Marseille (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Georges Paul Pontier, Archbishop
Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Aix (-Arles) (Archdiocese)
Ajaccio
Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison) (Archdiocese)
Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)
Fréjus-Toulon
Gap (-Embrun)
Nice

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 31 January 1948
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 650 (251 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
Official Web Site: http://catholique-marseille.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 14 Place du Colonel-Edon, 13284 Marseille CEDEX 07, France
Telephone: 4.91.52.38.23
Fax: 4.91.52.45.19

Historical Details

Diocese of Marseille
- Latin Name: Massiliensis
- Erected: 1st Century
- Country: France
Diocese of Marseille
- Latin Name: Massiliensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aix (-Arles-Embrun)
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Etienne de Puget † ( 1643 Appointed - 11 Jan 1668 Died)
Toussaint de Forbin-Janson † (27 Jan 1668 Appointed - 14 Aug 1679 Appointed, Bishop of Beauvais)
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc † (31 May 1684 Appointed - 10 Feb 1708 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
Jean-Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle † (22 Jun 1755 Appointed - 21 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod † (13 Jan 1823 Appointed - 28 Dec 1836 Retired)
St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (1 Apr 1837 Appointed - 20 May 1861 Died)
Patrice-François-Marie Cruice † (18 Jun 1861 Appointed - 1 Sep 1865 Resigned)
Charles-Philippe Place † (6 Jan 1866 Appointed - 13 Jun 1878 Appointed, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo))
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (13 Jun 1878 Appointed - 19 Nov 1900 Died)
Pierre-Paulin Andrieu † (5 Apr 1901 Appointed - 2 Jan 1909 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
Joseph-Marie Fabre † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 9 Jan 1923 Died)
Daniel Champavier † (19 Jan 1923 Appointed - 2 Feb 1928 Died)
Maurice-Louis Dubourg † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 9 Dec 1936 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Jean Delay † (14 Aug 1937 Appointed - 5 Sep 1956 Retired)
Marc-Armand Lallier † (28 Sep 1956 Appointed - 26 Aug 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Georges Jacquot † (1 Nov 1966 Appointed - 25 Sep 1970 Died)
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (22 Dec 1970 Appointed - 13 Apr 1985 Resigned)
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (13 Apr 1985 Appointed - 22 Apr 1995 Retired)
Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu (22 Apr 1995 Succeeded - 12 May 2006 Retired)
Georges Paul Pontier (12 May 2006 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Marseille
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Marseille (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Marseille (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Aix
Diocese of Marseille
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Aix	Diocese of Marseille
Archdiocese of Marseille
31 January 1948	Elevated	Diocese of Marseille	Archdiocese of Marseille
16 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Marseille (became a Metropolitan)

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 Marseille

1950 900,000 .0% 321 220 541 0 300 1,275 110 ap1951

1970 900,000 1,000,000 90.0% 314 314 2,866 1,300 123 ap1971

1980 709,000 1,052,000 67.4% 296 266 562 1,261 3 319 1,450 124 ap1981

1990 679,000 1,015,000 66.9% 240 175 415 1,636 10 249 1,052 124 ap1991

1999 669,000 1,000,000 66.9% 191 150 341 1,961 15 209 781 122 ap2000

2000 661,000 988,723 66.9% 172 150 322 2,052 19 209 778 122 ap2001

2001 650,000 988,725 65.7% 173 150 323 2,012 21 209 776 122 ap2002

2002 650,000 988,723 65.7% 173 148 321 2,024 20 206 745 122 ap2003

2003 650,000 988,723 65.7% 171 148 319 2,037 19 177 602 122 ap2004

2004 700,000 988,723 70.8% 165 148 313 2,236 21 183 599 122 ap2005

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 Marseille
1950		900,000	.0%	321	220	541	0		300	1,275	110	ap1951
1970	900,000	1,000,000	90.0%	314		314	2,866			1,300	123	ap1971
1980	709,000	1,052,000	67.4%	296	266	562	1,261	3	319	1,450	124	ap1981
1990	679,000	1,015,000	66.9%	240	175	415	1,636	10	249	1,052	124	ap1991
1999	669,000	1,000,000	66.9%	191	150	341	1,961	15	209	781	122	ap2000
2000	661,000	988,723	66.9%	172	150	322	2,052	19	209	778	122	ap2001
2001	650,000	988,725	65.7%	173	150	323	2,012	21	209	776	122	ap2002
2002	650,000	988,723	65.7%	173	148	321	2,024	20	206	745	122	ap2003
2003	650,000	988,723	65.7%	171	148	319	2,037	19	177	602	122	ap2004
2004	700,000	988,723	70.8%	165	148	313	2,236	21	183	599	122	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pierre-Paulin Andrieu † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1901 to 2 Jan 1909)
Jean-Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1755 to 21 Sep 1801)
François-Joseph-Edwin Bonnefoy † (Priest: 1858 to 26 Nov 1892)
Dominique Castellan † (Priest: 29 Jun 1880 to 13 Jul 1906)
Daniel Champavier † (Priest: 11 Jun 1892; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1921; Bishop: 19 Jan 1923 to 2 Feb 1928)
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1985 to 22 Apr 1995)
Patrice-François-Marie Cruice † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1861 to 1 Sep 1865)
Jean Delay † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1937; Archbishop: 31 Jan 1948 to 5 Sep 1956)
Maurice-Louis Dubourg † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 9 Dec 1936)
Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand † (Priest: 29 Mar 1902; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1919 to 11 Oct 1920)
Joseph-Marie Fabre † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 9 Jan 1923)
Toussaint de Forbin-Janson † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1668 to 14 Aug 1679)
Georges Jacquot † (Archbishop: 1 Nov 1966 to 25 Sep 1970)
Jacques Jeancard, O.M.I. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1858 to 21 May 1861)
Marc-Armand Lallier † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1956 to 26 Aug 1966)
Louis-Joseph Maurin † (Priest: 8 Apr 1882 to 1 Sep 1911)
Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1823 to 28 Dec 1836)
St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1837 to 20 May 1861)
Charles-Philippe Place † (Bishop: 6 Jan 1866 to 13 Jun 1878)
Etienne de Puget † (Bishop: 1643 to 11 Jan 1668)
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1878 to 19 Nov 1900)
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc † (Bishop: 31 May 1684 to 10 Feb 1708)

Archdiocese of Marseille

Archidioecesis Massiliensis