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In 1731, Pope Clement XII made Dijon a diocese. When formed, it was composed of 164 parishes divided among seven regional deaneries. 155 of these parishes had been part of the Diocese of Langres, and 19 others had come from the Diocese of Besançon.
Historical Details. Diocese of Dijon. Latin Name: Divionensis. Erected: 9 April 1731. Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon. Country: France. Past and Present Ordinaries. Jean-Jacques Bouhier de Lantenay † (9 Apr 1731 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1743 Resigned) Claude Bouhier † (16 Dec 1743 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1755 Died)
Dijon, Diocese of, comprises the entire department of Cote-d’Or and is a suffragan of Lyons. According to the Concordat of 1801 it also included the department of Haute-Marne, which, however, it was called upon to relinquish in 1821, owing to the reestablishment of the Diocese of Langres .
Originating as the church of the Abbey of St. Benignus, it became the seat of the Diocese of Dijon during the French Revolution, replacing the previous cathedral when it was secularised, and has been the seat of the succeeding Archbishopric of Dijon since the elevation of the diocese in 2002.
4 days ago · The city has been a diocese since 1731. Dijon was most prosperous in the 18th century, when it was also an intellectual centre of France. The city declined after the French Revolution, when its provincial institutions were suppressed, but the coming of the railways in 1851 brought it new wealth and population growth.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
History. 1731.04.09: Established as Diocese of Dijon / Divionen (sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Langres and became suffragan of Lyon) 1801.11.29: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and Diocese of Autun and gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Châlon-sur-Saône and Diocese of Langres.
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Mais ce ne fut qu’en 1731, qu’un projet aboutit, formé dès 1725, de démembrement de l’immense diocèse de Langres pour l’érection du siège épiscopal de Dijon. Le diocèse fut créé par accord entre le pape Clément XII (bulle du 9 avril 1731) et le roi Louis XV (lettres patentes de juillet).
