Bourges (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jérôme Daniel Beau, Archbishop
Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier, Archbishop Emeritus
Armand Henri Paul Maillard, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 14,020 (5,415 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre
Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-bourges.org/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 4 avenue du 95eme-de-Ligne, 18000 Bourges CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.48.23.12.90

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pierre de La Chastre † ( 1141 Appointed - 1 May 1171 Died)
Garin Gerardi † ( 1174 Appointed - 20 Mar 1180 Died)
Henri de Sully † ( 1183 Appointed - Sep 1200 Died)
St. Guglielmo de Donjeon † (23 Nov 1200 Appointed - 10 Jan 1209 Died)
Gérard de Cros † ( 1209 Appointed - 7 Jul 1218 Died)
Simon de Sully † ( 1218 Appointed - 8 Aug 1232 Died)
Pierre de Cháteroux † ( 1233 Appointed - 1234 Removed)
St. Philippe Berruyer † (10 Mar 1236 Appointed - 9 Jan 1261 Died)
Jean de Sully † ( 1261 Appointed - 1271 Died)
Guido de Sully, O.P. † (18 May 1276 Appointed - 5 Mar 1281 Died)
Simon of Beaulieu † (23 Dec 1281 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1294 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina)
Gilles Colonna, O.E.S.A. † (25 Apr 1295 Appointed - 22 Dec 1316 Died)
Regnaud de La Porte † (31 Dec 1316 Appointed - 20 Dec 1320 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo)
Guillaume de Brosse † (27 Feb 1321 Appointed - 14 Dec 1330 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
Pierre Bertrand (Sr.) † ( 1330 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Foucaud de Rochechouart † (14 Dec 1330 Appointed - 1343 Died)
Bl. Roger Le Fort † (18 Aug 1343 Appointed - 5 Aug 1367 Died)
Pierre d’Estaing, O.S.B. † (2 Apr 1368 Appointed - 7 Jun 1370 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere)
Pierre de Cros (de Calmefort), O.S.B. † (8 Jun 1370 Appointed - 2 Aug 1374 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Bertrand de Chanac † (2 Aug 1374 Appointed - 30 May 1382 Appointed, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme})
Jean de Rochechouart † (30 May 1382 Appointed - 17 Oct 1390 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Pierre Aymery (Aimerici) † (17 Oct 1390 Appointed - 2 Jul 1409 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Carcassonne)
Guillaume de Boisratier † (2 Jul 1409 Appointed - 19 Jul 1421 Died)
Henri d’Avaucourt † (24 Nov 1421 Appointed - 1446 Resigned)
Jean Coeur † (2 Sep 1446 Appointed - 25 Jun 1482 Died)
Pierre Cadoet † (7 Aug 1482 Appointed - 31 Aug 1492 Died)
Guillaume de Cambrai (Cambray) † (31 Aug 1492 Appointed - 31 Aug 1505 Died)
Michel Bucy † (11 Nov 1505 Appointed - Feb 1511 Died)
Andrew Forman, O.S.A. † (15 Jul 1513 Appointed - 13 Nov 1514 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland)
Antoine Bohier du Prat, O.S.B. † (13 Nov 1514 Appointed - 27 Nov 1519 Died)
François de Bueil † (1 Jul 1521 Appointed - 25 Mar 1525 Died)
François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. † (8 Jan 1526 Appointed - 27 Jun 1537 Resigned)
Jacques Leroy de Chavigny, O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1537 Appointed - 1572 Died)
Antonio Vialardi, O.S.B. † (16 Jun 1572 Appointed - 4 Dec 1576 Died)
Renaud de Beaune † (10 Jul 1581 Appointed - 7 Jan 1598 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sens)
André Frémyot † (16 Jun 1603 Appointed - 1621 Resigned)
Roland Hébert † (14 Mar 1622 Appointed - 21 Jun 1638 Died)
Pierre d’Hardivillier † (10 Nov 1642 Appointed - 9 Oct 1649 Died)
Anne de Lévis-Ventadour † (13 Feb 1651 Appointed - 17 Mar 1662 Died)
Jean de Montpezat de Carbon † (22 Apr 1665 Confirmed - 6 May 1675 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sens)
Michel Poncet de la Rivière † (17 Jun 1675 Appointed - 21 Feb 1677 Died)
Michel Phélypeaux de La Vrillière † (10 Apr 1679 Confirmed - 28 Apr 1694 Died)
Léon Potier de Gesvres † (30 Aug 1694 Confirmed - 5 Mar 1729 Resigned)
Frédéric-Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld † (6 Jul 1729 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1757 Died)
Georges-Louis Phélypeaux d’Herbault † (26 Sep 1757 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1787 Died)
François de Fontanges † (17 Dec 1787 Confirmed - 12 Sep 1788 Resigned)
Jean-Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur † (15 Sep 1788 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1802 Resigned)
Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy † (15 Apr 1802 Confirmed - 18 Feb 1811 Died)
Etienne-Jean-Baptiste des Galois de la Tour † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1820 Died)
Jean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenay † (28 Aug 1820 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1824 Died)
Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 25 Nov 1841 Died)
Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (24 Jan 1842 Confirmed - 26 May 1859 Died)
Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud † (26 Sep 1859 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1861 Died)
Charles-Amable de la Tour d’Auvergne Lauraguais † (10 Dec 1861 Succeeded - 17 Sep 1879 Died)
Jean-Joseph Marchal † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 26 May 1892 Died)
Jean-Pierre Boyer † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1896 Died)
Pierre-Paul Servonnet † (19 Apr 1897 Confirmed - 18 Oct 1909 Died)
Louis-Ernest Dubois † (30 Nov 1909 Appointed - 13 Mar 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (9 May 1916 Appointed - 31 May 1934 Died)
Louis-Joseph Fillon † (24 Dec 1934 Appointed - 2 Jan 1943 Died)
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (17 Jun 1943 Appointed - 10 Oct 1969 Retired)
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (10 Oct 1969 Succeeded - 8 Apr 1984 Retired)
Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau † (8 Apr 1984 Appointed - 25 Apr 2000 Retired)
Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (25 Apr 2000 Appointed - 11 Sep 2007 Retired)
Armand Henri Paul Maillard (11 Sep 2007 Appointed - 25 Jul 2018 Retired)
Jérôme Daniel Beau (25 Jul 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Archdiocese of Bourges (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Nevers (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Bourges
27 July 1817	Territory Lost	Diocese of Autun Archdiocese of Bourges Diocese of Clermont	Diocese of Moulins (erected)
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bourges	Diocese of Nevers
8 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Bourges (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

