Châlons (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gibuin † ( 947 Appointed - 986 Died)
Philippe de Champagne † ( 1094 Appointed - 1100 Died)
Philippe de Nemours † ( 1228 Appointed - )
Geoffroy de Grandpré † (15 Apr 1241 Appointed - 22 Apr 1247 Died)
Pierre de Hans † (15 Feb 1248 Appointed - 16 Nov 1261 Died)
Arnaud † (4 Sep 1272 Appointed - 30 Jul 1273 Died)
Rémi de Somme-Tourbe † ( 1275 Appointed - 10 Oct 1284 Died)
Jean de Châteauvillain † (24 Apr 1285 Appointed - 2 Apr 1313 Died)
Pierre de Latili † (12 May 1313 Appointed - 15 Mar 1328 Died)
Simon de Châteauvillain † (6 Apr 1328 Appointed - 8 Jan 1335 Died)
Philippe de Melun † (15 May 1335 Appointed - 15 Feb 1339 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
Jean de Mandevillain † (15 Feb 1339 Appointed - 27 Nov 1339 Died)
Jean Happe † (13 Oct 1340 Appointed - )
Renaud Chauveau † (2 Oct 1353 Appointed - 1356 Died)
Archambaud de Lautrec † (11 Jan 1357 Appointed - 10 Nov 1389 Died)
Charles de Poitiers † (29 Jan 1390 Appointed - 20 Sep 1413 Appointed, Bishop of Langres)
Louis de Bar † (20 Sep 1413 Appointed - 10 Jan 1420 Appointed, Administrator of Verdun)
Jean de Saarbrücken † (10 Jan 1420 Appointed - 30 Nov 1438 Died)
Jean Tudert † (22 Apr 1439 Appointed - 1440 Died)
Guillaume le Tur † (6 Jul 1440 Appointed - 3 Jun 1453 Died)
Geoffroy de Saint Géran (Floréau) † (27 Nov 1453 Appointed - 10 Feb 1503 Died)
Giles de Luxembourg † (29 Nov 1503 Appointed - 10 Feb 1535 Died)
Robert de Lénoncourt † (10 May 1535 Appointed - 30 May 1550 Resigned)
Philippe de Lénoncourt † (30 May 1550 Appointed - 13 Apr 1556 Resigned)
Jérôme Bourgois † (13 Apr 1556 Appointed - 1571 Resigned)
Nicolas Clausse de Marchamont † (26 Nov 1571 Appointed - 12 Sep 1573 Died)
Côme (Cosme) Clausse de Marchaumont † (17 Nov 1574 Appointed - 1 Apr 1624 Died)
Henri Clausse de Marchamont † (1 Apr 1624 Succeeded - 13 Dec 1640 Died)
Félix Vialart de Herse † (26 May 1642 Appointed - 11 Jun 1680 Died)
Louis-Antoine de Noailles † (17 Mar 1681 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1695 Confirmed, Archbishop of Paris)
Gaston-Jean-Baptiste-Louis de Noailles † (2 Apr 1696 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1720 Died)
Nicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes † (24 Sep 1721 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1733 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Claude-Antoine de Choiseul-Beaupré † (18 Dec 1733 Confirmed - 2 Oct 1763 Died)
Antoine de Lastic † (29 Dec 1763 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné † (9 Apr 1764 Confirmed - 21 Feb 1782 Resigned)
Anne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre † (25 Feb 1782 Confirmed - 15 Dec 1801 Resigned)
Marie-Joseph-François-Victor Monyer de Prilly † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 1 Jan 1860 Died)
Jean-Honoré Bara † (1 Jan 1860 Succeeded - 11 Jul 1864 Died)
Guillaume-René Meignan † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1882 Confirmed, Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer))
Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu † (25 Sep 1882 Confirmed - 21 May 1894 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty † (21 May 1894 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison))
Hector-Irénée Sévin † (9 Mar 1908 Appointed - 2 Dec 1912 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
Joseph-Marie Tissier † (20 Dec 1912 Appointed - 9 Jan 1948 Died)
René-Joseph Piérard † (9 Jan 1948 Succeeded - 17 Sep 1973 Retired)
Lucien-Emile Bardonne † (16 Sep 1973 Succeeded - 1 Sep 1998 Retired)
Gilbert Marcel Henri Louis (1 Mar 1999 Appointed - 23 Dec 2015 Retired)
François Marie Pierre Touvet (23 Dec 2015 Appointed - 21 Nov 2023 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon)

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Chalons-sur-Marne
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Chalons-sur-Marne (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Chalons-sur-Marne (suppressed)	Diocese of Meaux
Diocese of Châlons
6 October 1822	Restored		Diocese of Châlons

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 Châlons

1950 215,620 217,127 99.3% 269 15 284 759 28 338 476 ap1951

1958 213,000 216,505 98.4% 260 47 307 693 59 325 477 ap1960

1969 241,000 250,615 96.2% 218 19 237 1,016 33 351 115 ap1971

1980 241,700 261,900 92.3% 175 10 185 1,306 18 267 475 ap1981

1990 247,600 269,000 92.0% 133 3 136 1,820 5 5 168 88 ap1991

1999 251,000 270,000 93.0% 106 106 2,367 4 2 120 34 ap2000

2000 253,000 272,000 93.0% 101 101 2,504 4 114 34 ap2001

2001 242,000 260,836 92.8% 104 1 105 2,304 8 1 103 34 ap2002

2002 244,800 264,000 92.7% 103 1 104 2,353 9 1 101 34 ap2003

2003 246,000 266,000 92.5% 102 102 2,411 11 96 34 ap2004

2004 241,224 260,836 92.5% 102 1 103 2,341 12 1 95 34 ap2005

2006 252,000 269,000 93.7% 83 1 84 3,000 16 1 77 34 ap2007

2013 258,500 265,000 97.5% 72 4 76 3,401 17 4 72 34 ap2014

2016 261,494 274,953 95.1% 60 3 63 4,150 21 3 61 34 ap2017

2019 269,000 281,693 95.5% 54 3 57 4,719 19 3 47 34 ap2020

2021 267,965 280,624 95.5% 42 3 45 5,954 17 3 41 34 ap2022

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 Châlons
1950	215,620	217,127	99.3%	269	15	284	759		28	338	476	ap1951
1958	213,000	216,505	98.4%	260	47	307	693		59	325	477	ap1960
1969	241,000	250,615	96.2%	218	19	237	1,016		33	351	115	ap1971
1980	241,700	261,900	92.3%	175	10	185	1,306		18	267	475	ap1981
1990	247,600	269,000	92.0%	133	3	136	1,820	5	5	168	88	ap1991
1999	251,000	270,000	93.0%	106		106	2,367	4	2	120	34	ap2000
2000	253,000	272,000	93.0%	101		101	2,504	4		114	34	ap2001
2001	242,000	260,836	92.8%	104	1	105	2,304	8	1	103	34	ap2002
2002	244,800	264,000	92.7%	103	1	104	2,353	9	1	101	34	ap2003
2003	246,000	266,000	92.5%	102		102	2,411	11		96	34	ap2004
2004	241,224	260,836	92.5%	102	1	103	2,341	12	1	95	34	ap2005
2006	252,000	269,000	93.7%	83	1	84	3,000	16	1	77	34	ap2007
2013	258,500	265,000	97.5%	72	4	76	3,401	17	4	72	34	ap2014
2016	261,494	274,953	95.1%	60	3	63	4,150	21	3	61	34	ap2017
2019	269,000	281,693	95.5%	54	3	57	4,719	19	3	47	34	ap2020
2021	267,965	280,624	95.5%	42	3	45	5,954	17	3	41	34	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé †
Louis de Bar † (Administrator: 20 Sep 1413 to 10 Jan 1420)
Jean-Honoré Bara † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Jun 1856; Bishop: 1 Jan 1860 to 11 Jul 1864)
Lucien-Emile Bardonne † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Sep 1972; Bishop: 16 Sep 1973 to 1 Sep 1998)
Jérôme Bourgois † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1556 to 1571)
Paul-Louis Carrière † (Priest: 8 Jul 1931 to 5 Nov 1968)
Philippe de Champagne † (Bishop: 1094 to 1100)
Jean de Châteauvillain † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1285 to 2 Apr 1313)
Simon de Châteauvillain † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1328 to 8 Jan 1335)
Renaud Chauveau † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1353 to 1356)
Claude-Antoine de Choiseul-Beaupré † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1733 to 2 Oct 1763)
Henri Clausse de Marchamont † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Apr 1608; Bishop: 1 Apr 1624 to 13 Dec 1640)
Nicolas Clausse de Marchamont † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1571 to 12 Sep 1573)
Côme (Cosme) Clausse de Marchaumont † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1574 to 1 Apr 1624)
Anne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1782 to 15 Dec 1801)
