Nice (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé, Bishop
Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Marseille
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,283 (1,654 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
Official Web Site: http://nice.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 23 Av. Sevigne, 06105 Nice CEDEX 02, France
Telephone: 4.92.07.80.02
Fax: 4.92.07.80.03/1

Past and Present Ordinaries

Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (6 Feb 1542 Appointed - 30 Jul 1544 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne)
François de Lambert † ( 1549 Appointed - 1582 Died)
Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva † (7 Nov 1583 Appointed - 5 Nov 1598 Died)
François Martinengo, O.F.M. † (23 Oct 1600 Appointed - 22 Aug 1620 Died)
Pierre François Maletti, C.R.L. † (10 Jan 1622 Appointed - 1631 Died)
Giacomo Marenco † (17 Dec 1634 Appointed - 1644 Died)
Didier Palleti, C.R.L. † (28 Nov 1644 Appointed - 1655 Died)
Giacinto Solaro di Moretta † (9 Jun 1659 Appointed - 23 Apr 1663 Appointed, Bishop of Mondovi)
Diegue della Chiesa † (6 Jul 1665 Appointed - 30 Dec 1669 Died)
Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (23 Feb 1671 Appointed - 30 Nov 1706 Died)
Raymond Recrosio, B. † (30 Jul 1727 Appointed - 21 May 1732 Died)
Charles-François Couton (Cantoni) † (17 Apr 1741 Confirmed - 23 Aug 1763 Died)
Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (9 Jul 1764 Confirmed - 25 Mar 1778 Resigned)
Charles-Eugène de Valperga de Maglione † (27 Jan 1780 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Jean-Baptiste Colonna d’Istria † (24 May 1802 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1833 Retired)
Dominique Galvano † (30 Sep 1833 Confirmed - 17 Aug 1855 Died)
Jean-Pierre Sola † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1877 Retired)
Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † (28 Dec 1877 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1896 Confirmed, Archbishop of Auch)
Henri-Louis Chapon † (25 Jun 1896 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1925 Died)
Louis-Marie Ricard † (31 Mar 1926 Appointed - 21 Oct 1929 Died)
Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond † (20 May 1930 Appointed - 24 Apr 1963 Died)
Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † (24 Apr 1963 Succeeded - 30 Apr 1984 Retired)
François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (30 Apr 1984 Succeeded - 14 Nov 1997 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (28 Aug 1998 Appointed - 28 Mar 2005 Retired)
Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (28 Mar 2005 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Nice (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Glandèves (suppressed)	Diocese of Digne Diocese of Nice
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Grasse (suppressed)	Diocese of Nice
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Vence (suppressed)	Diocese of Nice
April 1868	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nice	Territorial Abbey of Saints Nicholas and Benedict (erected)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Nice (from Aix)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 345,000 452,745 76.2% 330 90 420 821 102 1,320 240 ap1951

1970 652,000 722,070 90.3% 380 116 496 1,314 116 1,000 240 ap1971

1980 747,000 827,000 90.3% 321 109 430 1,737 2 120 843 241 ap1981

1990 750,000 833,000 90.0% 278 83 361 2,077 11 101 635 241 ap1991

1999 814,000 1,018,700 79.9% 226 99 325 2,504 15 126 419 102 ap2000

2000 800,000 1,008,075 79.4% 237 74 311 2,572 18 94 404 264 ap2001

2001 800,000 1,011,000 79.1% 215 90 305 2,622 24 108 423 128 ap2002

2002 800,000 1,000,000 80.0% 210 86 296 2,702 27 102 408 128 ap2003

2003 750,000 1,020,000 73.5% 209 82 291 2,577 29 99 372 128 ap2004

2004 750,000 1,012,000 74.1% 207 78 285 2,631 29 94 381 128 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	345,000	452,745	76.2%	330	90	420	821		102	1,320	240	ap1951
1970	652,000	722,070	90.3%	380	116	496	1,314		116	1,000	240	ap1971
1980	747,000	827,000	90.3%	321	109	430	1,737	2	120	843	241	ap1981
1990	750,000	833,000	90.0%	278	83	361	2,077	11	101	635	241	ap1991
1999	814,000	1,018,700	79.9%	226	99	325	2,504	15	126	419	102	ap2000
2000	800,000	1,008,075	79.4%	237	74	311	2,572	18	94	404	264	ap2001
2001	800,000	1,011,000	79.1%	215	90	305	2,622	24	108	423	128	ap2002
2002	800,000	1,000,000	80.0%	210	86	296	2,702	27	102	408	128	ap2003
2003	750,000	1,020,000	73.5%	209	82	291	2,577	29	99	372	128	ap2004
2004	750,000	1,012,000	74.1%	207	78	285	2,631	29	94	381	128	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1764 to 25 Mar 1778)
Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 25 Jun 1896)
Henri-Louis Chapon † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1896 to 14 Dec 1925)
Jean-Baptiste Colonna d’Istria † (Bishop: 24 May 1802 to 29 Sep 1833)
Charles-François Couton (Cantoni) † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 23 Aug 1763)
Diegue della Chiesa † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1665 to 30 Dec 1669)
Louis Jean Dufaux † (Priest: 29 Jun 1955 to 27 Feb 1984)
René-Alexandre Dupanloup † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1970 to 21 Dec 1973)
Dominique Galvano † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1833 to 17 Aug 1855)
François de Lambert † (Bishop: 1549 to 1582)
Pierre François Maletti, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1622 to 1631)
Giacomo Marenco † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1634 to 1644)
François Martinengo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1600 to 22 Aug 1620)
Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Aug 1962; Bishop: 24 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1984)
Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1583 to 5 Nov 1598)
Didier Palleti, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1644 to 1655)
Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1671 to 30 Nov 1706)
Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1542 to 30 Jul 1544)
Raymond Recrosio, B. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 21 May 1732)
Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond † (Bishop: 20 May 1930; Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jan 1950 to 24 Apr 1963)
Louis-Marie Ricard † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1923; Bishop: 31 Mar 1926 to 21 Oct 1929)
François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Feb 1983; Bishop: 30 Apr 1984 to 14 Nov 1997)
Jean-Pierre Sola † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 4 Dec 1877)
Giacinto Solaro di Moretta † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1659 to 23 Apr 1663)
Charles-Eugène de Valperga de Maglione † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1780 to 1801)
Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jun 1952 to 1 Jul 1963)

Diocese of Nice

Dioecesis Nicensis (seu Niciensis)

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased