Diocese of Angers

Dioecesis Andegavensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 372
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,217 (2,787 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://catholique-angers.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 8 place Monseigneur Rumeau, B.P. 90246, 49002 Angers CEDEX 01, France
Telephone: 2.41.88.07.00
Fax: 2.41.88.60.91

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume Ruzé † ( 1572 Appointed - 28 Sep 1587 Died)
Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry † (4 Aug 1782 Appointed - 19 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Charles Montault des Isles † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 29 Jul 1839 Died)
Louis-Robert Paysant † (28 Sep 1839 Appointed - 6 Sep 1841 Died)
Guillaume-Laurent-Louis Angebault † (23 Feb 1842 Appointed - 2 Oct 1869 Died)
Charles-Emile Freppel † (27 Dec 1869 Appointed - 22 Dec 1891 Died)
François-Désiré Mathieu † (3 Jan 1893 Appointed - 30 May 1896 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne))
Louis-Jules Baron † (30 May 1896 Appointed - 28 May 1898 Died)
Joseph Rumeau † (7 Jul 1898 Appointed - 9 Feb 1940 Died)
Jean-Camille Costes † (9 Feb 1940 Succeeded - 14 Feb 1950 Died)
Henri-Alexandre Chappoulie † (30 May 1950 Appointed - 13 Jan 1959 Died)
Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † (7 Jun 1959 Appointed - 12 Jun 1961 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris)
Henri-Louis-Marie Mazerat † (11 Dec 1961 Appointed - 5 Jul 1974 Resigned)
Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt (5 Jul 1974 Appointed - 20 Mar 2000 Retired)
Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (20 Mar 2000 Appointed - 10 Nov 2007 Appointed, Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study))

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
372	Erected		Diocese of Angers (erected)
30 June 1855	Territory Lost	Diocese of Angers Diocese of Le Mans	Diocese of Laval (erected)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Angers (from Tours)

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

1959 475,000 518,000 91.7% 928 150 1,078 440 220 3,500 417 ap1960

1970 530,000 584,709 90.6% 784 173 957 553 373 3,582 420 ap1971

1980 553,000 638,000 86.7% 675 91 766 721 1 202 2,938 421 ap1981

1990 611,000 719,000 85.0% 564 79 643 950 7 178 2,436 419 ap1991

1999 573,000 705,869 81.2% 455 56 511 1,121 17 134 1,909 85 ap2000

2000 586,300 732,942 80.0% 444 50 494 1,186 22 131 1,852 85 ap2001

2001 583,000 732,942 79.5% 416 49 465 1,253 21 130 1,737 85 ap2002

2002 583,300 732,942 79.6% 400 50 450 1,296 13 135 1,695 85 ap2003

2003 564,700 752,942 75.0% 394 48 442 1,277 23 130 1,697 85 ap2004

2004 564,706 752,942 75.0% 381 57 438 1,289 29 129 1,635 85 ap2005

2006 559,114 745,486 75.0% 353 52 405 1,380 28 109 1,576 85 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1959	475,000	518,000	91.7%	928	150	1,078	440		220	3,500	417	ap1960
1970	530,000	584,709	90.6%	784	173	957	553		373	3,582	420	ap1971
1980	553,000	638,000	86.7%	675	91	766	721	1	202	2,938	421	ap1981
1990	611,000	719,000	85.0%	564	79	643	950	7	178	2,436	419	ap1991
1999	573,000	705,869	81.2%	455	56	511	1,121	17	134	1,909	85	ap2000
2000	586,300	732,942	80.0%	444	50	494	1,186	22	131	1,852	85	ap2001
2001	583,000	732,942	79.5%	416	49	465	1,253	21	130	1,737	85	ap2002
2002	583,300	732,942	79.6%	400	50	450	1,296	13	135	1,695	85	ap2003
2003	564,700	752,942	75.0%	394	48	442	1,277	23	130	1,697	85	ap2004
2004	564,706	752,942	75.0%	381	57	438	1,289	29	129	1,635	85	ap2005
2006	559,114	745,486	75.0%	353	52	405	1,380	28	109	1,576	85	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. (Bishop: 20 Mar 2000 to 10 Nov 2007)
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (Priest: 11 Oct 1956 to 26 Jul 1990)
Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt (Bishop: 5 Jul 1974 to 20 Mar 2000)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Guillaume-Laurent-Louis Angebault † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1842 to 2 Oct 1869)
Louis-Jules Baron † (Bishop: 30 May 1896 to 28 May 1898)
Henri-Alexandre Chappoulie † (Bishop: 30 May 1950 to 13 Jan 1959)
Jean-Camille Costes † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Apr 1924; Bishop: 9 Feb 1940 to 14 Feb 1950)
Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1782 to 19 Sep 1801)
Pierre-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Douillard † (Priest: 17 Dec 1910 to 17 Feb 1947)
Charles-Emile Freppel † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1869 to 22 Dec 1891)
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon † (Priest: 23 Dec 1856 to 8 Nov 1887)
François-Désiré Mathieu † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1893 to 30 May 1896)
Henri-Louis-Marie Mazerat † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1961 to 5 Jul 1974)
Charles Montault des Isles † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 29 Jul 1839)
Louis-Robert Paysant † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1839 to 6 Sep 1841)
André Bernard Michel Quélen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1968 to 17 Sep 1974)
René-François Régnier † (Priest: 19 Dec 1818 to 15 Jun 1842)
Joseph Rumeau † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1898 to 9 Feb 1940)
Guillaume Ruzé † (Bishop: 1572 to 28 Sep 1587)
Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1959 to 12 Jun 1961)

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