Diocese of Tarentaise

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tarentaise
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 August 1825
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chambéry
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 2,247 (867 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Tarentaise (Moutiers-en-Tarentaise)
  • Latin Name: Tarantasiensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: France

• Archdiocese of Tarentaise
  • Latin Name: Tarantasiensis
  • Elevated: 794
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: France

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Past Ordinaries

• Joseph de Montfalcon du Cengle † ( 1785 Appointed - 20 Sep 1793 Died)
• Antoine Martinet † (20 Nov 1825 Appointed - 20 Dec 1827 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Antoine Rochaix † (28 Jan 1828 Appointed - 19 Nov 1836 Died)
• Jean-François-Marcellin Turinaz † (22 Nov 1837 Appointed - 22 Sep 1866 Retired)
• François Gros † (20 Sep 1866 Appointed - 10 Jan 1873 Resigned)
• Charles-François Turinaz † (10 Jan 1873 Appointed - 23 Mar 1882 Appointed, Bishop of Nancy (-Toul))
• Jean-Pierre Pagis † (23 Mar 1882 Appointed - 17 May 1887 Appointed, Bishop of Verdun)
• Pierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier † (29 Sep 1887 Appointed - 11 Apr 1900 Died)
• Guillaume-Lucien-Léon Lacroix † (5 Apr 1901 Appointed - 17 Oct 1907 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste Biolley † (28 Nov 1907 Appointed - 10 Oct 1918 Died)
• Louis Termier † (29 Nov 1918 Appointed - 5 Apr 1938 Died)
• Léon-Albert Terrier † (14 Sep 1938 Appointed - 24 Jul 1944 Appointed, Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron))
• Auguste Jauffrés † (28 Aug 1944 Appointed - 7 Dec 1961 Retired)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tarentaise (Moutiers-en-Tarentaise)
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Tarentaise (Moutiers-en-Tarentaise) (erected)
Archdiocese of Tarentaise
794	Elevated	Diocese of Tarentaise (Moutiers-en-Tarentaise)	Archdiocese of Tarentaise
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Tarentaise (suppressed)	Diocese of Chambéry
Diocese of Tarentaise
5 August 1825	Erected	Archdiocese of Chambéry	Diocese of Tarentaise (erected)
26 April 1966	United	Archdiocese of Chambéry Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Diocese of Tarentaise	Archdiocese of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise)

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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 Tarentaise
1949	50,000	52,340	95.5%	109	5	114	438			180	87	ap1951

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jean-Baptiste Biolley † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1907 to 10 Oct 1918)
• Pierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1887 to 11 Apr 1900)
• François Gros † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1866 to 10 Jan 1873)
• Auguste Jauffrés † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1944 to 7 Dec 1961)
• Guillaume-Lucien-Léon Lacroix † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1901 to 17 Oct 1907)
• Antoine Martinet † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1825 to 20 Dec 1827)
• Joseph de Montfalcon du Cengle † (Archbishop: 1785 to 20 Sep 1793)
• Jean-Pierre Pagis † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1882 to 17 May 1887)
• Antoine Rochaix † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 19 Nov 1836)
• Louis Termier † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1918 to 5 Apr 1938)
• Léon-Albert Terrier † (Bishop: 14 Sep 1938 to 24 Jul 1944)
• Charles-François Turinaz † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1873 to 23 Mar 1882)
• Jean-François-Marcellin Turinaz † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1837 to 22 Sep 1866)