Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Maguelonne | |||
3rd Century | Erected | Diocese of Maguelonne (erected) | |
Diocese of Montpellier | |||
27 March 1536 | Name Changed | Diocese of Maguelonne | Diocese of Montpellier |
29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Diocese of Agde (suppressed)
Archdiocese of Albi (suppressed) Diocese of Lavaur (suppressed) Diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (suppressed) | Diocese of Montpellier |
29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Narbonne (suppressed) | Diocese of Carcassonne
Diocese of Montpellier |
29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Diocese of Vabres (suppressed) | Diocese of Cahors
Diocese of Montpellier |
6 October 1822 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montpellier | |
6 October 1822 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montpellier | Archdiocese of Albi |
Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | |||
16 June 1877 | Name Changed | Diocese of Montpellier | Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) |
Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | |||
8 December 2002 | Elevated | Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | ||||||||||||
1950 | 440,000 | 461,000 | 95.4% | 350 | 112 | 462 | 952 | 112 | 1,023 | 416 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 525,000 | 591,397 | 88.8% | 363 | 103 | 466 | 1,126 | 209 | 1,156 | 410 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 600,000 | 648,202 | 92.6% | 381 | 167 | 548 | 1,094 | 1 | 167 | 842 | 416 | ap1981 |
1990 | 675,000 | 721,000 | 93.6% | 299 | 116 | 415 | 1,626 | 3 | 196 | 736 | 385 | ap1991 |
1999 | 601,626 | 794,603 | 75.7% | 247 | 123 | 370 | 1,626 | 15 | 178 | 636 | 324 | ap2000 |
2000 | 670,000 | 900,000 | 74.4% | 248 | 125 | 373 | 1,796 | 17 | 181 | 488 | 324 | ap2001 |
2001 | 670,000 | 900,000 | 74.4% | 221 | 124 | 345 | 1,942 | 18 | 179 | 475 | 166 | ap2002 |
Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) | ||||||||||||
2002 | 670,000 | 900,000 | 74.4% | 215 | 57 | 272 | 2,463 | 19 | 109 | 505 | 162 | ap2003 |
2003 | 670,000 | 900,000 | 74.4% | 212 | 106 | 318 | 2,106 | 22 | 155 | 495 | 173 | ap2004 |
2004 | 670,000 | 1,000,000 | 67.0% | 223 | 125 | 348 | 1,925 | 23 | 174 | 485 | 166 | ap2005 |
2013 | 745,518 | 1,050,026 | 71.0% | 174 | 108 | 282 | 2,643 | 36 | 146 | 344 | 64 | ap2014 |
2016 | 853,571 | 1,104,621 | 77.3% | 166 | 105 | 271 | 3,149 | 40 | 115 | 280 | 63 | ap2017 |
2019 | 865,225 | 1,130,750 | 76.5% | 141 | 106 | 247 | 3,502 | 42 | 116 | 280 | 62 | ap2020 |
2021 | 844,300 | 1,176,000 | 71.8% | 148 | 102 | 250 | 3,377 | 35 | 112 | 240 | 62 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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