
1970207,000209,51398.8%2382326179327219578ap1971
1980200,430203,90498.3%20213215932113200592ap1981
1987193,100200,10196.5%160211811,066227148578ap1991
1999170,000190,00089.5%10371101,545899860ap2000
2000170,000190,00089.5%10171081,574899451ap2001
2001170,000192,19888.5%925971,752858957ap2002*
2002170,000192,00088.5%853881,9318390577ap2003
2003170,000192,00088.5%763792,15111387577ap2004
2004170,000192,00088.5%753782,17911382577ap2005
2010170,000193,69687.8%561572,98216162517ap2011
2014173,300197,70087.7%53533,2691543515ap2015
2017169,789193,69687.7%47473,6121536515ap2018
2020169,900193,80087.7%43433,9511832515ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Verdun
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 530, and Page 531
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 269
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 335
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 370
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 416
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 443
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 397
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 652, to Page 653

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