Archdiocese of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Chambéry
  • Latin Name: Camberiensis
  • Erected: 18 August 1779
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
  • Country: France

• Archdiocese of Chambéry
  • Latin Name: Camberiensis
  • Elevated: 10 July 1817
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Michel Conseil † (26 Jan 1780 Appointed - 27 Sep 1793 Died)
• René des Monstiers de Mérinville † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 7 Feb 1805 Resigned)
• Irénée-Yves Desolle (Dessole) † (30 Jan 1805 Appointed - 11 Nov 1823 Retired)
• François-Marie Bigex † (20 Mar 1824 Appointed - 19 Feb 1827 Died)
• Antoine Martinet † (20 Dec 1827 Appointed - 6 May 1839 Died)
• Alexis Billiet † (18 Mar 1840 Appointed - 30 Apr 1873 Died)
• Pierre-Anastase Pichenot † (18 Jun 1873 Appointed - 5 Oct 1880 Died)
• François-Albert Leuillieux † (13 Jan 1881 Appointed - 11 May 1893 Died)
• François Hautin † (14 Jun 1893 Appointed - 6 Feb 1907 Died)
• Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot † (15 Jun 1907 Appointed - 5 Aug 1907 Died)
• François-Virgile Dubillard † (16 Dec 1907 Appointed - 1 Dec 1914 Died)
• Dominique Castellan † (26 May 1915 Appointed - 12 May 1936 Died)
• Pierre-Marie Durieux † (1 Feb 1937 Appointed - 3 Feb 1947 Died)
• Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † (23 Oct 1947 Appointed - 26 Apr 1966 Resigned)
• André-Georges Bontems † (26 Apr 1966 Appointed - 14 May 1985 Retired)
• Claude Feidt (14 May 1985 Succeeded - 17 Jun 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
• Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (6 Jun 2000 Appointed - 1 Feb 2008 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lille)
• Philippe Ballot (14 Jan 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Chambéry
1950	129,700	130,500	99.4%	292	85	377	344		197	633	174	ap1951
1957	138,000	140,000	98.6%	282	120	402	343		76	500	175	ap1960
Archdiocese of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise)
1970	256,973	286,399	89.7%	411	74	485	529		102	715	357	ap1971
1980	276,000	307,000	89.9%	342	63	405	681		80	730	370	ap1981
1990	316,000	339,000	93.2%	246	55	301	1,049	5	107	579	348	ap1991
1999	331,600	354,700	93.5%	199	10	209	1,586	15	20	348	354	ap2000
2000	347,000	371,343	93.4%	177	45	222	1,563	16	71	380	367	ap2001
2001	341,000	365,625	93.3%	186	24	210	1,623	16	61	373	348	ap2002
2002	332,600	356,748	93.2%	170	32	202	1,646	17	70	356	348	ap2003
2003	314,000	356,748	88.0%	169	56	225	1,395	18	106	447	346	ap2004
2004	314,000	356,748	88.0%	165	32	197	1,593	19	60	386	200	ap2005
2006	316,982	360,252	88.0%	112	30	142	2,232	19	41	312	111	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Philippe Ballot (Archbishop: 14 Jan 2009 - )
• Claude Feidt (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1980; Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Feb 1985; Bishop: 14 May 1985 to 17 Jun 1999)
• Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Apr 1969 to 3 Nov 1979)
• Marcel Germain Perrier (Priest: 29 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1988 to 16 May 2000)
• Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (Archbishop: 6 Jun 2000 to 1 Feb 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † (Archbishop: 23 Oct 1947 to 26 Apr 1966)
• François-Marie Bigex † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1824 to 19 Feb 1827)
• Alexis Billiet † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1840 to 30 Apr 1873)
• André-Georges Bontems † (Archbishop: 26 Apr 1966 to 14 May 1985)
• Dominique Castellan † (Archbishop: 26 May 1915 to 12 May 1936)
• Michel Conseil † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1780 to 27 Sep 1793)
• René des Monstiers de Mérinville † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 7 Feb 1805)
• Irénée-Yves Desolle (Dessole) † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1805; Archbishop: 7 Dec 1817 to 11 Nov 1823)
• François-Virgile Dubillard † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1907 to 1 Dec 1914)
• Pierre-Marie Durieux † (Archbishop: 1 Feb 1937 to 3 Feb 1947)
• Gabriel-Marie Garrone † (Priest: 11 Apr 1925 to 24 Apr 1947)
• Auguste Grumel † (Priest: 18 Dec 1886 to 3 Feb 1924)
• François Hautin † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1893 to 6 Feb 1907)
• François-Albert Leuillieux † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1881 to 11 May 1893)
• Antoine Martinet † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1827 to 6 May 1839)
• Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1907 to 5 Aug 1907)
• Pierre-Anastase Pichenot † (Archbishop: 18 Jun 1873 to 5 Oct 1880)