Perpignan-Elne (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thierry Marie Scherrer, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,116 (1,589 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://www.perpignan.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Parc Ducup, Allee des Chenes, CS 30009, 66027 Perpignan CEDEX, France
Telephone: 4.68.35.20.65
Fax: 4.68.35.85.55

Historical Details

Diocese of Elne
- Latin Name: Elnensis
- Erected: 6th Century
- Country: France
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
- Latin Name: Elnensis
- Name Changed: 1 September 1601
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Narbonne
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Almerado † ( 916 Appointed - 917 Died)
Artal † ( 1148 Appointed - 1169 Died)
Gautier † ( 1217 Appointed - )
Beranger de Canteloup † ( 1258 Appointed - )
Raimundo Costa † ( 1310 Appointed - 1313 Died)
Guillermo de Castillon, O.S.B. † (12 Jul 1313 Appointed - 1317 Died)
Berenguer † (4 Dec 1317 Appointed - 1320 Died)
Berenguer Battle † (3 Sep 1320 Appointed - 27 Jul 1332 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
Guido de Terrena, O. Carm. † (27 Jul 1332 Appointed - 21 Aug 1342 Died)
Pedro Seguier † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - )
Bernardo Hugo de Sainte-Arthemie, O.S.A. † (16 Oct 1346 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Bernard Fournier † (14 Aug 1348 Appointed - 1349 Died)
Esteban Malet (d’Omale), O.S.B. † (15 Jan 1350 Appointed - 15 Feb 1352 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Francesco Montoliu † (18 Apr 1352 Appointed - 12 Oct 1354 Died)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (20 Nov 1354 Appointed - 27 Feb 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay)
Raimond de Salg † (21 Aug 1357 Appointed - 18 Jun 1361 Appointed, Archbishop of Embrun)
Pedro de Planella † (18 Jun 1361 Appointed - 24 Mar 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Barcelona)
Pedro Cima, O.F.M. † (28 Apr 1371 Appointed - 7 Aug 1377 Appointed, Bishop of Mallorca)
Raimundo de Escalas, O.S.A. † (7 Aug 1377 Appointed - 17 Oct 1380 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Dalmacio † (17 Oct 1380 Appointed - 1383 Died)
Bartolomé Peyró, O. Carm. † (24 Oct 1384 Appointed - 1406 Died)
Ramon de Descatllar i de Palasol, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1408 Appointed - 19 Dec 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Francisco Jiménez (Ximenes), O.F.M. † (19 Dec 1408 Appointed - 13 Jan 1409 Died)
Alfons de Eixea (de Tous) † (15 May 1409 Appointed - 23 May 1410 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Jeronimo de Ocón † (23 May 1410 Appointed - 16 Nov 1425 Died)
Juan Casanova, O.P. † (28 Nov 1425 Appointed - 31 Aug 1431 Resigned)
Galcerán de Albert, O.S.B. † (8 Aug 1431 Appointed - )
Juan Margarit i Pau † (23 Mar 1453 Appointed - 23 Sep 1461 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Antonio de Cardona † (23 Sep 1461 Appointed - 1467 Died)
Jean Pintor † (5 Oct 1467 Appointed - 1470 Died)
Charles de Saint-Gelais, O.S.B. † (8 Aug 1470 Appointed - 25 Oct 1475 Resigned)
Charles de Martigny † (25 Oct 1475 Appointed - 20 Jan 1495 Appointed, Bishop of Castres)
Ascanio Maria Sforza † (Jan 1494 Appointed - May 1495 Resigned)
César de Borja (Borgia) † (20 Jan 1495 Appointed - 6 Sep 1499 Resigned)
Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (6 Sep 1499 Appointed - 22 Jul 1506 Died)
Jaime Serra i Cau † (5 Sep 1506 Appointed - 19 Mar 1513 Resigned)
Juan Castellanos de Villalba † (19 Mar 1513 Appointed - 25 May 1515 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (10 Sep 1515 Appointed - 1524 Died)
Guillermo Valdenese † (14 Nov 1524 Appointed - 2 May 1529 Appointed, Bishop of Coria)
Fernando Valdés † (24 May 1529 Appointed - 12 Jan 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
Girolamo Doria † (12 Jan 1530 Appointed - 2 Oct 1532 Appointed, Administrator of Huesca)
Jaime de Rich, O.S.B. † (3 Jul 1534 Appointed - 1537 Died)
Jerónimo Requeséns † (23 Jul 1537 Appointed - 5 May 1542 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (5 May 1542 Appointed - 6 Aug 1543 Appointed, Bishop of Lérida)
Pedro Agustín y Albanell † (6 Aug 1543 Appointed - 8 Jun 1545 Appointed, Bishop of Huesca)
Miguel Puig † (8 Jun 1545 Appointed - 22 Oct 1552 Appointed, Bishop of Urgell)