Léon Delaval, C.S.Sp. †
Geoffroy de Grandpré † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1241 to 22 Apr 1247)
Pierre de Hans † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1248 to 16 Nov 1261)
Jean Happe † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1340 - )
Etienne-Joseph Hurault † (Priest: 19 Dec 1896 to 20 Dec 1923)
Simon Hutin, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1501)
Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †
Antoine de Lastic † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1763 - Did Not Take Effect)
Pierre de Latili † (Bishop: 12 May 1313 to 15 Mar 1328)
Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 15 Oct 1907)
Archambaud de Lautrec † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1357 to 10 Nov 1389)
Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1764 to 21 Feb 1782)
Philippe de Lénoncourt † (Bishop: 30 May 1550 to 13 Apr 1556)
Robert de Lénoncourt † (Bishop: 10 May 1535 to 30 May 1550)
Guillaume le Tur † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1440 to 3 Jun 1453)
Giles de Luxembourg † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1503 to 10 Feb 1535)
Jean de Mandevillain † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1339 to 27 Nov 1339)
Guillaume-René Meignan † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 25 Sep 1882)
Philippe de Melun † (Bishop: 15 May 1335 to 15 Feb 1339)
Marie-Joseph-François-Victor Monyer de Prilly † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 1 Jan 1860)
Philippe Musnier, O.SS.T. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 1545)
Philippe de Nemours † (Bishop: 1228 - )
Gaston-Jean-Baptiste-Louis de Noailles † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1696 to 15 Sep 1720)
Louis-Antoine de Noailles † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1681 to 19 Sep 1695)
Theodore Petit, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 1537 to 20 Apr 1548)
René-Joseph Piérard † (Deacon: 23 Dec 1922; Priest: 31 Mar 1923; Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Dec 1945; Bishop: 9 Jan 1948 to 17 Sep 1973)
Charles de Poitiers † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1390 to 20 Sep 1413)
Jean de Saarbrücken † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1420 to 30 Nov 1438)
Geoffroy de Saint Géran (Floréau) † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1453 to 10 Feb 1503)
Nicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1721 to 18 Dec 1733)
Hector-Irénée Sévin † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1908 to 2 Dec 1912)
Rémi de Somme-Tourbe † (Bishop: 1275 to 10 Oct 1284)
Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 to 21 May 1894)
Joseph-Marie Tissier † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1912; Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 May 1947 to 9 Jan 1948)
Jean Tudert † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1439 to 1440)
Félix Vialart de Herse † (Bishop: 26 May 1642 to 11 Jun 1680)
Arnaud † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1272 to 30 Jul 1273)
Gibuin † (Bishop: 947 to 986)

Source(s)

Diocese of Chalons-sur-Marne
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 175
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 122
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 158, and Page 159
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 141
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 150
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 155
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 534, to Page 535

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