Diocese of Annecy

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Bishop(s) Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 15 February 1822 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 4,317 (1,667 Square Miles) Conference Region: Centre-Est Official Web Site: http://catholique-annecy.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 41, 5 bis avenue de la Visitation, 74001 Annecy CEDEX, France Telephone: 4.50.52.37.00 Fax: 4.50.45.63.34

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Claude-François de Thiollaz † (21 Apr 1822 Appointed - 14 Mar 1832 Died)
• Pierre-Joseph Rey † (13 Jun 1832 Appointed - 31 Jan 1842 Died)
• Louis Rendu † (25 Aug 1842 Appointed - 28 Aug 1859 Died)
• Charles-Marie Magnin † (11 Dec 1860 Appointed - 14 Jan 1879 Died)
• Louis-Romain-Ernest Isoard † (9 May 1879 Appointed - 3 Aug 1901 Died)
• Pierre-Lucien Campistron † (13 May 1902 Appointed - 22 Aug 1921 Died)
• Florent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la Villerabel † (21 Nov 1921 Appointed - 11 May 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
• Auguste-Léon-Alexis Cesbron † (30 Sep 1940 Appointed - 13 Jul 1962 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage † (28 Sep 1962 Appointed - 27 Sep 1983 Retired)
• Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (19 May 1984 Appointed - 25 Apr 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
• Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau (7 May 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
15 February 1822	Erected	Archdiocese of Chambéry	Diocese of Annecy (erected)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Annecy (from Chambery)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1959	285,000	294,800	96.7%	558	35	593	480		190	1,130	309	ap1960
1969	350,000	393,982	88.8%	532	110	642	545		175	950	252	ap1971
1980	394,200	458,350	86.0%	438	102	540	730	1	129	940	320	ap1981
1990	434,000	498,000	87.1%	337	100	437	993	7	135	450	320	ap1991
1999	500,000	594,040	84.2%	278	60	338	1,479	11	70	245	320	ap2000
2000	500,000	591,039	84.6%	260	50	310	1,612	12	59	235	320	ap2001
2001	500,000	622,671	80.3%	255	45	300	1,666	13	55	220	320	ap2002
2002	500,000	622,671	80.3%	241	40	281	1,779	13	55	220	320	ap2003
2003	500,000	622,671	80.3%	239	30	269	1,858	14	37	210	320	ap2004
2004	500,000	622,671	80.3%	213	35	248	2,016	13	42	205	320	ap2005
2006	502,000	626,000	80.2%	200	58	258	1,945	13	159	473	320	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Oct 1980; Bishop: 19 May 1984 to 25 Apr 2000)
• Yves Jean Marie Arsène Boivineau (Bishop: 7 May 2001 - )
• Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1974 to 30 Nov 1978)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pierre-Lucien Campistron † (Bishop: 13 May 1902 to 22 Aug 1921)
• Auguste-Léon-Alexis Cesbron † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1940 to 13 Jul 1962)
• Florent-Michel-Marie-Joseph du Bois de la Villerabel † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1921 to 11 May 1940)
• Léon-Etienne Duval † (Priest: 18 Dec 1926 to 3 Nov 1946)
• Louis-Romain-Ernest Isoard † (Bishop: 9 May 1879 to 3 Aug 1901)
• Charles-Marie Magnin † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1860 to 14 Jan 1879)
• Louis Rendu † (Bishop: 25 Aug 1842 to 28 Aug 1859)
• Pierre-Joseph Rey † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1832 to 31 Jan 1842)
• Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1962 to 27 Sep 1983)
• Claude-François de Thiollaz † (Priest: 1 Jun 1776; Bishop: 21 Apr 1822 to 14 Mar 1832)