Sens (-Auxerre) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Yves François Patenôtre, Archbishop
Georges Edmond Robert Gilson, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 3 June 1823
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dijon
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,460 (2,881 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre
Official Web Site: http://catholique-sens-auxerre.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 7 rue Francaise, B.P. 287, 89005 Auxerre CEDEX, France[Ancona], Italian
Telephone: 3.86.72.93.93
Fax: 3.86.51.75.13

Historical Details

Diocese of Sens
- Latin Name: Senonensis
- Erected: 1st Century
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Sens
- Latin Name: Senonensis
- Elevated: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan See
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Sens
- Latin Name: Senonensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pierre Roger, O.S.B. † (24 Nov 1329 Appointed - 14 Dec 1330 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Guillaume de Melun † (3 Dec 1344 Appointed - 3 May 1376 Died)
Tristan de Salazar † (26 Sep 1474 Appointed - 11 Feb 1519 Died)
Étienne Poncher † (14 Mar 1519 Appointed - 24 Feb 1525 Died)
Antoine du Prat † (20 Mar 1525 Appointed - 9 Jul 1535 Died)
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (13 Aug 1535 Appointed - 13 Mar 1557 Died)
Jean Bertrand † (5 Jul 1557 Appointed - 4 Dec 1560 Died)
Louis de Guise de Lorraine † (9 May 1561 Appointed - 1562 Resigned)
Nicolás de Pellevé † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 28 Mar 1594 Died)
Renaud de Beaune † (7 Jan 1598 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1606 Died)
Jacques Davy Du Perron † (9 Oct 1606 Appointed - 5 Sep 1618 Died)
Jean Davy Du Perron † (5 Sep 1618 Succeeded - 24 Oct 1621 Died)
Octave de Bellegarde † (14 Nov 1621 Appointed - 26 Jul 1646 Died)
Louis-Henri de Pardaillon de Gondrin † (26 Jul 1646 Succeeded - 19 Sep 1674 Died)
Jean de Montpezat de Carbon † (6 May 1675 Confirmed - 5 Nov 1685 Died)
Hardouin Fortin de la Hoguette † (21 Jan 1692 Confirmed - 26 Nov 1715 Died)
Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (11 May 1718 Confirmed - 9 Nov 1730 Died)
Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy † (9 Apr 1731 Confirmed - 11 May 1753 Died)
Paul d’Albert de Luynes † (26 Nov 1753 Confirmed - 21 Jan 1788 Died)
Etienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne † (10 Mar 1788 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1794 Died)
Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1829 Died)
Jean-Joseph-Marie-Victoire de Cosnac † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1843 Died)
Mellon de Jolly † (25 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1867 Resigned)
Victor-Felix Bernadou † (12 Jul 1867 Confirmed - 15 Nov 1891 Died)
Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin † (11 Jul 1892 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1911 Died)
Jean Victor Émile Chesnelong † (12 Jan 1912 Appointed - 29 Nov 1931 Died)
Maurice Feltin † (16 Aug 1932 Appointed - 16 Dec 1935 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas))
Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy † (20 Aug 1936 Appointed - 27 Oct 1962 Retired)
René-Louis-Marie Stourm † (27 Oct 1962 Appointed - 28 Jun 1977 Retired)
Eugène-Marie Ernoult † (28 Jun 1977 Succeeded - 21 Dec 1990 Resigned)
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (21 Dec 1990 Succeeded - 4 Sep 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Georges Edmond Robert Gilson (2 Aug 1996 Appointed - 31 Dec 2004 Retired)
Yves François Patenôtre (31 Dec 2004 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Sens
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Sens (erected)
3rd Century	Elevated	Diocese of Sens
Archdiocese of Sens
3rd Century	Elevated		Archdiocese of Sens
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Sens (suppressed)	Diocese of Troyes
Archdiocese of Sens
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Troyes	Archdiocese of Sens
Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
3 June 1823	United	Archdiocese of Sens	Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
15 August 1954	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)	Territorial Prelature of Mission de France o Pontigny (erected)
8 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre) (no longer a Metropolitan)

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

Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)

