Diocese of Tulle

Dioecesis Tutelensis

Bishop(s)

Bernard Louis Marie Charrier, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Poitiers
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,896 (2,277 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
Mailing Address: Eveche, 19-21 av. de la Bastille, B.P. 79, 19002 Tulle CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.55.26.22.16
Fax: 5.55.20.93.69

Historical Details

Diocese of Tulle
- Latin Name: Tutelensis
- Erected: 11 July 1317
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron † (26 May 1653 Confirmed - 1672 Resigned)
Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. † (21 Mar 1672 Confirmed - 8 Jan 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Agen)
Humbert Ancelin † (17 Mar 1681 Confirmed - 1702 Resigned)
André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (25 Sep 1702 Confirmed - 8 Sep 1721 Resigned)
Louis-Jacques Chapt de Rastignac † (24 Sep 1721 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1724 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tours)
Charles du Plessis d’Argentré † (18 Apr 1725 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1740 Died)
François de Beaumont d’Autichamp † (17 Apr 1741 Appointed - 20 Nov 1761 Died)
Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (22 Nov 1762 Appointed - 22 Nov 1764 Resigned)
Charles-Joseph de Raffélis de Saint-Sauveur † (17 Dec 1764 Appointed - 28 Apr 1791 Died)
Claude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey † (10 Mar 1823 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1824 Resigned)
Augustin de Mailhet de Vachères † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 16 May 1842 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Léonard Berteaud † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 3 Sep 1878 Retired)
Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau † (28 Feb 1879 Confirmed - 18 Apr 1908 Died)
Albert Nègre † (14 Jul 1908 Appointed - 5 Aug 1913 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Joseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau † (6 Aug 1913 Appointed - 24 Apr 1918 Died)
Jean Castel † (3 Aug 1918 Appointed - 8 Oct 1939 Died)
Aimable Chassaigne † (6 Feb 1940 Appointed - 23 Jan 1962 Retired)
Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (23 Jan 1962 Appointed - 7 Aug 1962 Resigned)
Henri Clément Victor Donze † (15 Nov 1962 Appointed - 12 Feb 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes)
Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † (4 Apr 1970 Appointed - 28 Apr 1984 Resigned)
Roger Marie Albert Froment † (20 Jun 1985 Appointed - 22 Oct 1996 Resigned)
Patrick Le Gal (12 Sep 1997 Appointed - 23 May 2000 Appointed, Bishop of France, Military)
Bernard Louis Marie Charrier (22 Jan 2001 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tulle
11 July 1317	Erected	Diocese of Limoges	Diocese of Tulle (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Tulle (suppressed)	Diocese of Limoges
Diocese of Tulle
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Limoges	Diocese of Tulle
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tulle (from Bourges)

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 Tulle

1950 250,000 254,601 98.2% 224 16 240 1,041 42 240 293 ap1951

1969 225,000 237,864 94.6% 191 32 223 1,008 46 237 101 ap1971

1980 229,000 244,000 93.9% 163 15 178 1,286 4 24 163 295 ap1981

1990 229,000 250,000 91.6% 126 15 141 1,624 9 15 106 296 ap1991

1999 224,000 244,000 91.8% 102 11 113 1,982 5 13 94 296 ap2000

2000 225,700 245,900 91.8% 100 11 111 2,033 5 11 92 296 ap2001

2001 213,000 231,810 91.9% 93 20 113 1,884 6 20 82 296 ap2002

2002 213,000 231,810 91.9% 88 13 101 2,108 7 15 83 299 ap2003

2003 213,000 231,810 91.9% 82 5 87 2,448 7 5 77 296 ap2004

2004 213,000 231,810 91.9% 83 5 88 2,420 6 5 76 296 ap2005

2010 219,000 241,600 90.6% 66 7 73 3,000 7 9 66 296 ap2011

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 Tulle
1950	250,000	254,601	98.2%	224	16	240	1,041		42	240	293	ap1951
1969	225,000	237,864	94.6%	191	32	223	1,008		46	237	101	ap1971
1980	229,000	244,000	93.9%	163	15	178	1,286	4	24	163	295	ap1981
1990	229,000	250,000	91.6%	126	15	141	1,624	9	15	106	296	ap1991
1999	224,000	244,000	91.8%	102	11	113	1,982	5	13	94	296	ap2000
2000	225,700	245,900	91.8%	100	11	111	2,033	5	11	92	296	ap2001
2001	213,000	231,810	91.9%	93	20	113	1,884	6	20	82	296	ap2002
2002	213,000	231,810	91.9%	88	13	101	2,108	7	15	83	299	ap2003
2003	213,000	231,810	91.9%	82	5	87	2,448	7	5	77	296	ap2004
2004	213,000	231,810	91.9%	83	5	88	2,420	6	5	76	296	ap2005
2010	219,000	241,600	90.6%	66	7	73	3,000	7	9	66	296	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Bernard Louis Marie Charrier (Bishop: 22 Jan 2001 - )
Patrick Le Gal (Bishop: 12 Sep 1997 to 23 May 2000)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Humbert Ancelin † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1681 to 1702)
François de Beaumont d’Autichamp † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 20 Nov 1761)
André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1702 to 8 Sep 1721)
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Léonard Berteaud † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 3 Sep 1878)
Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1762 to 22 Nov 1764)
Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1970 to 28 Apr 1984)
Jean Castel † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1918 to 8 Oct 1939)
Louis-Jacques Chapt de Rastignac † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1721 to 27 Sep 1724)
Aimable Chassaigne † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1940 to 23 Jan 1962)
Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 18 Apr 1908)
Henri Clément Victor Donze † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1962 to 12 Feb 1970)
Charles du Plessis d’Argentré † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1725 to 27 Oct 1740)
Roger Marie Albert Froment † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1985 to 22 Oct 1996)
Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jan 1962 to 7 Aug 1962)
Augustin de Mailhet de Vachères † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1825 to 16 May 1842)
Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1672 to 8 Jan 1680)
Joseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1913 to 24 Apr 1918)
Albert Nègre † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1908 to 5 Aug 1913)
Charles-Joseph de Raffélis de Saint-Sauveur † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1764 to 28 Apr 1791)
Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron † (Bishop: 26 May 1653 to 1672)
Claude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 13 Jul 1824)