Archdiocese of Besançon
Bisuntin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Besançon, France
The Archdiocese of Besancon is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in the Franche-Comte region of eastern France, an ancient see elevated to metropolitan rank in the 4th century. It covers the Doubs and Haute-Saone departments and the Territoire de Belfort area is its historic province. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. John in Besancon.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2nd century
- Latin
- Bisuntin(us)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001000893
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 569,000
- Population
- 617,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.2%
- Priests
- 117
- Catholics per priest
- 4,863
- Extent
- 9,732 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 58
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jean-Luc Bouilleret
- Born
- 28 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Arbois
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John, Besancon stands in Besançon, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Besancon
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Belfort–MontbéliardBelfort–Montbéliard
- Diocese of NancyNancy
- Diocese of Saint-ClaudeSaint-Claude
- Diocese of Saint-DiéSaint-Dié
- Diocese of VerdunVerdun
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Archdiocese of Besançon (Latin: Archidiœcesis Bisuntina; French: Archidiocèse de Besançon), a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France, takes in the département of Doubs, apart from Montbéliard, and the département of Haute-Saône, apart from the canton of Héricourt. Between 1034 and 1184 its archbishop also held civil authority within the Holy Roman Empire as the prince-archbishop of Besançon.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.