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Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)

Archidioecesis Montis Pessulani (-Lotevensis-Biterrensis-Agathensis-Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum)



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 8 December 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,101 (2,356 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
  • Official Web Site: https://montpellier.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Villa Maguelone, 31 ter avenue St. Lazare, CS 82137, 34060 Montpellier CEDEX 2, France
  • Telephone: 4.67.55.06.14

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Maguelonne
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Maguelonne (erected)
Diocese of Montpellier
27 March 1536Name ChangedDiocese of Maguelonne Diocese of Montpellier
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Agde (suppressed)
Archdiocese of Albi (suppressed)
Diocese of Lavaur (suppressed)
Diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (suppressed)
Diocese of Montpellier
29 November 1801Territory AddedArchdiocese of Narbonne (suppressed) Diocese of Carcassonne
Diocese of Montpellier
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Vabres (suppressed) Diocese of Cahors
Diocese of Montpellier
6 October 1822Territory LostDiocese of Montpellier
6 October 1822Territory LostDiocese of Montpellier Archdiocese of Albi
Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
16 June 1877Name ChangedDiocese of Montpellier Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
8 December 2002ElevatedDiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
1950440,000461,00095.4%3501124629521121,023416ap1951
1970525,000591,39788.8%3631034661,1262091,156410ap1971
1980600,000648,20292.6%3811675481,0941167842416ap1981
1990675,000721,00093.6%2991164151,6263196736385ap1991
1999601,626794,60375.7%2471233701,62615178636324ap2000
2000670,000900,00074.4%2481253731,79617181488324ap2001
2001670,000900,00074.4%2211243451,94218179475166ap2002
Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
2002670,000900,00074.4%215572722,46319109505162ap2003
2003670,000900,00074.4%2121063182,10622155495173ap2004
2004670,0001,000,00067.0%2231253481,92523174485166ap2005
2013745,5181,050,02671.0%1741082822,6433614634464ap2014
2016853,5711,104,62177.3%1661052713,1494011528063ap2017
2019865,2251,130,75076.5%1411062473,5024211628062ap2020
2021844,3001,176,00071.8%1481022503,3773511224062ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Maguelonne
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 320
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 183
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 232
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 579, to Page 580
  • Diocese of Montpellier
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 248
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 275
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 296

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