Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard

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The Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in eastern France, serving the faithful in and around the cities of Belfort and Montbéliard.

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
ecclesiastical territory
belongsTo Conference of Bishops of France NERFINISHED
borderingCountry Germany NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
cathedral Belfort Cathedral NERFINISHED
cathedralCity Belfort NERFINISHED
communionWith Pope NERFINISHED
country France
coversArea parts of the department of Doubs
coversDepartment Territoire de Belfort NERFINISHED
createdFrom Archdiocese of Besançon NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Besançon NERFINISHED
establishedAsDiocese 1979
governedBy bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard
hasBishopType diocesan bishop
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasOfficialReligionStatus no state church (France is secular)
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor Catholics in Belfort
Catholics in Montbéliard
hasPastoralStructure deaneries
parishes
hasSeeType residential see
languageOfLiturgy French
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
eastern France
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Besançon NERFINISHED
partOf Catholic Church in France NERFINISHED
region Grand Est NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
servesCity Belfort NERFINISHED
Montbéliard NERFINISHED
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
typeOfJurisdiction diocese
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

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Diocese of Lyon provinceIncludes Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard