Luçon (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop
Alain Castet, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,016 (2,709 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://vendee.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Évêché, 30 place General-Leclerc, B.P. 219, 85402 Lucon CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.51.28.53.00

Historical Details

Diocese of Luçon
- Latin Name: Lucionensis
- Erected: 16 August 1317
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pierre de La Veyrie, O.S.B. † (13 Aug 1317 Appointed - 12 Nov 1333 Died)
Renaud de Thouars, O.S.B. † (26 Nov 1333 Appointed - 12 Mar 1354 Died)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (5 May 1354 Appointed - 20 Nov 1354 Appointed, Bishop of Elne)
Guy de Faye, C.R.S.A. † (21 Nov 1354 Appointed - 20 Feb 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Maillezais)
Guillaume de La Rochefoucauld † (24 May 1359 Appointed - 27 Jan 1387 Died)
Étienne Loypeau † (27 Jan 1388 Appointed - 13 Sep 1407 Died)
Martin Gouge (Goyon) † (14 Dec 1407 Appointed - 10 Mar 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Chartres)
Germain Paillard † (10 Mar 1408 Appointed - Oct 1418 Died)
Elias Martinelli, O.S.B. † (5 Dec 1418 Appointed - 28 Jun 1424 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Myra)
Guillaume de Goyon † (28 Jun 1424 Appointed - 26 Mar 1431 Died)
Jean Fleury, O. Cist. † (13 Jul 1431 Appointed - 17 Oct 1441 Died)
Nicolas Coeur † (31 Jan 1442 Appointed - 1 Oct 1451 Died)
André de La Roche † ( 1451 Appointed - 14 Feb 1461 Resigned)
Nicolas Boutault † (6 Sep 1461 Ordained Bishop - 27 Dec 1490 Died)
Pierre de Sacierges † (31 Jan 1491 Appointed - 9 Sep 1514 Died)
Ladislas du Fau † (8 Jan 1515 Appointed - 13 May 1523 Died)
Jean de Lorraine † (14 Dec 1523 Appointed - 11 Jan 1524 Appointed, Administrator of Narbonne)
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (11 Jan 1524 Appointed - 27 Mar 1527 Resigned)
Milon d’Illiers † (27 Mar 1527 Appointed - 1553 Died)
René de Daillon du Lude † (13 Sep 1553 Appointed - 1562 Resigned)
Jean-Baptiste Tiercelin † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 6 Nov 1578 Resigned)
René de Salla, C.R.S.A. † (15 Oct 1578 Appointed - 18 Apr 1584 Died)
Jacques du Plessis de Richelieu † (5 Nov 1586 Appointed - Jun 1592 Died)
François Yver † (17 Mar 1599 Appointed - 1605 Resigned)
Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu † (18 Dec 1606 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1624 Resigned)
Aimeric de Bragelone † (29 Apr 1624 Confirmed - 1635 Resigned)
Pierre Nivelle, O. Cist. † (22 Sep 1636 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1661 Died)
Nicolas de Colbert † (30 May 1661 Confirmed - 16 Nov 1671 Confirmed, Bishop of Auxerre)
Henri de Barillon † (8 Feb 1672 Confirmed - 6 May 1699 Died)
Jean-François Salgues de Valderies de Lescure † (5 Oct 1699 Confirmed - 23 May 1723 Died)
Michel-Celse-Roger de Rabutin de Bussy † (12 Jan 1724 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1736 Died)
Guillaume-Samuel de Verthamon de Chavagnac † (16 Dec 1737 Confirmed - 1 Nov 1758 Died)
Claude-Antoine-François Jacquemet Gaultier d’Ancyse † (4 Apr 1759 Appointed - 27 Oct 1775 Died)
Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy † (29 Jan 1776 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1801 Resigned)
René-François Soyer † (24 Sep 1821 Confirmed - 5 May 1845 Died)
Jacques-Marie-Joseph Baillès † (24 Nov 1845 Confirmed - 2 Mar 1856 Resigned)
François-Augustin Delamare † (16 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1861 Confirmed, Archbishop of Auch)
Charles-Théodore Colet † (22 Jul 1861 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1874 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tours)
Jules François Lecoq † (15 Mar 1875 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1877 Confirmed, Bishop of Nantes)
Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 28 Nov 1915 Died)
Gustave-Lazare Garnier † (27 May 1916 Appointed - 30 Jan 1940 Died)
Antoine-Marie Cazaux † (11 Oct 1941 Appointed - 4 Jul 1967 Resigned)
Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty † (4 Jul 1967 Succeeded - 25 Mar 1991 Retired)
François Charles Garnier † (25 Mar 1991 Succeeded - 7 Dec 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Michel Léon Émile Santier (19 Jun 2001 Appointed - 4 Sep 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Créteil)
Alain Castet (14 Apr 2008 Appointed - 12 Oct 2017 Resigned)
François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. (29 May 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Luçon
16 August 1317	Erected	Diocese of Poitiers	Diocese of Luçon (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Luçon (suppressed)	Diocese of La Rochelle
Diocese of Luçon
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of La Rochelle	Diocese of Luçon
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Luçon (from Bordeaux)

