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Archdiocese of Rouen

Archidioecesis Rothomagensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 4,228 (1,633 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nord
  • Official Web Site: http://rouen.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, B.P. 886, 2 rue des Bonnetiers, 76001 Rouen CEDEX 1, France
  • Telephone: 2.35.71.20.52

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Rouen
2nd CenturyErectedDiocese of Rouen (erected)
Archdiocese of Rouen
5th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Rouen Archdiocese of Rouen (or 6th Century)
11 April 1658Territory LostArchdiocese of Rouen Vicariate Apostolic of New France (Nouvelle-France) (erected)
6 July 1974Territory LostArchdiocese of Rouen (Le Havre except Ourville en Caux, Ancourteville sur Héricourt, Anvéville, Beuzeville la Guérard, Carville Pot de Fer, Cleuville, Le Hanouard, Hautot Pauvray, Héricourt en Caux, Oherville, Robertot, Routes, Sommesnil, Saint Vaast Dieppedalle, Thiouville...) Diocese of Le Havre (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Rouen
1950870,000915,00095.1%740708101,074751,250717ap1951
19691,000,0001,113,97789.8%575806551,5261051,310297ap1971
1980700,000784,19989.3%3041024061,724138738637ap1981
1990696,000808,00086.1%231803112,2372115557637ap1991
1999680,000827,36082.2%174722462,7641497288637ap2000
2000680,000839,94981.0%167632302,9561587326439ap2001
2001680,000841,28780.8%168662342,9051687313116ap2002
2002680,000841,28780.8%166642302,956218429689ap2003
2003680,000841,28780.8%163592223,063207427963ap2004
2004680,000841,28780.8%155562113,222207226963ap2005
2010688,000851,00080.8%125481733,976216919856ap2011
2014652,000868,50075.1%107281354,829195816053ap2015
2017650,715866,37675.1%91131046,256203912453ap2018
2020653,860870,50075.1%87161036,348233513452ap2021
2022655,000872,00075.1%83221056,238243513652ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Rouen
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 425, and Page 426
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 225
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 287
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 298
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 336
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 359
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 613, to Page 615

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