Diocese of Pamiers

Dioecesis Apamiensis

Bishop(s)

Philippe Mousset, Bishop
Marcel Germain Perrier, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,903 (1,893 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://catholique-pamiers.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 8 Cours Mercadal, B.P. 122, 09104 Pamiers CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.61.60.93.90
Fax: 5.61.60.93.95

Historical Details

Diocese of Pamiers
- Latin Name: Apamiensis
- Erected: 16 September 1295
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jacques Fournier, O. Cist. † (19 Mar 1317 Appointed - 2 Mar 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Mirepoix)
François-Etienne de Caulet † ( 1644 Appointed - 7 Aug 1680 Died)
Jean-Baptiste de Verthamon † (8 Sep 1693 Appointed - 20 Mar 1735 Died)
François-Barthélemi de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon † (8 Oct 1735 Appointed - 17 Jun 1741 Died)
Henri-Gaston de Lévis-Leran † (24 Aug 1741 Appointed - 1786 Died)
Charles-César-Louis d'Agoult de Bonneval † ( 1786 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Louis-Charles-François de La Tour-Landorte † (13 Jan 1823 Appointed - 11 Jan 1835 Died)
Gervais-Marie-Joseph Ortric † (15 Mar 1835 Appointed - 12 Nov 1845 Died)
Guy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry † (8 Feb 1846 Appointed - 1 Apr 1856 Resigned)
Jean-François-Augustin Galtier † (7 Apr 1856 Appointed - 29 Jun 1858 Died)
Jean-Antoine-Auguste Bélaval † (28 Jul 1858 Appointed - 3 Feb 1881 Died)
Pierre-Eugène Rougerie † (17 Feb 1881 Appointed - 28 Feb 1907 Died)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (31 May 1907 Appointed - 9 May 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Pierre Marceillac † (19 Aug 1916 Appointed - 10 Jun 1947 Died)
Felix Guiller † (29 Sep 1947 Appointed - 10 Apr 1961 Resigned)
Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud † (18 Sep 1961 Appointed - 16 Apr 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez))
Henri Lugagne-Delpon † (31 May 1968 Appointed - 15 Dec 1970 Died)
Léon-Raymond Soulier (22 Jun 1971 Appointed - 9 Jul 1987 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges)
Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. (5 Aug 1988 Appointed - 17 Aug 1999 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Marcel Germain Perrier (16 May 2000 Appointed - 24 Jun 2008 Retired)
Philippe Mousset (8 Jan 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Pamiers
16 September 1295	Erected		Diocese of Pamiers (erected)
11 July 1317	Erected		Diocese of Mirepoix (erected) Diocese of Pamiers (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pamiers	Diocese of Rieux (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Pamiers (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Toulouse
Diocese of Pamiers
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Toulouse	Diocese of Pamiers

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 Pamiers

1950 141,160 145,956 96.7% 202 202 698 19 343 ap1951

1970 130,000 138,400 93.9% 144 1 145 896 1 118 335 ap1971

1980 131,400 139,500 94.2% 99 10 109 1,205 1 10 100 303 ap1981

1990 130,000 135,000 96.3% 83 8 91 1,428 3 16 93 304 ap1991

1999 100,000 138,000 72.5% 64 4 68 1,470 6 8 97 313 ap2000

2000 100,000 136,500 73.3% 60 3 63 1,587 6 4 124 313 ap2001

2001 100,000 138,500 72.2% 57 2 59 1,694 6 2 115 313 ap2002

2002 99,500 137,200 72.5% 57 2 59 1,686 7 2 111 313 ap2003

2003 99,500 137,200 72.5% 58 3 61 1,631 7 3 110 313 ap2004

2004 99,350 138,500 71.7% 56 3 59 1,683 9 3 103 313 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 Pamiers
1950	141,160	145,956	96.7%	202		202	698			19	343	ap1951
1970	130,000	138,400	93.9%	144	1	145	896		1	118	335	ap1971
1980	131,400	139,500	94.2%	99	10	109	1,205	1	10	100	303	ap1981
1990	130,000	135,000	96.3%	83	8	91	1,428	3	16	93	304	ap1991
1999	100,000	138,000	72.5%	64	4	68	1,470	6	8	97	313	ap2000
2000	100,000	136,500	73.3%	60	3	63	1,587	6	4	124	313	ap2001
2001	100,000	138,500	72.2%	57	2	59	1,694	6	2	115	313	ap2002
2002	99,500	137,200	72.5%	57	2	59	1,686	7	2	111	313	ap2003
2003	99,500	137,200	72.5%	58	3	61	1,631	7	3	110	313	ap2004
2004	99,350	138,500	71.7%	56	3	59	1,683	9	3	103	313	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. (Bishop: 5 Aug 1988 to 17 Aug 1999)
Philippe Mousset (Bishop: 8 Jan 2009 - )
Marcel Germain Perrier (Bishop: 16 May 2000 to 24 Jun 2008)
Léon-Raymond Soulier (Bishop: 22 Jun 1971 to 9 Jul 1987)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Guy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1846 to 1 Apr 1856)
Jean-Antoine-Auguste Bélaval † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1858 to 3 Feb 1881)
Jacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet † (Apostolic Administrator: 11 Mar 1856 to 7 Apr 1856)
François-Etienne de Caulet † (Bishop: 1644 to 7 Aug 1680)
Charles-César-Louis d'Agoult de Bonneval † (Bishop: 1786 to 1801)
Jacques Fournier, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1317 to 2 Mar 1326)
Jean-François-Augustin Galtier † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1856 to 29 Jun 1858)
Felix Guiller † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1947 to 10 Apr 1961)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (Bishop: 31 May 1907 to 9 May 1916)
Louis-Charles-François de La Tour-Landorte † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1823 to 11 Jan 1835)
Henri-Gaston de Lévis-Leran † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1741 to 1786)
Henri Lugagne-Delpon † (Bishop: 31 May 1968 to 15 Dec 1970)
Pierre Marceillac † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1916 to 10 Jun 1947)
Gervais-Marie-Joseph Ortric † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1835 to 12 Nov 1845)
Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1961 to 16 Apr 1968)
Pierre-Eugène Rougerie † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1881 to 28 Feb 1907)
François-Barthélemi de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1735 to 17 Jun 1741)
Jean-Baptiste de Verthamon † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1693 to 20 Mar 1735)

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