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 Luçon

1950 392,000 400,000 98.0% 611 125 736 532 165 950 304 ap1951

1970 400,000 421,250 95.0% 617 193 810 493 425 2,408 305 ap1971

1980 411,400 455,600 90.3% 594 70 664 619 228 2,121 307 ap1981

1990 470,000 510,000 92.2% 494 66 560 839 4 195 1,643 307 ap1991

1999 480,000 509,300 94.2% 419 65 484 991 24 159 1,377 59 ap2000

2000 505,000 539,000 93.7% 409 59 468 1,079 26 151 1,330 59 ap2001

2001 500,000 539,664 92.7% 409 89 498 1,004 25 162 1,286 59 ap2002

2002 505,000 539,664 93.6% 393 90 483 1,045 27 162 1,279 59 ap2003

2003 505,000 539,664 93.6% 388 87 475 1,063 28 154 1,221 59 ap2004

2004 505,000 539,664 93.6% 377 58 435 1,160 30 123 1,181 59 ap2005

2013 522,800 614,000 85.1% 241 88 329 1,589 42 140 886 59 ap2014

2016 529,214 651,627 81.2% 232 78 310 1,707 52 134 768 59 ap2017

2019 537,592 666,714 80.6% 201 73 274 1,962 55 116 686 59 ap2020

2021 539,299 675,247 79.9% 188 71 259 2,082 56 120 578 59 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 Luçon
1950	392,000	400,000	98.0%	611	125	736	532		165	950	304	ap1951
1970	400,000	421,250	95.0%	617	193	810	493		425	2,408	305	ap1971
1980	411,400	455,600	90.3%	594	70	664	619		228	2,121	307	ap1981
1990	470,000	510,000	92.2%	494	66	560	839	4	195	1,643	307	ap1991
1999	480,000	509,300	94.2%	419	65	484	991	24	159	1,377	59	ap2000
2000	505,000	539,000	93.7%	409	59	468	1,079	26	151	1,330	59	ap2001
2001	500,000	539,664	92.7%	409	89	498	1,004	25	162	1,286	59	ap2002
2002	505,000	539,664	93.6%	393	90	483	1,045	27	162	1,279	59	ap2003
2003	505,000	539,664	93.6%	388	87	475	1,063	28	154	1,221	59	ap2004
2004	505,000	539,664	93.6%	377	58	435	1,160	30	123	1,181	59	ap2005
2013	522,800	614,000	85.1%	241	88	329	1,589	42	140	886	59	ap2014
2016	529,214	651,627	81.2%	232	78	310	1,707	52	134	768	59	ap2017
2019	537,592	666,714	80.6%	201	73	274	1,962	55	116	686	59	ap2020
2021	539,299	675,247	79.9%	188	71	259	2,082	56	120	578	59	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jacques-Marie-Joseph Baillès † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1845 to 2 Mar 1856)
Henri de Barillon † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1672 to 6 May 1699)
Louis-Marie Billé † (Deacon: 14 Jan 1962; Priest: 25 Mar 1962 to 10 Mar 1984)
Pierre Marie Alphonse Bonneau, C.S.Sp. †
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (Administrator: 11 Jan 1524 to 27 Mar 1527)
Nicolas Boutault † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1461 to 27 Dec 1490)
Aimeric de Bragelone † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1624 to 1635)
Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1877 to 28 Nov 1915)
Antoine-Marie Cazaux † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1941 to 4 Jul 1967)
Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie †
Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †
Louis Chiron † (Priest: 11 Jul 1909 to 6 Oct 1939)
Nicolas Coeur † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1442 to 1 Oct 1451)
Nicolas de Colbert † (Bishop: 30 May 1661 to 16 Nov 1671)
Charles-Théodore Colet † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1861 to 21 Dec 1874)
René de Daillon du Lude † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1553 to 1562)
Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1955; Priest: 29 Jun 1956 to 27 Jul 1981)
François-Augustin Delamare † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856 to 18 Mar 1861)
Milon d’Illiers † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1527 to 1553)
Ladislas du Fau † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1515 to 13 May 1523)
Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1606 to 29 Apr 1624)
Jacques du Plessis de Richelieu † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1586 to Jun 1592)
Guy de Faye, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1354 to 20 Feb 1359)
Jean Fleury, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1431 to 17 Oct 1441)
Charles Alphonse H.J. Gachet, F.M.I. †
François Charles Garnier † (Coadjutor Bishop: 31 Aug 1990; Bishop: 25 Mar 1991 to 7 Dec 2000)
Gustave-Lazare Garnier † (Bishop: 27 May 1916 to 30 Jan 1940)
Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau, M.E.P. †
Martin Gouge (Goyon) † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1407 to 10 Mar 1408)
Guillaume de Goyon † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1424 to 26 Mar 1431)
François-Mathurin Guichard, M.E.P. †
Claude-Antoine-François Jacquemet Gaultier d’Ancyse † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1759 to 27 Oct 1775)
André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. †
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (Bishop: 5 May 1354 to 20 Nov 1354)
André de La Roche † (Bishop: 1451 to 14 Feb 1461)
Guillaume de La Rochefoucauld † (Bishop: 24 May 1359 to 27 Jan 1387)
Pierre de La Veyrie, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1317 to 12 Nov 1333)
Jean LeBlanc † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 1536)
Jules François Lecoq † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1875 to 20 Aug 1877)
Jean de Lorraine † (Administrator: 14 Dec 1523 to 11 Jan 1524)
Étienne Loypeau † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1388 to 13 Sep 1407)
Elias Martinelli, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1418 to 28 Jun 1424)
Charles Massé † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jul 1938 to 30 Jan 1940)
Pierre Mauclerc de la Musanchère †
Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1776 to 24 Oct 1801)
Pierre Nivelle, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1636 to 11 Feb 1661)
Germain Paillard † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1408 to Oct 1418)
Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1966; Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Dec 1966; Bishop: 4 Jul 1967 to 25 Mar 1991)
Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. †
Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. †
Noël Poncelet, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Nov 1571)
Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. †
Michel-Celse-Roger de Rabutin de Bussy † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1724 to 3 Nov 1736)
Pierre de Sacierges † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1491 to 9 Sep 1514)
René de Salla, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1578 to 18 Apr 1584)
Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †
André Sorin, M.S.C. †
René-François Soyer † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1821 to 5 May 1845)
Jean-Charles Jacques Clovis Marcel Thomas † (Priest: 5 Jul 1953 to 13 Mar 1972)
Renaud de Thouars, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1333 to 12 Mar 1354)
Jean-Baptiste Tiercelin † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1562 to 6 Nov 1578)
Jean-François Salgues de Valderies de Lescure † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1699 to 23 May 1723)
Guillaume-Samuel de Verthamon de Chavagnac † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1737 to 1 Nov 1758)
Henri-Louis-Toussaint Vion † (Priest: 18 Jul 1926 to 18 Aug 1948)
François Yver † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1599 to 1605)

Source(s)

Diocese of Luçon
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 315
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 181, and Page 182
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 230
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 225
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 249
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 267
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 569

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