Diocese of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer)

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Bishop(s) Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 23 November 1853 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cambrai Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,678 (2,579 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nord Official Web Site: http://catholique-arras.cef.fr/ Official Web Site: http://diocese.arras.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: Eveche, 4 rue des Fours, B.P. 137, 62003 Arras CEDEX, France Telephone: 3.21.23.74.54 Fax: 3.21.23.73.74

Historical Details

• Diocese of Arras
  • Latin Name: Atrebatensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (10 Mar 1518 Appointed - 10 Apr 1523 Resigned)
• Antoine Perrenot de Granvella † (29 Nov 1538 Appointed - 10 Mar 1561 Appointed, Archbishop of Mechelen)
• Louis François Marc Hilaire de Conzié † (21 Aug 1769 Appointed - 17 Dec 1804 Died)
• Hugues-Robert-Jean-Charles de la Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraquais † (29 Apr 1802 Appointed - 20 Jul 1851 Died)
• Pierre-Louis Parisis † (12 Aug 1851 Appointed - 5 Mar 1866 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette † (2 Apr 1866 Appointed - 13 Jun 1882 Died)
• Guillaume-René Meignan † (20 Sep 1882 Appointed - 10 Jan 1884 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
• Désiré-Joseph Dennel † (1 Jul 1884 Appointed - 28 Oct 1891 Died)
• Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez † (2 Apr 1892 Appointed - 25 Jan 1911 Died)
• Emile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey † (5 May 1911 Appointed - 24 Dec 1916 Died)
• Eugène-Louis-Ernest Julien † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 14 Mar 1930 Died)
• Henri-Edouard Dutoit † (23 Dec 1930 Appointed - 11 Sep 1945 Resigned)
• Victor-Jean Perrin † (3 Nov 1945 Appointed - 26 Nov 1961 Resigned)
• Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe † (15 Dec 1961 Appointed - 25 Sep 1984 Retired)
• Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † (10 Oct 1985 Appointed - 12 Aug 1998 Retired)
• Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (12 Aug 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Arras
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Arras (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Boulogne (suppressed)	Diocese of Arras
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Omer (suppressed)	Diocese of Arras
Diocese of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer)
23 November 1853	Name Changed	Diocese of Arras	Diocese of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer)

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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
Diocese of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer)
1950		1,168,545	.0%	1,142	84	1,226	0		125	1,900	831	ap1951
1959	1,142,150	1,276,833	89.5%	1,143	104	1,247	915		199	1,693	1,037	ap1960
1970		1,397,159	.0%	859	45	904	0		230	1,407	1,020	ap1971
1980	1,204,000	1,421,000	84.7%	788	103	891	1,351		148	1,202	1,025	ap1981
1990	1,195,000	1,425,000	83.9%	603	90	693	1,724	7	127	912	1,043	ap1991
1999	1,113,000	1,454,000	76.5%	425	62	487	2,285	17	82	708	576	ap2000
2000	1,103,000	1,441,568	76.5%	430	61	491	2,246	21	81	652	556	ap2001
2001	1,102,000	1,440,382	76.5%	432	59	491	2,244	23	74	633	556	ap2002
2002	1,103,000	1,441,568	76.5%	387	60	447	2,467	27	73	610	518	ap2003
2003	1,104,000	1,441,568	76.6%	368	52	420	2,628	28	65	528	518	ap2004
2004	1,104,000	1,441,568	76.6%	346	57	403	2,739	28	69	486	567	ap2005
2006	1,102,567	1,439,697	76.6%	319	51	370	2,979	32	65	463	102	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (Bishop: 12 Aug 1998)
• Géry-Jacques-Charles Leuliet (Priest: 8 Jul 1933 to 14 Feb 1963)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pietro de Accolti de Aretio † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Mar 1518 to 10 Apr 1523)
• Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau † (Priest: 21 Dec 1861 to 21 Aug 1877)
• Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe † (Priest: 13 Jul 1913 to 8 Aug 1949)
• Désiré-Joseph Dennel † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1884 to 28 Oct 1891)
• Augustin-Victor Deramecourt † (Priest: 23 Sep 1865 to 22 Mar 1898)
• Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1985 to 12 Aug 1998)
• Henri-Edouard Dutoit † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1930 to 11 Sep 1945)
• Antoine Perrenot de Granvella † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1538; Priest: 1540; Bishop: 21 May 1542 to 10 Mar 1561)
• Jules-Louis-Paul Harlé † (Priest: 24 Dec 1939; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Oct 1970 to 18 Feb 1991)
• Louis François Marc Hilaire de Conzié † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1769 to 17 Dec 1804)
• Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1961 to 25 Sep 1984)
• Eugène-Louis-Ernest Julien † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 14 Mar 1930)
• Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (Priest: 23 Sep 1865 to 31 Dec 1884)
• Hugues-Robert-Jean-Charles de la Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraquais † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1802 to 20 Jul 1851)
• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1866 to 13 Jun 1882)
• Emile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey † (Bishop: 5 May 1911 to 24 Dec 1916)
• Guillaume-René Meignan † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1882 to 10 Jan 1884)
• Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot † (Priest: 23 Sep 1865 to 3 Jun 1890)
• André-Maurice Parenty † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 1950 to Dec 1966)
• Pierre-Louis Parisis † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1851 to 5 Mar 1866)
• Victor-Jean Perrin † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1945 to 26 Nov 1961)
• Louis Amadeus Rappe † (Priest: 14 Mar 1829 to 23 Apr 1847)
• Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1892 to 25 Jan 1911)