Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon

Local nameArchidiocèse de Besançon
LocationFrance

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in France. It comprises the département of Doubs and the département of Haute-Saône, except for the canton of Héricourt.

The see is currently sede vacante.

From 1034 the archbishop had civil authority within the Holy Roman Empire as the prince-archbishop of Besançon. He gradually lost his civil power to the town council; the city became the Imperial city of Besançon in 1184. The city was annexed by France in stages, eventually being fully subsumed in 1792 by it during the French Revolution.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Besançon

Coordinates 47°24'11.173" N 6°10'36.397" E

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