Albi (-Castres-Lavaur) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 17 February 1922
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,780 (2,232 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://catholique-tarn.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 12 rue de la Republique, 81012 Albi CEDEX 9, France
Telephone: 5.63.48.18.20
Fax: 5.63.48.18.21

Historical Details

Diocese of Albi
- Latin Name: Albiensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Albi
- Latin Name: Albiensis
- Elevated: 3 October 1678
- Metropolitan See
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Albi
- Latin Name: Albiensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan See
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alphonse d'Elbène † ( 1589 Ordained Bishop - 1608 Died)
Alphonse d'Elbène † ( 1609 Ordained Bishop - 1634 Died)
Gaspard de Daillon du Lude † (28 Jan 1635 Appointed - 25 Jul 1676 Died)
Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. † (9 Oct 1678 Appointed - 7 Jan 1687 Died)
Charles Le Goux de la Berchère † (18 Jan 1687 Appointed - 15 Aug 1703 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
Henri de Nesmond † (15 Aug 1703 Appointed - 3 Nov 1719 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse)
Armand Pierre de la Croix de Castries † (5 Nov 1719 Appointed - 15 Apr 1747 Died)
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld † (1 May 1747 Appointed - 25 Apr 1759 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Léopold-Charles de Choiseul † ( 1759 Appointed - 15 May 1764 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis † (27 May 1764 Appointed - 2 Nov 1794 Died)
François de Pierre de Bernis † (2 Nov 1794 Succeeded - 2 Mar 1802 Resigned)
Charles Brault † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 25 Feb 1833 Died)
François-Marie-Edouard de Gualy † (18 Mar 1833 Appointed - 16 Jun 1842 Died)
Jean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion † (15 Jul 1842 Appointed - 20 Nov 1864 Died)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (4 Dec 1864 Appointed - 24 Dec 1875 Died)
Etienne-Emile Ramadié † (17 Jan 1876 Appointed - 24 Jul 1884 Died)
Jean-Emile Fonteneau † (22 Sep 1884 Appointed - 23 Mar 1899 Died)
Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot † (7 Dec 1899 Appointed - 18 Mar 1918 Died)
Pierre-Célestin Cézerac † (18 Mar 1918 Succeeded - 30 Jan 1940 Died)
Jean-Joseph-Aimé Moussaron † (11 May 1940 Appointed - 10 Mar 1956 Died)
Jean-Emmanuel Marquès † (5 Jan 1957 Appointed - 2 Aug 1961 Died)
Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy † (4 Dec 1961 Appointed - 15 Jun 1974 Retired)
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (15 Jun 1974 Appointed - 13 Apr 1985 Appointed, Archbishop of Marseille)
Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † (17 Mar 1986 Appointed - 12 Dec 1988 Died)
Roger Lucien Meindre † (8 Apr 1989 Appointed - 7 Oct 1999 Died)
Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (13 Jul 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Albi
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Albi (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albi	Diocese of Castres (erected)
Archdiocese of Albi
3 October 1678	Elevated	Diocese of Albi	Archdiocese of Albi
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Albi (suppressed)	Diocese of Montpellier
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Castres (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Albi
Archdiocese of Albi
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Montpellier	Archdiocese of Albi
Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)
17 February 1922	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Albi	Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)
16 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur) (no longer a Metropolitan)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)

