Roman Catholic Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard
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
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| Parishes | 36 |
| 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 |
| Secular priests | 50 (Diocesan) 4 (Religious Orders) 14 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Luc Bouilleret |
| Bishops emeritus | Claude Pierre Charles Schockert |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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. It is situated in northeastern France, and borders on Switzerland and Germany.
Erected in November 1979, the territory for a new diocese was removed from the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Besançon, and was constituted a suffragan diocese in its ecclesiastical province of Besançon.