Rafael Ubac † (17 Jul 1555 Appointed - 28 Aug 1556 Died)
Lupe Martínez Lagunilla † (20 Jul 1558 Appointed - 15 Dec 1567 Died)
Pedro Mártir Coma, O.P. † (14 Jan 1569 Appointed - 5 Mar 1578 Died)
Juan Terés † (22 May 1579 Appointed - 14 Apr 1586 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Pedro Bonet Santamaría † (1 Oct 1586 Appointed - 1588 Died)
Agustín Gaillart, O.S.B. † (27 Jul 1588 Appointed - 1590 Died)
Francisco Robuster Sala † (7 Jan 1591 Appointed - 5 May 1598 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Onofre Reart † (1 Feb 1599 Appointed - 3 Mar 1608 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Antonio Gallart Traginer † (11 Mar 1609 Appointed - 19 Mar 1612 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. † (18 Mar 1613 Appointed - 4 Jul 1616 Died)
Federico Cornet † (13 Feb 1617 Appointed - 25 Jun 1617 Died)
Ramón Ivorra † (20 Nov 1617 Appointed - 5 May 1618 Died)
Rafael Ripoz, O.P. † (12 Nov 1618 Appointed - 17 Dec 1620 Died)
Francesc Senjust, O.S.B. † (9 Aug 1621 Appointed - 24 Aug 1622 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Pedro Magarola Fontanet † (26 Oct 1622 Appointed - 22 Mar 1627 Appointed, Bishop of Vic)
Francisco López de Mendoza † (30 Aug 1627 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1629 Died)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (12 Aug 1630 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1633 Appointed, Bishop of Gerona)
Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (18 Feb 1636 Appointed - 30 Oct 1637 Died)
Francisco Pérez Roya † (21 Jun 1638 Appointed - 3 Aug 1643 Appointed, Bishop of Guadix)
Vicente Margarit de Biure, O.P. † (12 Nov 1668 Confirmed - 21 Dec 1672 Died)
Louis Habert de Montmort † (12 Jan 1682 Confirmed - 23 Jan 1695 Died)
Jean-Hervé Bazan de Flamanville † (12 Dec 1695 Confirmed - 5 Jan 1721 Died)
Antoine-Jérôme Boyvin de Vaurouy † ( 1721 Appointed - 1722 Resigned)
Jean-Mathias de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta † (8 Apr 1726 Confirmed - 10 Jul 1743 Died)
Charles-François-Alexandre Cardevac de Gouy d’Havrincourt † (16 Dec 1743 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1783 Died)
Jean-Gabriel d’Agay † (1 Mar 1783 Succeeded - 28 Aug 1788 Died)
Antoine-Félix de Leyris d’Esponchez † (15 Dec 1788 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1801 Died)
Jean-François de Saunhac-Belcastel † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 9 Dec 1853 Died)
Philippe-Olympe Gerbet † (7 Apr 1854 Confirmed - 7 Aug 1864 Died)
Etienne-Emile Ramadié † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1876 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
Joseph-Frédéric Saivet † (26 Jun 1876 Confirmed - 30 Jun 1877 Died)
Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1885 Died)
Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail † (10 Jun 1886 Confirmed - 16 Feb 1899 Died)
Jules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1932 Died)
Henri-Marius Bernard † (7 Dec 1933 Appointed - 18 Nov 1959 Died)
Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec † (15 Jun 1960 Appointed - 2 Sep 1971 Resigned)
Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux † (3 Feb 1972 Appointed - 30 Nov 1981 Resigned)
Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. † (17 Jul 1982 Appointed - 16 Jan 1996 Retired)
André Louis Fort (16 Jan 1996 Succeeded - 28 Nov 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Orléans)
André Marceau (13 Jan 2004 Appointed - 6 Mar 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Nice)
Norbert José Henri Turini (18 Oct 2014 Appointed - 9 Jul 2022 Appointed, Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières))
Thierry Marie Scherrer (11 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Elne
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Elne (erected)
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
1 September 1601	Name Changed	Diocese of Elne	Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Alet (suppressed) Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (suppressed)	Diocese of Carcassonne
Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
6 October 1822	Erected	Diocese of Carcassonne	Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (erected)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Perpignan-Elne (from Albi)

