Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay

Dioecesis Aniciensis

Bishop(s)

Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Clermont
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,001 (1,931 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre-Est
Official Web Site: http://catholique-lepuy.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 2 Place du For, 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Telephone: 4.71.05.54.69
Fax: 4.71.05.87.92

Historical Details

Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
- Latin Name: Aniciensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Armand de Béthune † ( 1661 Appointed - 10 Dec 1703 Died)
Claude de la Roche-Aymon † (24 Dec 1703 Appointed - Jun 1720 Died)
Godefroid-Maurice de Conflans † (8 Jan 1721 Appointed - 14 Mar 1725 Died)
François-Charles de Béringhen d'Armainvilliers † (31 Mar 1725 Appointed - 17 Oct 1742 Died)
Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan † ( 1742 Appointed - 1774 Appointed, Archbishop of Vienne)
Marie-Joseph de Galard de Terraube † (Feb 1774 Appointed - 8 Oct 1804 Died)
Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald † (13 Jan 1823 Appointed - 4 Dec 1839 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
Pierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles † (26 May 1840 Appointed - 5 Dec 1846 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
Joseph-Auguste-Victorin Morlhon † (5 Dec 1846 Appointed - 5 Oct 1862 Died)
Pierre-Marc Le Breton † (16 May 1863 Appointed - 20 May 1886 Died)
Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit † (16 Apr 1887 Appointed - 29 Jan 1894 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Constant-Ludovic-Marie Guillois † (29 Jan 1894 Appointed - 15 Apr 1907 Retired)
Thomas-François Boutry † (31 May 1907 Appointed - 20 Mar 1925 Died)
Norbert-Georges-Pierre Rousseau † (15 May 1925 Appointed - 2 Oct 1939 Died)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (6 Feb 1940 Appointed - 11 Oct 1948 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe † (8 Aug 1949 Appointed - 12 Oct 1960 Died)
Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † (12 Oct 1960 Succeeded - 2 Mar 1978 Resigned)
Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † (2 Mar 1978 Appointed - 31 Jul 1987 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. (8 Aug 1988 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (suppressed)	Diocese of Clermont
Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Saint-Flour	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (from Bourges)

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 Le Puy-en-Velay

1950 220,000 228,076 96.5% 457 26 483 455 370 1,571 280 ap1951

1970 201,735 208,337 96.8% 402 9 411 490 186 1,325 277 ap1971

1980 199,000 207,700 95.8% 357 10 367 542 159 1,111 279 ap1981

1990 201,000 210,000 95.7% 285 6 291 690 3 110 894 284 ap1991

1999 190,000 206,000 92.2% 208 9 217 875 7 101 686 282 ap2000

2000 190,000 209,113 90.9% 202 9 211 900 8 93 661 282 ap2001

2001 190,000 209,047 90.9% 194 9 203 935 9 94 650 284 ap2002

2002 190,000 209,047 90.9% 196 9 205 926 9 93 620 284 ap2003

2003 189,000 208,000 90.9% 188 10 198 954 8 94 574 284 ap2004

2004 190,000 209,047 90.9% 182 9 191 994 8 84 553 284 ap2005

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 Le Puy-en-Velay
1950	220,000	228,076	96.5%	457	26	483	455		370	1,571	280	ap1951
1970	201,735	208,337	96.8%	402	9	411	490		186	1,325	277	ap1971
1980	199,000	207,700	95.8%	357	10	367	542		159	1,111	279	ap1981
1990	201,000	210,000	95.7%	285	6	291	690	3	110	894	284	ap1991
1999	190,000	206,000	92.2%	208	9	217	875	7	101	686	282	ap2000
2000	190,000	209,113	90.9%	202	9	211	900	8	93	661	282	ap2001
2001	190,000	209,047	90.9%	194	9	203	935	9	94	650	284	ap2002
2002	190,000	209,047	90.9%	196	9	205	926	9	93	620	284	ap2003
2003	189,000	208,000	90.9%	188	10	198	954	8	94	574	284	ap2004
2004	190,000	209,047	90.9%	182	9	191	994	8	84	553	284	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. (Bishop: 8 Aug 1988 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François-Charles de Béringhen d'Armainvilliers † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1725 to 17 Oct 1742)
Armand de Béthune † (Bishop: 1661 to 10 Dec 1703)
Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1823 to 4 Dec 1839)
Thomas-François Boutry † (Bishop: 31 May 1907 to 20 Mar 1925)
Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1949 to 12 Oct 1960)
Godefroid-Maurice de Conflans † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1721 to 14 Mar 1725)
Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1978 to 31 Jul 1987)
Pierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles † (Bishop: 26 May 1840 to 5 Dec 1846)
Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Feb 1960; Bishop: 12 Oct 1960 to 2 Mar 1978)
Pierre-Marie Durieux † (Priest: 10 Apr 1909 to 5 Oct 1931)
Marie-Joseph de Galard de Terraube † (Bishop: Feb 1774 to 8 Oct 1804)
Constant-Ludovic-Marie Guillois † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1894 to 15 Apr 1907)
Claude de la Roche-Aymon † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1703 to Jun 1720)
Pierre-Marc Le Breton † (Bishop: 16 May 1863 to 20 May 1886)
Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan † (Bishop: 1742 to 1774)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1940 to 11 Oct 1948)
Joseph-Auguste-Victorin Morlhon † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1846 to 5 Oct 1862)
Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1887 to 29 Jan 1894)
Norbert-Georges-Pierre Rousseau † (Bishop: 15 May 1925 to 2 Oct 1939)

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