Belfort-Montbéliard diocese
| Belfort-Montbéliard diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Besançon |
| Diocesan bishop | Dominique Blanchet |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Claude shocks |
| founding | 3rd November 1979 |
| surface | 1,472 km² |
| Parishes | 130 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 327,300 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 249,700 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 76.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 63 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,421 |
| Permanent deacons | 14 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 10 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 23 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Christophe |
| Website | catholique-belfort-montbe.cef.fr |
The diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard ( Latin: Dioecesis Belfortiensis-Montis Beligardi , French: Diocèse de Belfort-Montbéliard ), located in France , was founded on November 3, 1979 from areas of the Archdiocese of Besançon , to which it is still subordinate as a suffragan diocese. The bishopric is in Belfort .
Bishops
- Eugène Lecrosnier (1979-2000)
- Claude Schockert (2000-2015)
- Dominique Blanchet (since 2015)
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on the diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Homepage of the Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard (French)
St Christophe Cathedral in Belfort