Diocese of Mende

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Bishop(s) François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 3rd Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 5,180 (2,000 Square Miles) Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée Official Web Site: http://catholozere.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 7 rue Mgr. de Ligonnes, 48000 Mende, France Telephone: 4.66.65.61.93 Fax: 4.66.65.68.55

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Giuliano della Rovere † (3 Jul 1478 Appointed - 19 Apr 1479 Appointed, Bishop of Sabina)
• Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. † ( 1661 Appointed - 9 Oct 1678 Appointed, Archbishop of Albi)
• Pierre de Baglion de la Salle de Saillant † ( 1707 Appointed - 27 Sep 1723 Died)
• Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré † (17 Oct 1723 Appointed - 7 Jul 1767 Died)
• Jean-Arnauld de Castellane † (1 Nov 1767 Appointed - 9 Sep 1792 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste de Chabot † (11 Apr 1802 Appointed - Dec 1804 Resigned)
• Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons † (30 Jan 1805 Appointed - 2 Aug 1821 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
• Claude-Jean-Joseph Brulley de La Brunière † (26 Dec 1821 Appointed - 16 Dec 1848 Died)
• Jean-Antoine-Marie Foulquier † (11 Jan 1849 Appointed - 2 Feb 1873 Retired)
• Joseph-Frédéric Saivet † (16 Dec 1872 Appointed - 17 Mar 1876 Appointed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
• Julien Costes † (17 Mar 1876 Appointed - 1889 Resigned)
• François-Narcisse Baptifolier † (24 Apr 1889 Appointed - 26 Sep 1900 Died)
• Henri-Louis-Alfred Bouquet † (5 Apr 1901 Appointed - 21 Feb 1906 Appointed, Bishop of Chartres)
• Jacques-Jean Gely † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 29 May 1929 Died)
• Jules-Alexandre Cusin † (29 May 1929 Succeeded - 5 Jun 1937 Died)
• François-Louis Auvity † (14 Aug 1937 Appointed - 11 Sep 1945 Resigned)
• Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau † (3 Nov 1945 Appointed - 14 Jun 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Laval)
• Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley † (27 Mar 1951 Appointed - 26 Jan 1957 Appointed, Bishop of Nancy (-Toul))
• René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon † (12 Apr 1957 Appointed - 14 Jul 1983 Resigned)
• Roger Lucien Meindre † (14 Jul 1983 Appointed - 8 Apr 1989 Appointed, Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur))
• Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand (14 Sep 1989 Appointed - 16 Oct 2001 Retired)
• Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. (16 Oct 2001 Appointed - 11 Jul 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux))
• François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. (16 Jan 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Mende (erected) (or 4th Century)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Alès (Alais) (suppressed)	Diocese of Avignon Diocese of Mende
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Viviers (Aps) (suppressed)	Diocese of Mende
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mende	Diocese of Viviers
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mende (from Albi)

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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
1949	80,000	95,000	84.2%	400	15	415	192			690	213	ap1951
1969	70,000	76,175	91.9%	284	22	306	228		75	578	133	ap1971
1980	63,300	75,100	84.3%	235	3	238	265		18	400	138	ap1981
1990	66,000	79,000	83.5%	190	1	191	345		26	370	138	ap1991
1999	63,000	73,500	85.7%	154	6	160	393	3	19	233	135	ap2000
2000	61,000	73,500	83.0%	155	7	162	376	3	19	232	135	ap2001
2001	60,000	73,500	81.6%	152	4	156	384	3	13	225	135	ap2002
2002	60,000	73,500	81.6%	142	3	145	413	2	12	218	135	ap2003
2003	60,000	73,500	81.6%	134	5	139	431	3	14	202	135	ap2004
2004	58,000	73,830	78.6%	122	4	126	460	4	14	183	135	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand (Bishop: 14 Sep 1989 to 16 Oct 2001)
• François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. (Bishop: 16 Jan 2007 - )
• Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. (Bishop: 16 Oct 2001 to 11 Jul 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François-Louis Auvity † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1937 to 11 Sep 1945)
• François-Narcisse Baptifolier † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1889 to 26 Sep 1900)
• René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1957 to 14 Jul 1983)
• Henri-Louis-Alfred Bouquet † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1901 to 21 Feb 1906)
• Claude-Jean-Joseph Brulley de La Brunière † (Bishop: 26 Dec 1821 to 16 Dec 1848)
• Jean-Arnauld de Castellane † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1767 to 9 Sep 1792)
• Jean-Baptiste de Chabot † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1802 to Dec 1804)
• Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1723 to 7 Jul 1767)
• Julien Costes † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1876 to 1889)
• Jules-Alexandre Cusin † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1920; Bishop: 29 May 1929 to 5 Jun 1937)
• Giuliano della Rovere † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1478 to 19 Apr 1479)
• Jean-Antoine-Marie Foulquier † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1849 to 2 Feb 1873)
• Jacques-Jean Gely † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 29 May 1929)
• Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1805 to 2 Aug 1821)
• Roger Lucien Meindre † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1983 to 8 Apr 1989)
• François-Placide de Baudry de Piancourt, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1677 to 13 Dec 1707)
• Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1951 to 26 Jan 1957)
• Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1945 to 14 Jun 1950)
• Pierre de Baglion de la Salle de Saillant † (Bishop: 1707 to 27 Sep 1723)
• Joseph-Frédéric Saivet † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1872 to 17 Mar 1876)
• Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. † (Bishop: 1661 to 9 Oct 1678)