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 Perpignan-Elne

1950 200,000 228,776 87.4% 174 174 1,149 30 317 223 ap1951

1970 268,797 281,976 95.3% 185 32 217 1,238 32 245 252 ap1971

1980 263,722 309,800 85.1% 126 39 165 1,598 1 58 250 248 ap1981

1990 300,000 353,000 85.0% 105 38 143 2,097 7 54 202 253 ap1991

1999 303,300 379,200 80.0% 93 24 117 2,592 16 40 142 252 ap2000

2000 302,500 392,803 77.0% 80 33 113 2,676 17 50 127 253 ap2001

2001 302,500 392,803 77.0% 79 26 105 2,880 13 35 136 253 ap2002

2002 302,500 392,803 77.0% 83 24 107 2,827 12 33 128 253 ap2003

2003 302,500 392,803 77.0% 90 23 113 2,676 15 30 118 253 ap2004

2004 308,000 400,000 77.0% 87 21 108 2,851 15 27 109 251 ap2005

2013 302,600 454,737 66.5% 71 14 85 3,560 20 14 65 231 ap2014

2016 306,181 464,434 65.9% 68 9 77 3,976 22 9 54 231 ap2017

2019 309,000 471,038 65.6% 65 11 76 4,065 23 59 48 231 ap2020

2021 315,940 482,368 65.5% 57 11 68 4,646 23 12 55 231 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 Perpignan-Elne
1950	200,000	228,776	87.4%	174		174	1,149		30	317	223	ap1951
1970	268,797	281,976	95.3%	185	32	217	1,238		32	245	252	ap1971
1980	263,722	309,800	85.1%	126	39	165	1,598	1	58	250	248	ap1981
1990	300,000	353,000	85.0%	105	38	143	2,097	7	54	202	253	ap1991
1999	303,300	379,200	80.0%	93	24	117	2,592	16	40	142	252	ap2000
2000	302,500	392,803	77.0%	80	33	113	2,676	17	50	127	253	ap2001
2001	302,500	392,803	77.0%	79	26	105	2,880	13	35	136	253	ap2002
2002	302,500	392,803	77.0%	83	24	107	2,827	12	33	128	253	ap2003
2003	302,500	392,803	77.0%	90	23	113	2,676	15	30	118	253	ap2004
2004	308,000	400,000	77.0%	87	21	108	2,851	15	27	109	251	ap2005
2013	302,600	454,737	66.5%	71	14	85	3,560	20	14	65	231	ap2014
2016	306,181	464,434	65.9%	68	9	77	3,976	22	9	54	231	ap2017
2019	309,000	471,038	65.6%	65	11	76	4,065	23	59	48	231	ap2020
2021	315,940	482,368	65.5%	57	11	68	4,646	23	12	55	231	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Raymond Michel René Centène (Deacon: 21 Jun 1992; Priest: 27 Jun 1993 to 28 Jun 2005)
André Louis Fort (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Feb 1995; Bishop: 16 Jan 1996 to 28 Nov 2002)
André Marceau (Bishop: 13 Jan 2004 to 6 Mar 2014)
Thierry Marie Scherrer (Bishop: 11 Apr 2023 - )
Norbert José Henri Turini (Bishop: 18 Oct 2014 to 9 Jul 2022)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean-Gabriel d’Agay † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Sep 1779; Bishop: 1 Mar 1783 to 28 Aug 1788)
Pedro Agustín y Albanell † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1543 to 8 Jun 1545)
Galcerán de Albert, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1431)
Jean-Mathias de Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1726 to 10 Jul 1743)
Berenguer Battle † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1320 to 27 Jul 1332)
Jean-Hervé Bazan de Flamanville † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1695 to 5 Jan 1721)
Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1960 to 2 Sep 1971)
Henri-Marius Bernard † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1933 to 18 Nov 1959)
Pedro Bonet Santamaría † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1586 to 1588)
César de Borja (Borgia) † (Administrator: 20 Jan 1495 to 6 Sep 1499)
Antoine-Jérôme Boyvin de Vaurouy † (Bishop: 1721 to 1722)
Beranger de Canteloup † (Bishop: 1258 - )
Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1877 to 23 Jul 1885)
Charles-François-Alexandre Cardevac de Gouy d’Havrincourt † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1743 to 1 Mar 1783)
Antonio de Cardona † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1461 to 1467)
Jules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 29 Dec 1932)
Juan Casanova, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1425; Administrator: 30 Oct 1430 to 31 Aug 1431)
Juan Castellanos de Villalba † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1513 to 25 May 1515)
Guillermo de Castillon, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1313 to 1317)
Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 17 Jul 1982 to 16 Jan 1996)
Pedro Cima, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1371 to 7 Aug 1377)
Pedro Mártir Coma, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1569 to 5 Mar 1578)
Federico Cornet † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1617 to 25 Jun 1617)
Raimundo Costa † (Bishop: 1310 to 1313)
Ramon de Descatllar i de Palasol, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1408 to 19 Dec 1408)
Girolamo Doria † (Administrator: 12 Jan 1530 to 2 Oct 1532)
Alfons de Eixea (de Tous) † (Bishop: 15 May 1409 to 23 May 1410)
Raimundo de Escalas, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1377 to 17 Oct 1380)
Bernard Fournier † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1348 to 1349)
Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †
Agustín Gaillart, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1588 to 1590)
Antonio Gallart Traginer † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1609 to 19 Mar 1612)
Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 16 Feb 1899)
Philippe-Olympe Gerbet † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1854 to 7 Aug 1864)
Jean-Justin-Michel Girbeau † (Priest: 12 Jun 1894 to 8 Nov 1924)
Louis Habert de Montmort † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1682 to 23 Jan 1695)
Ramón Ivorra † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1617 to 5 May 1618)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (Priest: 21 Dec 1878 to 31 May 1907)
Francisco Jiménez (Ximenes), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1408 to 13 Jan 1409)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1354 to 27 Feb 1357)
Antoine-Félix de Leyris d’Esponchez † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1788 to 13 Jul 1801)
Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jan 1971; Bishop: 3 Feb 1972 to 30 Nov 1981)
Gabriel-Roch de Llobet † (Priest: 30 May 1896 to 22 Jan 1915)
Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1499 to 22 Jul 1506)
Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (Bishop: 5 May 1542 to 6 Aug 1543)
Francisco López de Mendoza † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1627 to 19 Dec 1629)
Pedro Magarola Fontanet † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1622 to 22 Mar 1627)
Esteban Malet (d’Omale), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1350 to 15 Feb 1352)
Vicente Margarit de Biure, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1668 to 21 Dec 1672)
Juan Margarit i Pau † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1453 to 23 Sep 1461)
Charles de Martigny † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1475 to 20 Jan 1495)
Lupe Martínez Lagunilla † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1558 to 15 Dec 1567)
Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1515 to 1524)
Francesco Montoliu † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1352 to 12 Oct 1354)
Jeronimo de Ocón † (Bishop: 23 May 1410 to 16 Nov 1425)
Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1630 to 19 Dec 1633)
Pierre Patau † (Priest: 1888; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 May 1925 to 29 Dec 1932)
Francisco Pérez Roya † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1638 to 3 Aug 1643)
Bartolomé Peyró, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1384 to 1406)
Jean Pintor † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1467 to 1470)
Pedro de Planella † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1361 to 24 Mar 1371)
Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1636 to 30 Oct 1637)
Miguel Puig † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1545 to 22 Oct 1552)
Etienne-Emile Ramadié † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 26 Jun 1876)
Onofre Reart † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1599 to 3 Mar 1608)
Jerónimo Requeséns † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1537 to 5 May 1542)
Jaime de Rich, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1534 to 1537)
Rafael Ripoz, O.P. † (Bishop: 12 Nov 1618 to 17 Dec 1620)
Francisco Robuster Sala † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1591 to 5 May 1598)
Bernardo Hugo de Sainte-Arthemie, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1346 to 1348)
Charles de Saint-Gelais, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1470 to 25 Oct 1475)
Joseph-Frédéric Saivet † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1876 to 30 Jun 1877)
Raimond de Salg † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1357 to 18 Jun 1361)
Jean-François de Saunhac-Belcastel † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 9 Dec 1853)
Pedro Seguier † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1342)
Francesc Senjust, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1621 to 24 Aug 1622)
Jaime Serra i Cau † (Administrator: 5 Sep 1506 to 19 Mar 1513)
Ascanio Maria Sforza † (Administrator: Jan 1494 to May 1495)
Juan Terés † (Bishop: 22 May 1579 to 14 Apr 1586)
Guido de Terrena, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1332 to 21 Aug 1342)
Rafael Ubac † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1555 to 28 Aug 1556)
Guillermo Valdenese † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1524 to 2 May 1529)
Fernando Valdés † (Bishop: 24 May 1529 to 12 Jan 1530)
Francisco de Vera-Villavicencio, O. de M. † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1613 to 4 Jul 1616)
Almerado † (Bishop: 916 to 917)
Artal † (Bishop: 1148 to 1169)
Berenguer † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1317 to 1320)
Dalmacio † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1380 to 1383)
Gautier † (Bishop: 1217 - )

Source(s)

Diocese of Elne
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 238, and Page 239
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 150
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 599, to Page 601

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2024
Code: web_d, v3.4.7, 20 Apr 2024; Data: 2 Jun 2024

✠

Diocese of Perpignan-Elne

Dioecesis Elnensis