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Metropolitan see Besançon, France

Archdiocese of Besançon

Bisuntin(us)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. John, Besancon, in Besançon, France.

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Catholics
569,000
Priests
117
Territory
9,732 km²

Parishes and churches

56 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Jean-Luc Bouilleret
Born
28 October 1953
Birthplace
Arbois

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. John, Besancon stands in Besançon, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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.