Diocese of Saint-Dié

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint-Dié
  • Latin Name: Sancti Deodati
  • Erected: 1777
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trier
  • Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Barthélemy-Louis-Martin de Chaumont de La Galaisière † (28 Jul 1777 Confirmed - 29 Nov 1801 Resigned)
• Augustin-Louis de Montblanc † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1821 Confirmed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tours)
• Jacques-Alexis Jacquemin † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1830 Retired)
• Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1835 Confirmed, Archbishop of Avignon)
• Jean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion † (24 Jul 1835 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1843 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
• Jean-Nicaise Gros † (27 Jan 1843 Confirmed - 17 Jun 1844 Confirmed, Bishop of Versailles)
• Daniel-Victor Manglard † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 17 Feb 1849 Died)
• Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot † (20 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1876 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
• Albert-Marie-Camille de Briey † (26 Jun 1876 Confirmed - 10 Nov 1888 Died)
• Etienne-Marie-Alphonse Sonnois † (30 Dec 1889 Confirmed - 19 Jan 1893 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 26 May 1930 Died)
• Louis-Augustin Marmottin † (2 Aug 1930 Appointed - 21 Aug 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
• Émile-Arsène Blanchet † (6 Oct 1940 Appointed - 10 Oct 1946 Resigned)
• Henri-René-Adrien Brault † (29 Sep 1947 Appointed - 11 Jul 1964 Died)
• Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † (24 Sep 1964 Appointed - 13 Aug 1983 Appointed, Bishop of Lille)
• Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume (29 Oct 1984 Appointed - 14 Dec 2005 Retired)
• Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu (14 Dec 2005 Appointed - 15 Jun 2016 Retired)
• Didier Norman Raymond Berthet † (15 Jun 2016 Appointed - 8 Sep 2023 Died)

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Saint-Dié
1950	338,900	342,315	99.0%	466	13	479	707		11	844	483	ap1951
1970	380,000	388,201	97.9%	461	32	493	770		42	990	459	ap1971
1980	387,000	404,000	95.8%	421	11	432	895	1	18	805	462	ap1981
1990	389,000	399,000	97.5%	293	10	303	1,283	4	20	683	462	ap1991
1999	337,434	386,234	87.4%	237	9	246	1,371	17	16	470	462	ap2000
2000	331,661	380,461	87.2%	230	12	242	1,370	18	19	455	57	ap2001
2001	372,062	380,362	97.8%	216	7	223	1,668	18	15	423	57	ap2002
2002	372,652	380,952	97.8%	213	8	221	1,686	18	13	414	49	ap2003
2003	370,000	380,952	97.1%	206	5	211	1,753	18	8	397	49	ap2004
2004	370,000	380,952	97.1%	200	8	208	1,778	23	11	391	49	ap2005
2010	289,000	385,000	75.1%	137	6	143	2,020	22	10	258	57	ap2011
2014	315,170	379,724	83.0%	90		90	3,501	23	7	206	46	ap2015
2017	311,400	375,226	83.0%	69		69	4,513	29	5	174	46	ap2018
2020	303,105	369,641	82.0%	59		59	5,137	30	5	145	46	ap2021
2022	292,500	359,520	81.4%	81	5	86	3,401	28	10	126	46	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume (Bishop: 29 Oct 1984 to 14 Dec 2005)
• Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet (Apostolic Administrator: 5 Sep 2022 to 26 Feb 2023)
• Armand Henri Paul Maillard (Deacon: 19 Dec 1969; Priest: 28 Jun 1970 to 2 Aug 1996)
• Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu (Deacon: 18 Dec 1965; Priest: 11 Apr 1966; Bishop: 14 Dec 2005 to 15 Jun 2016)
• Jean-Pierre Vuillemin (Deacon: 20 Jun 1993; Priest: 11 Jun 1994 to 8 Jan 2019)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Didier Norman Raymond Berthet † (Bishop: 15 Jun 2016 to 8 Sep 2023)
• Émile-Arsène Blanchet † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1940 to 10 Oct 1946)
• Henri-René-Adrien Brault † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1947 to 11 Jul 1964)
• Albert-Marie-Camille de Briey † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1876 to 10 Nov 1888)
• Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1849 to 26 Jul 1876)
• Barthélemy-Louis-Martin de Chaumont de La Galaisière † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1777 to 29 Nov 1801)
• Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 24 Jul 1835)
• Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 26 May 1930)
• Jean-Nicaise Gros † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1843 to 17 Jun 1844)
• Jacques-Alexis Jacquemin † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 16 Jun 1830)
• Jean-Joseph-Marie-Eugène de Jerphanion † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1835 to 27 Jan 1843)
• Louis Kuehn † (Deacon: 28 Jun 1947; Priest: 12 Jul 1947 to 13 May 1974)
• Michel Joseph Kuehn † (Deacon: 28 Jun 1947; Priest: 12 Jul 1947 to 27 Jul 1978)
• Daniel-Victor Manglard † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1844 to 17 Feb 1849)
• Louis-Augustin Marmottin † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1930 to 21 Aug 1940)
• Augustin-Louis de Montblanc † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 27 Jun 1821)
• Etienne-Marie-Alphonse Sonnois † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 19 Jan 1893)
• Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1964 to 13 Aug 1983)

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