1959 290,000 308,700 93.9% 439 132 571 507 232 1,360 506 ap1960

1970 300,000 532,011 56.4% 273 273 1,098 509 ap1971

1980 300,800 341,000 88.2% 284 6 290 1,037 1 16 764 509 ap1981

1990 304,000 344,000 88.4% 211 8 219 1,388 3 21 861 509 ap1991

1999 300,000 342,800 87.5% 163 9 172 1,744 14 43 573 504 ap2000

2000 340,000 354,857 95.8% 163 8 171 1,988 4 31 490 509 ap2001

2001 300,000 354,867 84.5% 153 50 203 1,477 7 109 514 509 ap2002

2002 300,000 354,867 84.5% 153 43 196 1,530 6 75 390 509 ap2003

2003 280,000 354,867 78.9% 145 112 257 1,089 10 149 482 509 ap2004

2004 280,000 354,867 78.9% 141 42 183 1,530 11 81 469 509 ap2005

2006 281,000 357,000 78.7% 134 42 176 1,596 10 87 439 509 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)
1959	290,000	308,700	93.9%	439	132	571	507		232	1,360	506	ap1960
1970	300,000	532,011	56.4%	273		273	1,098				509	ap1971
1980	300,800	341,000	88.2%	284	6	290	1,037	1	16	764	509	ap1981
1990	304,000	344,000	88.4%	211	8	219	1,388	3	21	861	509	ap1991
1999	300,000	342,800	87.5%	163	9	172	1,744	14	43	573	504	ap2000
2000	340,000	354,857	95.8%	163	8	171	1,988	4	31	490	509	ap2001
2001	300,000	354,867	84.5%	153	50	203	1,477	7	109	514	509	ap2002
2002	300,000	354,867	84.5%	153	43	196	1,530	6	75	390	509	ap2003
2003	280,000	354,867	78.9%	145	112	257	1,089	10	149	482	509	ap2004
2004	280,000	354,867	78.9%	141	42	183	1,530	11	81	469	509	ap2005
2006	281,000	357,000	78.7%	134	42	176	1,596	10	87	439	509	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean-Jacques-David Bardou † (Priest: 1822 to 26 Apr 1842)
Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe † (Priest: 29 Jun 1930 to 13 May 1953)
Emile Barthès † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Aug 1932 to 18 May 1939)
François de Pierre de Bernis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 1781; Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Jul 1784; Archbishop: 2 Nov 1794 to 2 Mar 1802)
Charles Brault † (Archbishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 25 Feb 1833)
Jean-Pierre-Marie Cadalen † (Priest: 23 May 1812 to 24 Jun 1833)
Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel † (Priest: 1845 to 14 Jul 1877)
Pierre-Célestin Cézerac † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 2 Jan 1918; Archbishop: 18 Mar 1918 to 30 Jan 1940)
Léopold-Charles de Choiseul † (Archbishop: 1759 to 15 May 1764)
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1974 to 13 Apr 1985)
Gaspard de Daillon du Lude † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1635 to 25 Jul 1676)
Charles Le Goux de la Berchère † (Archbishop: 18 Jan 1687 to 15 Aug 1703)
Alphonse d'Elbène † (Bishop: 1589 to 1608)
Alphonse d'Elbène † (Bishop: 1609 to 1634)
Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1961 to 15 Jun 1974)
Jean-Emile Fonteneau † (Archbishop: 22 Sep 1884 to 23 Mar 1899)
François-Marie-Edouard de Gualy † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1833 to 16 Jun 1842)
Jean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1842 to 20 Nov 1864)
Armand Pierre de la Croix de Castries † (Archbishop: 5 Nov 1719 to 15 Apr 1747)
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld † (Archbishop: 1 May 1747 to 25 Apr 1759)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1864 to 24 Dec 1875)
Jean-Emmanuel Marquès † (Priest: 3 Apr 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Apr 1953; Archbishop: 5 Jan 1957 to 2 Aug 1961)
Roger Lucien Meindre † (Archbishop: 8 Apr 1989 to 7 Oct 1999)
Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1899 to 18 Mar 1918)
Jean-Joseph-Aimé Moussaron † (Archbishop: 11 May 1940 to 10 Mar 1956)
Henri de Nesmond † (Archbishop: 15 Aug 1703 to 3 Nov 1719)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis † (Archbishop: 27 May 1764 to 2 Nov 1794)
Pierre-Marie-Joseph Puech † (Priest: 2 Jul 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jun 1947 to 18 Mar 1952)
Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † (Archbishop: 17 Mar 1986 to 12 Dec 1988)
Etienne-Emile Ramadié † (Archbishop: 17 Jan 1876 to 24 Jul 1884)
Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. † (Archbishop: 9 Oct 1678 to 7 Jan 1687)

Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)

Archidioecesis Albiensis (-Castrensis-Vauriensis)