Diocese of Coutances (-Avranches)

Dioecesis Constantiensis (-Abrincensis)

Bishop(s)

Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne, Bishop
Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 12 July 1854
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rouen
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,991 (2,314 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://catholique-coutances.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 6-8 rue du Pertuis Trouard, B.P. 129, 50200 Coutances CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.33.45.18.06
Fax: 2.33.45.47.87

Historical Details

Diocese of Coutances
- Latin Name: Constantiensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Giuliano della Rovere † (11 Jul 1476 Appointed - 3 Dec 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Viviers (Aps))
Léonor I de Goyon de Matignon † (10 May 1627 Appointed - 28 Jul 1646 Appointed, Bishop of Lisieux)
Charles-François de Loménie de Brienne † (5 Dec 1666 Appointed - 7 Apr 1720 Died)
Léonor III de Goyon de Matignon † (8 Jan 1721 Appointed - 29 May 1757 Died)
Claude-Louis Rousseau † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 22 Mar 1807 Appointed, Bishop of Orléans)
Pierre Dupont de Poursat † (7 May 1807 Appointed - 17 Sep 1835 Died)
Louis-Jean-Julien Robiou de la Tréhonnais † (6 Oct 1835 Appointed - 1852 Resigned)
Jacques-Louis Daniel † (9 Dec 1852 Appointed - 4 Jul 1862 Died)
Jean-Pierre Bravard † (12 Aug 1862 Appointed - 27 Nov 1875 Resigned)
Abel-Anastase Germain † (19 Nov 1875 Appointed - 12 Nov 1897 Died)
Joseph Guérard † (8 Jul 1898 Appointed - 19 Jul 1924 Died)
Théophile-Marie Louvard † (31 Oct 1924 Appointed - 8 Apr 1950 Died)
Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot † (8 Apr 1950 Succeeded - 28 Apr 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux))
Joseph Gustave François Wicquart † (2 Sep 1966 Appointed - 3 Nov 1988 Retired)
Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (22 Apr 1989 Appointed - 2 Oct 2006 Retired)
Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne (4 Apr 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Coutances
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Coutances (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Avranches (suppressed)	Diocese of Coutances
Diocese of Coutances (-Avranches)
12 July 1854	Name Changed	Diocese of Coutances	Diocese of Coutances (-Avranches)

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 Coutances (-Avranches)

1950 416,000 426,238 97.6% 695 46 741 561 160 2,075 668 ap1951

1969 452,000 464,406 97.3% 534 49 583 775 94 1,280 317 ap1971

1980 439,000 456,700 96.1% 527 29 556 789 42 920 670 ap1981

1990 466,000 485,000 96.1% 380 20 400 1,165 12 35 708 670 ap1991

1999 447,000 502,000 89.0% 301 301 1,485 27 15 527 128 ap2000

2000 449,000 505,000 88.9% 300 300 1,496 26 15 534 74 ap2001

2001 400,000 479,636 83.4% 296 4 300 1,333 28 15 438 75 ap2002

2002 400,000 480,000 83.3% 324 18 342 1,169 32 34 412 74 ap2003

2003 400,000 480,000 83.3% 269 15 284 1,408 32 29 379 73 ap2004

2004 400,000 480,000 83.3% 257 4 261 1,532 31 17 351 71 ap2005

2006 405,000 486,000 83.3% 252 3 255 1,588 33 12 300 63 ap2007

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 Coutances (-Avranches)
1950	416,000	426,238	97.6%	695	46	741	561		160	2,075	668	ap1951
1969	452,000	464,406	97.3%	534	49	583	775		94	1,280	317	ap1971
1980	439,000	456,700	96.1%	527	29	556	789		42	920	670	ap1981
1990	466,000	485,000	96.1%	380	20	400	1,165	12	35	708	670	ap1991
1999	447,000	502,000	89.0%	301		301	1,485	27	15	527	128	ap2000
2000	449,000	505,000	88.9%	300		300	1,496	26	15	534	74	ap2001
2001	400,000	479,636	83.4%	296	4	300	1,333	28	15	438	75	ap2002
2002	400,000	480,000	83.3%	324	18	342	1,169	32	34	412	74	ap2003
2003	400,000	480,000	83.3%	269	15	284	1,408	32	29	379	73	ap2004
2004	400,000	480,000	83.3%	257	4	261	1,532	31	17	351	71	ap2005
2006	405,000	486,000	83.3%	252	3	255	1,588	33	12	300	63	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (Bishop: 22 Apr 1989 to 2 Oct 2006)
Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne (Bishop: 4 Apr 2007 - )
Michel Léon Émile Santier (Priest: 7 Jul 1973 to 19 Jun 2001)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean-Pierre Bravard † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1862 to 27 Nov 1875)
Antoine Caillot † (Priest: 29 Jun 1932 to 12 Dec 1961)
Jacques-Louis Daniel † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1852 to 4 Jul 1862)
Giuliano della Rovere † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1476 to 3 Dec 1477)
Pierre Dupont de Poursat † (Bishop: 7 May 1807 to 17 Sep 1835)
Abel-Anastase Germain † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1875 to 12 Nov 1897)
Léonor I de Goyon de Matignon † (Bishop: 10 May 1627 to 28 Jul 1646)
Léonor III de Goyon de Matignon † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1721 to 29 May 1757)
Joseph Guérard † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1898 to 19 Jul 1924)
Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert † (Priest: 17 Dec 1837 to 16 May 1867)
Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Mar 1949; Bishop: 8 Apr 1950 to 28 Apr 1966)
Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † (Priest: 12 Mar 1944 to 24 Apr 1982)
Charles-François de Loménie de Brienne † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1666 to 7 Apr 1720)
Théophile-Marie Louvard † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1924 to 8 Apr 1950)
Louis-Jean-Julien Robiou de la Tréhonnais † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1835 to 1852)
Claude-Louis Rousseau † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 22 Mar 1807)
Joseph Gustave François Wicquart † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1966 to 3 Nov 1988)

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