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Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)

Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (-Bazensis)



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 20 November 1937
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 10,725 (4,142 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
  • Official Web Site: https://bordeaux.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 183 cours de la Somme, CS 21386, 33077 Bordeaux CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 5.56.91.81.82

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Bordeaux
3rd CenturyErectedArchdiocese of Bordeaux (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Aire (suppressed) Diocese of Bayonne
Archdiocese of Bordeaux
Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
20 November 1937Name ChangedArchdiocese of Bordeaux Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
1950830,000858,38196.7%4981546521,2731502,039514ap1951
1959840,000896,51793.7%4651576221,3503392,000625ap1960
1970800,0001,009,40679.3%4701376071,3171371,318624ap1971
1980810,0001,074,00075.4%3741094831,6771291,150624ap1981
1990878,0001,163,00075.5%3311144451,9738129800157ap1991
1999955,0001,274,00075.0%252923442,77612139582593ap2000
2000962,0001,283,00075.0%248933412,82112138555593ap2001
2001966,0001,288,31175.0%244923362,87513135454593ap2002
2002966,0001,288,31175.0%237823193,02813118489593ap2003
2003966,0001,288,31175.0%231823133,08611117489593ap2004
2004966,0001,288,31175.0%224823063,15616117474593ap2005
20061,089,4571,361,82280.0%212862983,65516109475593ap2007
20121,115,0001,399,70079.7%192612534,4072278330593ap2013
20151,002,0001,494,06467.1%176542304,35631102323593ap2016
20181,012,5001,511,20067.0%167462134,7533761238593ap2019
20201,037,5801,621,21564.0%164482124,89464228593ap2021
20221,076,0001,681,33064.0%161532145,0284177199587ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Bordeaux
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 150, and Page 151
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 112
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 142
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 123
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 129, and Page 130
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 134
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 519, to Page 521

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