Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard

What Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard does

The Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern France covering the Belfort-Montbéliard area within the Territoire de Belfort and Doubs departments in Nord Franche-Comté. Its functional role is to provide sacramental services (baptism, confirmation, eucharist, reconciliation, anointing, marriage, ordination), pastoral care, religious education, youth and family ministry, hospital and prison chaplaincy, and organized pilgrimages to holy sites including Lourdes, La Salette, Fatima, and the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul. The diocese serves a broad constituency across all life stages — children, families, adult parishioners, the sick and elderly, and spiritual seekers — through a distributed network of parishes organized into deaneries, supplemented by retreat houses, pilgrimage sites (including Chauveroche and Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp), and a large ecosystem of affiliated lay movements and religious congregations.

The diocese operates with a small administrative core of 14 employees and is led by Bishop Mgr Denis Jachiet. Its technological footprint is limited to a WordPress-based public website that aggregates information, an online parish directory (annuaire-eglise.net), an email newsletter, and a recently launched online donation platform (soutenir.diocese-belfort-montbeliard.fr). No proprietary technology, software platform, or AI capability is disclosed. Its commercial activity is minimal and non-pricing-based; all pastoral services are provided free of charge.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary donations, structured as the annual Denier campaign (the principal funding stream covering priest stipends and diocesan operations), legacies and bequests (encouraged through the new 'Fond de dotation Fraternité en rev'' endowment), mass intention stipends and sacramental fees, and pilgrimage participation fees. The diocese is a non-profit religious organization under French law (association cultuelle), affiliated with the national Conférence des Évêques de France (CEF) and operating under the canonical authority of the Vatican and Holy See. Its go-to-market motion is community-led: recruitment and engagement occur through parishes, lay movements, spiritual fraternities, scouting organizations, family associations, and Catholic Action groups, with marketing conducted via the website, weekly newsletter, RCF radio, parish bulletins, and direct pastoral visits by the bishop.

Name

Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard

Legal name

Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard

Website

https://belfort-montbeliard.mondio16.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern France providing sacraments, pastoral care, religious education, and pilgrimage services to Catholics across the Belfort-Montbéliard area, funded primarily by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB)

Keywords

• Catholic diocese services
• Religious pastoral care
• Sacrament services
• Pilgrimage services
• Catechetical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Trévenans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Denier Collection: Annual donation campaign inviting Catholics to contribute to the 'Denier' collection to fund church operations, priest salaries, and diocesan services.
2. Legacies and Bequests: Program encouraging individuals to leave bequests to the Catholic Church upon death.
3. Mass Intentions and Sacramental Fees: Fees received for mass requests, sacramental ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals.
4. Pilgrimage Services: Revenue from organized pilgrimages including Lourdes, La Salette, Fatima, and Seoul JMJ 2027.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard delivers Catholic pastoral services across the Belfort-Montbéliard area in eastern France, including celebration of the seven sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, Holy Orders), weekly Mass and liturgical celebrations, religious education and catechesis for children and adults, youth and family ministry, hospital chaplaincy, organized pilgrimages to Lourdes, La Salette, Fatima, and World Youth Day, charitable and solidarity services through Secours Catholique and CCFD, and formation programs for lay faithful. Operations are funded primarily by voluntary donations through the annual Denier campaign, legacies, and sacramental offerings.

Product overview

Diocèse de Belfort Montbéliard operates a WordPress-based website serving as the primary digital presence for the Catholic diocese covering the Belfort and Montbéliard area in Nord Franche-Comté, France. The offering consists of an informational website with integrated services including a parish directory (annuaire-eglise.net), newsletter subscription, online donation capabilities, and links to external religious media (RCF radio). The diocese also provides various pastoral services including sacraments, pilgrimages, youth ministry, family pastoral care, and solidarity services. The site functions as an aggregator of information and connection point for Catholic faithful rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacrament Services

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conference des Eveques de France (CEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese is affiliated with the national Conference of Bishops of France, which coordinates policy, publications statements on national issues (such as end-of-life legislation), and apostolic visits including the Pope's visit to France.
• Vatican / Holy SeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe diocese operates under the authority of the Vatican and Holy See, receiving episcopal appointments and participating in Papal visits and international Church initiatives such as World Youth Day.
• Prieuré Saint Norbert – MorvillarscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremonstratensian priory located in Morvillars, part of the religious communities under the diocese's pastoral care.
• Soeurs Amantes de la CroixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious congregation of women serving within the diocese.
• Soeurs de Saint-AugustincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugustinian sisters serving pastoral and charitable missions in the diocese.
• Soeurs de l'AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious congregation of sisters active in the diocese.
• Soeurs de la Divine ProvidencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCongregation of sisters dedicated to divine providence serving in the region.
• Soeurs de la Providence de PortieuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSisters of Providence from Portieux serving pastoral needs in the diocese.
• RCF (Radio Chrétienne Francophone)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional Catholic radio station broadcasting spiritual content, news from the diocese, and pastoral programming.
• Scouts et Guides de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Catholic scouting movement operating within the diocese, providing youth formation through outdoor activities and faith education.
• Secours CatholiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic charitable organization (Caritas France) with local presence organizing solidarity activities such as sales and brigades.
• CCFD – Terre SolidairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Committee Against Hunger and for Development, international solidarity movement active in the diocese.
• Congrès MissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional missionary congress bringing together dioceses of Grand Est (Strasbourg, Saint-Dié, Belfort, etc.) for evangelization initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diocèse de Besançon: Neighboring Catholic diocese in the Franche-Comté region of France. Comparable in governance structure, revenue model (Denier, donations, fees), pastoral services, and territorial scope, with similar lay movement ecosystem and parish network.
• Diocèse de Verdun: Smaller Catholic diocese in the Meuse department. Highly comparable in scale and structure, with a similar Denier-driven funding model, retreat and pilgrimage services, and lay movement coordination.
• Diocèse de Saint-Dié: Catholic diocese in the Vosges area of eastern France. Operates as a co-participant in the Congrès Mission regional evangelization initiative alongside Belfort-Montbéliard, indicating directly comparable scale and mission.
• Diocèse de Strasbourg: Catholic diocese covering the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. Directly comparable ecclesiastical governance body with similar operational model, including parishes, sacraments, pilgrimages, and CEF affiliation.
• Diocèse de Metz: Catholic diocese in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region. Comparable in diocesan governance structure, sacramental and pastoral service portfolio, and CEF affiliation, with similar eastern French territorial scope.
• Diocèse de Nancy: Catholic diocese covering Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Grand Est region. Operates with the same diocesan structure, Denier-based funding, parish network, and youth/family pastoral services as Belfort-Montbéliard.

Broad incumbents

• CCFD-Terre Solidaire: French Catholic committee against hunger and for development, active as a solidarity movement within the diocese. Comparable as a Catholic nonprofit with donation-based funding and grassroots volunteer mobilization.
• Conférence des Évêques de France (CEF): National governance body of the Catholic Church in France to which the diocese is affiliated. Comparable in mission and constituency, though operating at the national level rather than the diocesan level.
• Secours Catholique (Caritas France): National Catholic charitable organization with local presence in the Belfort-Montbéliard diocese. Operates within the same donor-funded nonprofit model and shares the same Catholic identity, though focused on social action rather than sacramental services.

Regional players

• Archdiocèse de Besançon: Metropolitan archdiocese overseeing ecclesiastical province in Franche-Comté. Comparable in overall structure and services, though operating as a larger regional governance authority above suffragan dioceses including Belfort-Montbéliard.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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