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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Poitiers | |||
3rd Century | Erected | Diocese of Poitiers (erected) | |
11 July 1317 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Poitiers | Diocese of Maillezais (erected) |
16 August 1317 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Poitiers | Diocese of Luçon (erected) |
29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Diocese of Saintes (suppressed) | Diocese of Angoulême
Diocese of La Rochelle Diocese of Poitiers |
23 July 1974 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Poitiers (Puy-Saint-Bonnet) | Diocese of Angers |
Archdiocese of Poitiers | |||
8 December 2002 | Elevated | Diocese of Poitiers | Archdiocese of Poitiers |
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 Poitiers | ||||||||||||
1950 | 580,000 | 613,487 | 94.5% | 666 | 126 | 792 | 732 | 152 | 1,703 | 643 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 632,000 | 666,718 | 94.8% | 606 | 123 | 729 | 866 | 168 | 1,105 | 605 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 665,000 | 698,000 | 95.3% | 456 | 87 | 543 | 1,224 | 2 | 129 | 851 | 604 | ap1981 |
1990 | 693,000 | 716,000 | 96.8% | 379 | 58 | 437 | 1,585 | 20 | 117 | 1,015 | 604 | ap1991 |
1999 | 672,610 | 725,942 | 92.7% | 300 | 14 | 314 | 2,142 | 25 | 47 | 699 | 604 | ap2000 |
2000 | 670,000 | 744,342 | 90.0% | 294 | 12 | 306 | 2,189 | 26 | 27 | 674 | 604 | ap2001 |
2001 | 669,000 | 743,416 | 90.0% | 290 | 13 | 303 | 2,207 | 26 | 44 | 665 | 604 | ap2002 |
Archdiocese of Poitiers | ||||||||||||
2002 | 669,000 | 743,411 | 90.0% | 279 | 12 | 291 | 2,298 | 27 | 45 | 595 | 604 | ap2003 |
2003 | 670,000 | 743,417 | 90.1% | 268 | 9 | 277 | 2,418 | 30 | 39 | 558 | 604 | ap2004 |
2004 | 670,000 | 743,417 | 90.1% | 261 | 36 | 297 | 2,255 | 33 | 53 | 535 | 604 | ap2005 |
2013 | 670,000 | 790,900 | 84.7% | 198 | 25 | 223 | 3,004 | 39 | 47 | 379 | 604 | ap2014 |
2016 | 652,731 | 801,601 | 81.4% | 171 | 10 | 181 | 3,606 | 44 | 36 | 352 | 600 | ap2017 |
2019 | 659,400 | 810,813 | 81.3% | 157 | 157 | 4,200 | 43 | 26 | 32 | 28 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 661,000 | 812,900 | 81.3% | 150 | 5 | 155 | 4,264 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 28 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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