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Diocese of Saint-Etienne

Dioecesis Sancti Stephani



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 December 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 3,035 (1,172 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Centre-Est
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-saintetienne.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Maison diocesaine, 1 rue Hector-Berlioz, CS 13061, 42030 Saint-Etienne CEDEX 2, France
  • Telephone: 4.77.59.30.00
  • Fax: 4.77.59.30.01

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 December 1970ErectedArchdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne) (Saint Etienne and Montbison) Diocese of Saint-Etienne (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980500,000587,33385.1%325593841,302163548263ap1981
1990515,000598,00086.1%261483091,6663161367268ap1991
1999450,000578,84377.7%207422491,80716123264142ap2000
2000445,000588,90375.6%206382441,8231711229845ap2001
2001442,000575,54076.8%201352361,8721810429545ap2002
2002442,000575,54076.8%194292231,982209526345ap2003
2003442,000575,54076.8%180362162,046209025745ap2004
2004442,000575,54076.8%153341872,363228823332ap2005
2010455,000591,00077.0%163211842,472305415731ap2011
2014464,000591,62878.4%137251622,864345912231ap2015
2017470,387600,03778.4%123271503,135315110831ap2018
2020474,100603,40078.6%87301174,05233588330ap2021
2022473,000603,00078.4%6215776,14236388025ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 724, to Page 726

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