Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes

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Bishop(s) Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 14 January 1913 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 4,464 (1,724 Square Miles) Conference Region: Midi Official Web Site: http://tarbesetlourdes.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 5 Place Charles de Gaulle, 65000 Tarbes, France Telephone: 5.62.44.09.70 Fax: 5.62.44.09.72

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tarbes
  • Latin Name: Tarbiensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Tarbes
  • Latin Name: Tarbiensis
  • Restored: 6 October 1822
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
  • Latin Name: Tarbiensis et Lapurdensis
  • Name Changed: 20 April 1912
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François de Poudenx † ( 1692 Appointed - 24 Jun 1716 Died)
• Anne-François-Guillaume du Cambout-Beçay † (19 Nov 1719 Appointed - Jul 1729 Died)
• Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon † (27 Dec 1729 Appointed - 10 Jan 1740 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse)
• Pierre de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (5 Mar 1741 Appointed - Jan 1751 Died)
• Pierre de La Romagère † (29 Aug 1751 Appointed - 18 Feb 1769 Died)
• Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry † (18 Jun 1769 Appointed - 4 Aug 1782 Appointed, Bishop of Angers)
• Antoine-Xavier de Neirac † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 28 Jan 1833 Died)
• Pierre-Michel-Marie Double † (26 May 1833 Appointed - 1 Apr 1844 Died)
• Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence † (31 Dec 1844 Appointed - 30 Jan 1870 Died)
• Pierre-Anastase Pichenot † (3 Mar 1870 Appointed - 18 Jun 1873 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Benoit-Marie Langénieux † (19 Jun 1873 Appointed - 11 Nov 1874 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
• César-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan † (1 Dec 1874 Appointed - 16 Jul 1882 Died)
• Prosper-Marie Billère † (20 Sep 1882 Appointed - 27 Aug 1899 Died)
• François-Xavier Schoepfer † (7 Dec 1899 Appointed - 24 Aug 1927 Died)
• Alexandre-Philibert Poirier † (24 Aug 1927 Succeeded - 25 Aug 1928 Died)
• Pierre-Marie Gerlier † (14 May 1929 Appointed - 30 Jul 1937 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
• Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet † (11 Feb 1938 Appointed - 20 Apr 1946 Died)
• Pierre-Marie Théas † (17 Feb 1947 Appointed - 12 Feb 1970 Retired)
• Henri Clément Victor Donze † (12 Feb 1970 Appointed - 25 Mar 1988 Retired)
• Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet † (25 Mar 1988 Succeeded - 16 Jan 1998 Retired)
• Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (16 Jan 1998 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tarbes
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Tarbes (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Tarbes (suppressed)	Diocese of Agen Diocese of Bayonne
Diocese of Tarbes
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Bayonne	Diocese of Tarbes
Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
20 April 1912	Name Changed	Diocese of Tarbes	Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
14 January 1913	Name Changed	Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes	Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (from Auch)

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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 Tarbes et Lourdes
1950	201,000	201,954	99.5%	325	52	377	533		65	626	488	ap1951
1969	180,000	225,730	79.7%	275	44	319	564		74	965	156	ap1971
1978	170,000	229,000	74.2%	239	42	281	604		72	865	522	ap1981
1990	200,000	233,000	85.8%	180	66	246	813	3	99	764	522	ap1991
1999	150,000	225,000	66.7%	147	49	196	765	6	89	674	105	ap2000
2000	150,000	222,365	67.5%	124	52	176	852	7	92	675	117	ap2001
2001	140,000	222,365	63.0%	138	53	191	732	8	93	700	117	ap2002
2002	150,000	222,400	67.4%	125	52	177	847	10	92	700	117	ap2003
2003	150,000	222,400	67.4%	126	56	182	824	10	78	650	117	ap2204
2004	150,000	222,400	67.4%	126	53	179	837	10	75	645	117	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 May 1997; Bishop: 16 Jan 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pierre de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1741 to Jan 1751)
• Prosper-Marie Billère † (Priest: 29 Oct 1843; Bishop: 20 Sep 1882 to 27 Aug 1899)
• Anne-François-Guillaume du Cambout-Beçay † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1719 to Jul 1729)
• Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1938 to 20 Apr 1946)
• Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1769 to 4 Aug 1782)
• Henri Clément Victor Donze † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1970 to 25 Mar 1988)
• Pierre-Michel-Marie Double † (Bishop: 26 May 1833 to 1 Apr 1844)
• Pierre-Marie Gerlier † (Bishop: 14 May 1929 to 30 Jul 1937)
• César-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1874 to 16 Jul 1882)
• Benoit-Marie Langénieux † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1873 to 11 Nov 1874)
• Pierre de La Romagère † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1751 to 18 Feb 1769)
• Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence † (Priest: 29 Apr 1821; Bishop: 31 Dec 1844 to 30 Jan 1870)
• Émile André Jean-Marie Maury † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Dec 1957 to 9 Jul 1959)
• Antoine-Xavier de Neirac † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 28 Jan 1833)
• Pierre-Anastase Pichenot † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1870 to 18 Jun 1873)
• Alexandre-Philibert Poirier † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Dec 1925; Bishop: 24 Aug 1927 to 25 Aug 1928)
• François de Poudenx † (Bishop: 1692 to 24 Jun 1716)
• Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1729 to 10 Jan 1740)
• Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 May 1985; Bishop: 25 Mar 1988 to 16 Jan 1998)
• François-Xavier Schoepfer † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1899 to 24 Aug 1927)
• Pierre-Marie Théas † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1947 to 12 Feb 1970)