Rodez (-Vabres) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Bellino Giusto Ghirard, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 27 May 1875
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 8,743 (3,376 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-rodez.com/
Mailing Address: B.P. 821, 1 rue Frayssinous, 12008 Rodez CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.65.68.06.28
Fax: 5.65.68.82.15

Historical Details

Diocese of Rodez
- Latin Name: Ruthenensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Albi
- Country: France
Diocese of Rodez
- Latin Name: Ruthenensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Georges d'Armagnac † ( 1529 Appointed - 1536 Appointed, Bishop of Vabres)
Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont † (22 Apr 1648 Appointed - 30 Jul 1662 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Louis Abelly † ( 1664 Appointed - 1666 Resigned)
Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson † ( 1666 Appointed - 11 Oct 1682 Died)
Paul-Louis-Philippe de Lézay de Lusignan † ( 1683 Appointed - 25 Feb 1716 Died)
Jean-Armand de La Vove de Tourouvre † ( 1716 Appointed - 18 Sep 1733 Died)
Jean d'Yse (d'Ize) de Saléon † ( 1734 Appointed - 7 Feb 1747 Appointed, Archbishop of Vienne)
Charles de Grimaldi d'Antibes † (11 Sep 1746 Appointed - 10 Mar 1770 Died)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (24 Jun 1770 Appointed - 28 Jan 1781 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
Charles Colbert Seignelay de Castle Hill † (2 Apr 1781 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Charles-André-Toussaint-Bruno de Ramond-Lalande † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 9 Jan 1830 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
Pierre Giraud † (9 Jan 1830 Appointed - 2 Dec 1841 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Jean-François Crozier † (22 Feb 1842 Appointed - 2 Apr 1855 Died)
Louis-Auguste Delalle † (30 Aug 1855 Appointed - 6 Jun 1871 Died)
Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, C.O. † (19 Jul 1871 Appointed - 10 Jul 1896 Died)
Jean-Augustin Germain † (14 Apr 1897 Appointed - 7 Dec 1899 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne))
Louis-Eugène Francqueville † (7 Dec 1899 Appointed - 9 Dec 1905 Died)
Charles du Pont de Ligonnès † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 5 Feb 1925 Died)
Charles Challiol † (15 May 1925 Appointed - 11 Mar 1948 Died)
Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois † (8 Jul 1948 Appointed - 10 Jun 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Jean-Ernest Ménard † (23 Jan 1955 Appointed - 28 Jun 1973 Died)
Roger Joseph Bourrat † (30 May 1974 Appointed - 1 Jun 1991 Resigned)
Bellino Giusto Ghirard (1 Jun 1991 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rodez
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Rodez (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rodez	Diocese of Vabres (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Rodez (suppressed)	Diocese of Cahors Diocese of Saint-Flour
Diocese of Rodez
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Cahors	Diocese of Rodez
Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres)
27 May 1875	United	Diocese of Rodez	Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres) (from Albi)

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 Rodez (-Vabres)

1950 285,000 300,000 95.0% 908 35 943 302 50 2,980 650 ap1951

1969 279,793 281,568 99.4% 715 36 751 372 167 2,340 357 ap1971

1980 279,000 283,000 98.6% 588 27 615 453 112 1,810 638 ap1981

1990 282,000 290,000 97.2% 437 16 453 622 4 77 1,340 539 ap1991

1999 262,000 270,141 97.0% 307 20 327 801 5 58 1,078 475 ap2000

2000 258,233 263,808 97.9% 289 19 308 838 5 50 1,014 475 ap2001

2001 256,974 263,924 97.4% 277 15 292 880 6 45 1,021 475 ap2002

2002 256,900 263,924 97.3% 265 14 279 920 6 45 1,113 36 ap2003

2003 255,700 263,924 96.9% 261 14 275 929 8 35 998 36 ap2004

2004 255,400 263,924 96.8% 250 13 263 971 10 40 922 36 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 Rodez (-Vabres)
1950	285,000	300,000	95.0%	908	35	943	302		50	2,980	650	ap1951
1969	279,793	281,568	99.4%	715	36	751	372		167	2,340	357	ap1971
1980	279,000	283,000	98.6%	588	27	615	453		112	1,810	638	ap1981
1990	282,000	290,000	97.2%	437	16	453	622	4	77	1,340	539	ap1991
1999	262,000	270,141	97.0%	307	20	327	801	5	58	1,078	475	ap2000
2000	258,233	263,808	97.9%	289	19	308	838	5	50	1,014	475	ap2001
2001	256,974	263,924	97.4%	277	15	292	880	6	45	1,021	475	ap2002
2002	256,900	263,924	97.3%	265	14	279	920	6	45	1,113	36	ap2003
2003	255,700	263,924	96.9%	261	14	275	929	8	35	998	36	ap2004
2004	255,400	263,924	96.8%	250	13	263	971	10	40	922	36	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Louis Abelly † (Bishop: 1664 to 1666)
Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson † (Bishop: 1666 to 11 Oct 1682)
Roger Joseph Bourrat † (Bishop: 30 May 1974 to 1 Jun 1991)
Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, C.O. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1871 to 10 Jul 1896)
Charles Challiol † (Bishop: 15 May 1925 to 11 Mar 1948)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1770 to 28 Jan 1781)
Julien Costes † (Priest: 1844 to 17 Mar 1876)
Jean-François Crozier † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1842 to 2 Apr 1855)
Georges d'Armagnac † (Bishop: 1529 to 1536)
Louis-Auguste Delalle † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1855 to 6 Jun 1871)
Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1948 to 10 Jun 1954)
Charles du Pont de Ligonnès † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 5 Feb 1925)
Jean d'Yse (d'Ize) de Saléon † (Bishop: 1734 to 7 Feb 1747)
Jean-Antoine-Marie Foulquier † (Priest: 22 Dec 1822 to 11 Jan 1849)
Louis-Eugène Francqueville † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1899 to 9 Dec 1905)
Jean-Augustin Germain † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1897 to 7 Dec 1899)
Charles-Marie-André Ginisty † (Priest: 21 Sep 1889 to 11 Mar 1914)
Pierre Giraud † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1830 to 2 Dec 1841)
Charles de Grimaldi d'Antibes † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1746 to 10 Mar 1770)
Amédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule † (Priest: 21 May 1864 to 22 Mar 1898)
Jean-Armand de La Vove de Tourouvre † (Bishop: 1716 to 18 Sep 1733)
Paul-Louis-Philippe de Lézay de Lusignan † (Bishop: 1683 to 25 Feb 1716)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (Priest: 28 Jun 1930 to 6 Feb 1952)
Jean-Ernest Ménard † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1955 to 28 Jun 1973)
Paul Nègre † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jun 1924 to 5 Feb 1925)
Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1648 to 30 Jul 1662)
Charles-André-Toussaint-Bruno de Ramond-Lalande † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 9 Jan 1830)
Charles Colbert Seignelay de Castle Hill † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1781 to 1801)
Pierre Verdier † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 21 May 1924)

Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres)

Dioecesis Ruthenensis (-Vabrensis)