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Diocese of Blois

Dioecesis Blesensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Restored: 6 October 1822
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,422 (2,480 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre
  • Official Web Site: https://www.catholique-blois.net/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 2 rue Porte Clos-Haut, 41000 Blois, France
  • Telephone: 2.54.56.40.60
  • Fax: 2.54.56.01.94

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Blois
1 July 1697ErectedDiocese of Blois (erected)
29 November 1801SuppressedDiocese of Blois (suppressed) Diocese of Orléans
Diocese of Blois
6 October 1822RestoredDiocese of Orléans Diocese of Blois
8 December 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Blois (from Bourges)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Blois
1950169,693242,41970.0%2291224170410479295ap1951
1959227,832239,82495.0%213142271,00314403295ap1960
1970254,501267,89695.0%175201951,30513353298ap1971
1980270,000287,77993.8%133291621,666129285292ap1981
1990277,000306,00090.5%104171212,289519158292ap1991
1999245,000306,15080.0%99101092,247712130292ap2000
2000250,000314,31179.5%10681142,192710137292ap2001
2001250,000314,31179.5%10091092,293710140292ap2002
2002250,000314,31179.5%90141042,403719137292ap2003
2003250,000314,31179.5%85201052,380723112292ap2004
2004258,680317,81081.4%8311942,75119104292ap2005
2006258,073317,81081.2%8910992,606101497292ap2007
2012185,097338,50354.7%6431951,94883481293ap2013
2015184,050342,22453.8%5828862,140103684293ap2016
2018183,250334,70054.8%5513682,694141574293ap2019
2020186,800342,20054.6%4915642,918142169293ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Blois
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 518, to Page 519

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