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Archdiocese of Tours

Archidioecesis Turonensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,127 (2,366 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesedetours.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Maison Diocesaine, 13 rue des Ursulines, B.P. 41117, 37011 Tours CEDEX 1, France
  • Telephone: 2.47.70.41.41

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Tours
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Tours (erected)
Archdiocese of Tours
5th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Tours Archdiocese of Tours

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Tours
1950274,620350,00078.5%32120341805401,004295ap1951
1970436,124.0%273483210711,054296ap1971
1980423,030486,88486.9%218462641,602167805300ap1981
1990453,000520,00087.1%171462172,087962720300ap1991
1999436,400545,50080.0%144371812,411154552382ap2000
2000426,023568,03175.0%144361802,366154350181ap2001
2001414,662568,03173.0%141301712,424153848577ap2002
2002420,042554,34575.8%133321652,545144148977ap2003
2003385,030554,00369.5%126261522,533163544977ap2004
2004347,456560,41362.0%122211432,429162942976ap2005
2010503,000597,72484.2%102151174,299212038744ap2011
2014501,600607,00082.6%88301184,250273333141ap2015
2017498,800604,00082.6%79221014,938242622339ap2018
2020500,900606,51182.6%8019995,059272517339ap2021
2022502,000608,39082.5%7223955,284302814639ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Tours
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 503
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 258
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 321
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 350
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 395
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 422
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 381
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 572
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 380
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 639, to Page 641

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