1950 505,000 538,000 93.9% 441 35 476 1,060 70 560 506 ap1951

1959 500,000 531,812 94.0% 370 47 417 1,199 112 550 505 ap1960

1969 532,000 551,430 96.5% 351 59 410 1,297 59 478 164 ap1971

1980 520,000 585,000 88.9% 230 101 331 1,570 1 167 550 507 ap1981

1990 520,000 588,000 88.4% 175 86 261 1,992 4 153 466 507 ap1991

1999 508,000 576,000 88.2% 148 75 223 2,278 11 125 384 67 ap2000

2000 511,000 579,000 88.3% 139 69 208 2,456 13 117 380 67 ap2001

2001 500,000 545,567 91.6% 132 67 199 2,512 15 113 375 67 ap2002

2002 500,000 545,667 91.6% 135 66 201 2,487 16 119 328 64 ap2003

2003 500,000 545,567 91.6% 119 40 159 3,144 17 89 348 64 ap2004

2004 500,000 545,567 91.6% 120 23 143 3,496 15 70 340 64 ap2005

2006 501,000 546,715 91.6% 106 33 139 3,604 17 74 325 64 ap2007

2012 502,700 549,900 91.4% 100 27 127 3,958 18 109 232 64 ap2013

2015 502,400 541,869 92.7% 74 24 98 5,126 20 55 148 64 ap2016

2018 508,400 541,660 93.9% 68 29 97 5,241 19 64 134 58 ap2019

2020 499,660 532,250 93.9% 67 24 91 5,490 20 58 131 58 ap2021

2022 500,000 533,000 93.8% 66 19 85 5,882 18 49 111 58 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	505,000	538,000	93.9%	441	35	476	1,060		70	560	506	ap1951
1959	500,000	531,812	94.0%	370	47	417	1,199		112	550	505	ap1960
1969	532,000	551,430	96.5%	351	59	410	1,297		59	478	164	ap1971
1980	520,000	585,000	88.9%	230	101	331	1,570	1	167	550	507	ap1981
1990	520,000	588,000	88.4%	175	86	261	1,992	4	153	466	507	ap1991
1999	508,000	576,000	88.2%	148	75	223	2,278	11	125	384	67	ap2000
2000	511,000	579,000	88.3%	139	69	208	2,456	13	117	380	67	ap2001
2001	500,000	545,567	91.6%	132	67	199	2,512	15	113	375	67	ap2002
2002	500,000	545,667	91.6%	135	66	201	2,487	16	119	328	64	ap2003
2003	500,000	545,567	91.6%	119	40	159	3,144	17	89	348	64	ap2004
2004	500,000	545,567	91.6%	120	23	143	3,496	15	70	340	64	ap2005
2006	501,000	546,715	91.6%	106	33	139	3,604	17	74	325	64	ap2007
2012	502,700	549,900	91.4%	100	27	127	3,958	18	109	232	64	ap2013
2015	502,400	541,869	92.7%	74	24	98	5,126	20	55	148	64	ap2016
2018	508,400	541,660	93.9%	68	29	97	5,241	19	64	134	58	ap2019
2020	499,660	532,250	93.9%	67	24	91	5,490	20	58	131	58	ap2021
2022	500,000	533,000	93.8%	66	19	85	5,882	18	49	111	58	ap2023