Roman Catholic Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard
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The Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard (Latin: Dioecesis Belfortiensis–Montis Beligardi; French: Diocèse de Belfort–Montbéliard) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in November 1979, the diocese was split off from the metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and remains a suffragan diocese in its ecclesiastical province.
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Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard Dioecesis Belfortiensis–Montis Beligardi Diocèse de Belfort–Montbéliard | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Besançon |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Besançon |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,472 km2 (568 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 325,364 247,400 (76%) |
Parishes | 133 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3 November 1979 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Christopher |
Patron saint | St. Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Luc Bouilleret |
Bishops emeritus | Claude Pierre Charles Schockert |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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