1950 255,000 271,000 94.1% 237 114 351 726 161 234 503 ap1951

1969 281,350 .0% 210 95 305 0 100 320 120 ap1971

1980 201,000 303,000 66.3% 141 19 160 1,256 1 84 280 510 ap1981

1990 255,000 318,000 80.2% 126 17 143 1,783 4 66 217 110 ap1991

1999 246,000 335,000 73.4% 100 57 157 1,566 6 98 139 108 ap2000

2000 240,000 331,987 72.3% 96 55 151 1,589 6 87 155 105 ap2001

2001 240,000 332,566 72.2% 99 54 153 1,568 8 86 145 116 ap2002

2002 220,000 332,566 66.2% 91 46 137 1,605 8 63 157 105 ap2003

2003 200,000 332,566 60.1% 88 58 146 1,369 13 93 147 104 ap2004

2004 200,000 332,566 60.1% 87 55 142 1,408 13 112 139 103 ap2005

2010 205,700 346,000 59.5% 68 58 126 1,632 18 90 116 102 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)
1950	255,000	271,000	94.1%	237	114	351	726		161	234	503	ap1951
1969		281,350	.0%	210	95	305	0		100	320	120	ap1971
1980	201,000	303,000	66.3%	141	19	160	1,256	1	84	280	510	ap1981
1990	255,000	318,000	80.2%	126	17	143	1,783	4	66	217	110	ap1991
1999	246,000	335,000	73.4%	100	57	157	1,566	6	98	139	108	ap2000
2000	240,000	331,987	72.3%	96	55	151	1,589	6	87	155	105	ap2001
2001	240,000	332,566	72.2%	99	54	153	1,568	8	86	145	116	ap2002
2002	220,000	332,566	66.2%	91	46	137	1,605	8	63	157	105	ap2003
2003	200,000	332,566	60.1%	88	58	146	1,369	13	93	147	104	ap2004
2004	200,000	332,566	60.1%	87	55	142	1,408	13	112	139	103	ap2005
2010	205,700	346,000	59.5%	68	58	126	1,632	18	90	116	102	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Paul d’Albert de Luynes † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1753 to 21 Jan 1788)
Pierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin † (Archbishop: 11 Jul 1892 to 21 Nov 1911)
Renaud de Beaune † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1598 to 27 Sep 1606)
Octave de Bellegarde † (Archbishop: 14 Nov 1621 to 26 Jul 1646)
Victor-Felix Bernadou † (Archbishop: 12 Jul 1867 to 15 Nov 1891)
Jean Bertrand † (Administrator: 5 Jul 1557 to 4 Dec 1560)
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (Administrator: 13 Aug 1535 to 13 Mar 1557)
Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (Archbishop: 11 May 1718 to 9 Nov 1730)
Jean Victor Émile Chesnelong † (Archbishop: 12 Jan 1912 to 29 Nov 1931)
Jean-Joseph-Marie-Victoire de Cosnac † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 24 Oct 1843)
Jacques Davy Du Perron † (Archbishop: 9 Oct 1606 to 5 Sep 1618)
Jean Davy Du Perron † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Dec 1617; Archbishop: 5 Sep 1618 to 24 Oct 1621)
Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (Priest: Sep 1815; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 5 Jul 1830)
Antoine du Prat † (Archbishop: 20 Mar 1525 to 9 Jul 1535)
Eugène-Marie Ernoult † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Sep 1975; Archbishop: 28 Jun 1977 to 21 Dec 1990)
Maurice Feltin † (Archbishop: 16 Aug 1932 to 16 Dec 1935)
Hardouin Fortin de la Hoguette † (Archbishop: 21 Jan 1692 to 26 Nov 1715)
Louis de Guise de Lorraine † (Archbishop: 9 May 1561 to 1562)
Mellon de Jolly † (Archbishop: 25 Jan 1844 to 18 Mar 1867)
Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 10 Dec 1829)
Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1936 to 27 Oct 1962)
Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1731 to 11 May 1753)
Pierre-François-Martial de Loménie † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Dec 1788 to 10 May 1794)
Etienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1788 to 19 Feb 1794)
Guillaume de Melun † (Archbishop: 3 Dec 1344 to 3 May 1376)
Jean de Montpezat de Carbon † (Archbishop: 6 May 1675 to 5 Nov 1685)
Désiré Marie Hippolyte Paget † (Priest: 1882 to 22 Apr 1920)
Louis-Henri de Pardaillon de Gondrin † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Feb 1645; Archbishop: 26 Jul 1646 to 19 Sep 1674)
Nicolás de Pellevé † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 28 Mar 1594)
Pierre-Anastase Pichenot † (Priest: 13 Jun 1840 to 27 Jun 1870)
Étienne Poncher † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1519 to 24 Feb 1525)
Charles-André-Toussaint-Bruno de Ramond-Lalande †
Pierre Roger, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1329 to 14 Dec 1330)
Tristan de Salazar † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1474 to 11 Feb 1519)
René-Louis-Marie Stourm † (Archbishop: 27 Oct 1962 to 28 Jun 1977)
Clément Villecourt † (Priest: 1832 to 1 Feb 1836)

Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre)

Archidioecesis Senonensis (-Antissiodorensis)