Diocese of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)

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Bishop(s) Hervé Jean Robert Giraud, Bishop Marcel Paul Herriot, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 11 June 1901 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 7,378 (2,849 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nord Official Web Site: http://diocesedesoissons.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 17 rue des Deportes et Fusilles, B.P. 95, 02203 Soissons CEDEX, France Telephone: 3.23.53.06.35 Fax: 3.23.53.41.25

Historical Details

• Diocese of Soissons
  • Latin Name: Suessionensis
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Soissons (-Laon)
  • Latin Name: Suessionensis (-Laudunensis)
  • Name Changed: 13 June 1828
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Charles de Bourlon † (28 Oct 1656 Succeeded - 26 Oct 1685 Died)
• Fabio Brulart de Sillery † (15 Jan 1692 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1714 Died)
• Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy † (15 Jan 1715 Appointed - 20 Dec 1730 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
• Charles-François Le Févre de Laubriéres † (26 Jul 1731 Appointed - 25 Dec 1738 Died)
• François de Fitz-James † (31 Dec 1738 Appointed - 19 Jul 1764 Died)
• Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (Aug 1764 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
• Jean-Claude Leblanc de Beaulieu † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 14 Sep 1820 Resigned)
• Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle † (8 Jul 1820 Appointed - 22 Oct 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
• Jules-François de Simony † (22 Oct 1824 Appointed - 31 May 1847 Retired)
• Paul-Armand-Ignace-Anaclet Cardon de Garsignies † (18 Nov 1847 Appointed - 6 Dec 1860 Died)
• Jean-Joseph Christophe † (11 Dec 1860 Appointed - 10 Aug 1863 Died)
• Jean-Pierre-Jacques Dours † (16 Oct 1863 Appointed - 14 Feb 1876 Resigned)
• Odon Thibaudier † (20 Apr 1876 Appointed - 3 Feb 1889 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Jean-Baptiste-Théodore Duval † (28 Aug 1889 Appointed - 23 Aug 1897 Died)
• Augustin-Victor Deramecourt † (22 Mar 1898 Appointed - 16 Sep 1906 Died)
• Pierre-Louis Péchenard † (22 Dec 1906 Appointed - 27 May 1920 Died)
• Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet † (16 Jun 1920 Appointed - 31 Oct 1927 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
• Ernest-Victor Mennechet † (2 Mar 1928 Appointed - 2 Jun 1946 Died)
• Pierre-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Douillard † (17 Feb 1947 Appointed - 22 May 1963 Retired)
• Alphonse-Gérard Bannwarth † (22 May 1963 Appointed - 13 Feb 1984 Retired)
• Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille (16 Feb 1984 Appointed - 25 Mar 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Créteil)
• Marcel Paul Herriot (29 Apr 1999 Appointed - 22 Feb 2008 Resigned)
• Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (22 Feb 2008 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Soissons
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Soissons (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Laon (suppressed)	Diocese of Soissons
Diocese of Soissons (-Laon)
13 June 1828	Name Changed	Diocese of Soissons	Diocese of Soissons (-Laon)
Diocese of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)
11 June 1901	Name Changed	Diocese of Soissons (-Laon)	Diocese of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)

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Statistics

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 Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)
1948	423,000	453,000	93.4%	481	26	507	834		44	515	578	ap1951
1970		526,346	.0%	375	24	399	0		39	422	578	ap1971
1980	453,000	537,000	84.4%	297	11	308	1,470		30	364	578	ap1981
1990	479,000	563,000	85.1%	205	9	214	2,238		14	291	577	ap1991
1999	450,000	537,259	83.8%	143	9	152	2,960	7	9	222	43	ap2000
2000	430,000	535,842	80.2%	138	9	147	2,925	7	10	207	43	ap2001
2001	425,000	535,489	79.4%	126	9	135	3,148	10	9	175	43	ap2002
2002	410,000	535,489	76.6%	119	8	127	3,228	10	10	173	43	ap2003
2003	405,000	535,489	75.6%	114	9	123	3,292	10	11	161	43	ap2004
2004	390,000	535,489	72.8%	109	7	116	3,362	10	8	166	43	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Hervé Jean Robert Giraud (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Nov 2007; Bishop: 22 Feb 2008)
• Marcel Paul Herriot (Bishop: 29 Apr 1999 to 22 Feb 2008)
• Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1978; Bishop: 16 Feb 1984 to 25 Mar 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alphonse-Gérard Bannwarth † (Bishop: 22 May 1963 to 13 Feb 1984)
• Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet † (Priest: 22 Oct 1893; Bishop: 16 Jun 1920 to 31 Oct 1927)
• Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (Bishop: Aug 1764 to 1801)
• Charles de Bourlon † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1652; Bishop: 28 Oct 1656 to 26 Oct 1685)
• Fabio Brulart de Sillery † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1692 to 19 Nov 1714)
• Paul-Armand-Ignace-Anaclet Cardon de Garsignies † (Bishop: 18 Nov 1847 to 6 Dec 1860)
• Jean-Joseph Christophe † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1860 to 10 Aug 1863)
• Augustin-Victor Deramecourt † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1898 to 16 Sep 1906)
• Pierre-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Douillard † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1947 to 22 May 1963)
• Jean-Pierre-Jacques Dours † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1863 to 14 Feb 1876)
• Jean-Baptiste-Théodore Duval † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1889 to 23 Aug 1897)
• François de Fitz-James † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1738 to 19 Jul 1764)
• Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1715 to 20 Dec 1730)
• Jean-Claude Leblanc de Beaulieu † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 14 Sep 1820)
• Charles-François Le Févre de Laubriéres † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1731 to 25 Dec 1738)
• Ernest-Victor Mennechet † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1928 to 2 Jun 1946)
• Pierre-Louis Péchenard † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1906 to 27 May 1920)
• Joseph-Maxence Péronne † (Priest: 9 Jun 1838 to 1 Jul 1884)
• Jules-François de Simony † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1824 to 31 May 1847)
• Odon Thibaudier † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1876 to 3 Feb 1889)
• Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1820 to 22 Oct 1824)