Nevers (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

François Joseph Pierre Deniau, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dijon
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,816 (2,632 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre
Official Web Site: http://catho58.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 3 Place du Palais, 58000 Nevers, France
Telephone: 3.86.61.02.89
Fax: 3.86.59.21.93

Historical Details

Diocese of Nevers
- Latin Name: Nivernensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) † (19 Jun 1499 Appointed - 7 Jan 1500 Died)
Edouard Valot † (8 Sep 1666 Appointed - Jun 1705 Resigned)
Edouard Bargede † (1 Nov 1705 Appointed - 20 Jul 1719 Died)
Charles-Fontaine Des Montees † (27 Aug 1719 Appointed - 20 Feb 1740 Died)
Guillaume d'Hugues † (Sep 1740 Appointed - 4 Apr 1751 Appointed, Archbishop of Vienne)
Jean-Antoine Tinseau † (4 Apr 1751 Appointed - 24 Sep 1782 Died)
Pierre de Seguiran † (24 Sep 1782 Succeeded - 3 Apr 1789 Died)
Louis-Jérême de Suffren de Saint-Tropez † (3 Aug 1789 Appointed - 21 Jun 1796 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-François-Nicolas Millaux † (13 Jan 1823 Appointed - 19 Feb 1829 Died)
Charles de Douhet d'Auzers † (15 Apr 1829 Appointed - 9 Feb 1834 Died)
Paul Naudo † (22 Jun 1834 Appointed - 15 Jun 1842 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
Dominique-Augustin Dufêtre † (13 Sep 1842 Appointed - 6 Nov 1860 Died)
Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (11 Dec 1860 Appointed - 21 Mar 1873 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
Thomas-Casimir-François de Ladoue † (18 Jun 1873 Appointed - 23 Jul 1877 Died)
Etienne-Antoine-Alfred Lelong † (21 Aug 1877 Appointed - 16 Nov 1903 Died)
François-Léon Gauthey † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 20 Jan 1910 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Pierre Chatelus † (13 Apr 1910 Appointed - 22 Apr 1932 Retired)
Patrice Flynn † (16 Aug 1932 Appointed - 17 Dec 1963 Retired)
Michel-Louis Vial † (17 Dec 1963 Succeeded - 2 Jul 1966 Appointed, Bishop of Nantes)
Jean François Marie Streiff † (21 Sep 1966 Appointed - 8 Jul 1987 Retired)
Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † (19 Jul 1988 Appointed - 22 Jul 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
François Joseph Pierre Deniau (26 Jun 1998 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nevers
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Nevers (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Nevers (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Bourges
Diocese of Nevers
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Bourges	Diocese of Nevers
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Nevers (from Sens)

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 Nevers

1950 240,000 248,559 96.6% 235 7 242 991 7 270 309 ap1951

1970 235,000 247,702 94.9% 176 6 182 1,291 13 325 311 ap1971

1980 251,900 .0% 134 8 142 0 14 298 311 ap1981

1990 235,000 246,000 95.5% 98 7 105 2,238 1 12 233 64 ap1991

1999 229,300 233,000 98.4% 69 6 75 3,057 4 10 186 63 ap2000

2000 221,300 225,000 98.4% 68 7 75 2,950 4 11 192 63 ap2001

2001 221,000 225,600 98.0% 68 9 77 2,870 4 13 192 63 ap2002

2002 221,000 225,600 98.0% 59 9 68 3,250 6 13 192 63 ap2003

2003 221,000 225,600 98.0% 63 8 71 3,112 6 12 189 52 ap2004

2004 180,000 232,000 77.6% 60 7 67 2,686 6 11 202 51 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 Nevers
1950	240,000	248,559	96.6%	235	7	242	991		7	270	309	ap1951
1970	235,000	247,702	94.9%	176	6	182	1,291		13	325	311	ap1971
1980		251,900	.0%	134	8	142	0		14	298	311	ap1981
1990	235,000	246,000	95.5%	98	7	105	2,238	1	12	233	64	ap1991
1999	229,300	233,000	98.4%	69	6	75	3,057	4	10	186	63	ap2000
2000	221,300	225,000	98.4%	68	7	75	2,950	4	11	192	63	ap2001
2001	221,000	225,600	98.0%	68	9	77	2,870	4	13	192	63	ap2002
2002	221,000	225,600	98.0%	59	9	68	3,250	6	13	192	63	ap2003
2003	221,000	225,600	98.0%	63	8	71	3,112	6	12	189	52	ap2004
2004	180,000	232,000	77.6%	60	7	67	2,686	6	11	202	51	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Fernando de Almeida (Cotignus) † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1499 to 7 Jan 1500)
Edouard Bargede † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1705 to 20 Jul 1719)
Pierre Chatelus † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1910 to 22 Apr 1932)
Charles-Fontaine Des Montees † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1719 to 20 Feb 1740)
Guillaume d'Hugues † (Bishop: Sep 1740 to 4 Apr 1751)
Charles de Douhet d'Auzers † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1829 to 9 Feb 1834)
Dominique-Augustin Dufêtre † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1842 to 6 Nov 1860)
Patrice Flynn † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1932 to 17 Dec 1963)
Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1860 to 21 Mar 1873)
Gustave-Lazare Garnier † (Priest: 17 Dec 1881 to 27 May 1916)
François-Léon Gauthey † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 20 Jan 1910)
Thomas-Casimir-François de Ladoue † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1873 to 23 Jul 1877)
Etienne-Antoine-Alfred Lelong † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1877 to 16 Nov 1903)
Jean-Baptiste-François-Nicolas Millaux † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1823 to 19 Feb 1829)
Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1988 to 22 Jul 1997)
Paul Naudo † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1834 to 15 Jun 1842)
Pierre de Seguiran † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Jul 1782; Bishop: 24 Sep 1782 to 3 Apr 1789)
Jean François Marie Streiff † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1966 to 8 Jul 1987)
Louis-Jérême de Suffren de Saint-Tropez † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1789 to 21 Jun 1796)
Jean-Antoine Tinseau † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1751 to 24 Sep 1782)
Edouard Valot † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1666 to Jun 1705)
Michel-Louis Vial † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Feb 1961; Bishop: 17 Dec 1963 to 2 Jul 1966)

Diocese of Nevers

Dioecesis Nivernensis