Tulle (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Bernard Louis Marie Charrier, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Poitiers
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,857 (2,262 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
Official Web Site: https://www.correze.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 21 avenue de la Bastille, B.P. 79, 19002 Tulle CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.55.26.22.16

Historical Details

Diocese of Tulle
- Latin Name: Tutelensis
- Erected: 11 July 1317
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Arnaud de Saint-Astier, O.S.B. † (18 Aug 1317 Appointed - 6 Jul 1333 Died)
Arnaud de Clermont, O.F.M. † (10 Sep 1333 Appointed - 1337 Died)
Guy † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 1344 Died)
Hugues Roger, O.S.B. † (18 Jul 1342 Appointed - 20 Sep 1342 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso)
Bernard de La Tour (Saint-Martial) † (1 Oct 1344 Appointed - 19 Feb 1347 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Papoul)
Pierre d’Aigrefeuille † (19 Feb 1347 Appointed - 24 Oct 1347 Appointed, Bishop of Vabres)
Archambaud † (11 Feb 1348 Appointed - 26 Feb 1361 Died)
Laurent D’Albiars † (25 Oct 1361 Appointed - )
Jean Lefévre † (8 Aug 1369 Appointed - 30 May 1371 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello)
Bertrand de Cosnac (Maumont) † (4 Jul 1371 Appointed - 9 Jan 1376 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Bernard † (30 Jan 1376 Appointed - Jun 1376 Died)
Pierre de Cosnac † (27 Aug 1376 Appointed - )
Bertrand de Botinand † (13 Sep 1407 Appointed - 1416 Died)
Hugues Combarel † (29 Nov 1419 Appointed - 12 Jan 1422 Appointed, Bishop of Béziers)
Bertrand de Maumont † (12 Jan 1422 Appointed - 1425 Resigned)
Jean de Cluys (Closis) † (6 Feb 1426 Appointed - 1444 Died)
Hugues d’Aubusson † (15 Jun 1451 Appointed - Sep 1454 Died)
Louis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. † (17 Dec 1455 Appointed - 1471 Died)
Denis de Bar † (20 Nov 1471 Appointed - 9 Mar 1495 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Papoul)
Clément de Brillac † (9 Mar 1495 Appointed - 1514 Died)
François de Lévis † (11 Dec 1514 Appointed - )
Jacques Amelin † (15 Jan 1531 Appointed - May 1539 Died)
Pierre du Chastel † (16 Jun 1539 Appointed - 2 Apr 1544 Appointed, Bishop of Mâcon)
François de Faucon † (2 Apr 1544 Appointed - 20 Oct 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Orléans)
Jean de Fonsec † (4 Mar 1551 Appointed - 1560 Resigned)
Louis-Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 1582 Died)
Flotard Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac † (8 Jun 1582 Appointed - Mar 1586 Died)
Antoine de La Tour † (20 Apr 1587 Appointed - 10 Sep 1594 Resigned)
Jean de Visandon † (18 Oct 1594 Appointed - 1597 Died)
Jean Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac † (8 Nov 1599 Appointed - 13 Jan 1653 Died)
Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron † (26 May 1653 Confirmed - 1672 Resigned)
Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. † (21 Mar 1672 Confirmed - 8 Jan 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Agen)
Humbert Ancelin † (17 Mar 1681 Confirmed - 1702 Resigned)
André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (25 Sep 1702 Confirmed - 8 Sep 1721 Resigned)
Louis-Jacques Chapt de Rastignac † (24 Sep 1721 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1724 Confirmed, Archbishop of Tours)
Charles du Plessis d’Argentré † (18 Apr 1725 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1740 Died)
François de Beaumont d’Autichamp † (17 Apr 1741 Confirmed - 20 Nov 1761 Died)
Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (22 Nov 1762 Confirmed - 22 Nov 1764 Resigned)
Charles-Joseph de Raffélis de Saint-Sauveur † (17 Dec 1764 Confirmed - 28 Apr 1791 Died)
Claude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey † (10 Mar 1823 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1824 Resigned)
Augustin de Mailhet de Vachères † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 16 May 1842 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Léonard Berteaud † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 3 Sep 1878 Retired)
Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau † (28 Feb 1879 Confirmed - 18 Apr 1908 Died)
Albert Nègre † (14 Jul 1908 Appointed - 5 Aug 1913 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Joseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau † (6 Aug 1913 Appointed - 24 Apr 1918 Died)
Jean Castel † (3 Aug 1918 Appointed - 8 Oct 1939 Died)
Aimable Chassaigne † (6 Feb 1940 Appointed - 23 Jan 1962 Retired)
Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (23 Jan 1962 Appointed - 7 Aug 1962 Resigned)
Henri Clément Victor Donze † (15 Nov 1962 Appointed - 12 Feb 1970 Appointed, Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes)
Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † (4 Apr 1970 Appointed - 28 Apr 1984 Resigned)
Roger Marie Albert Froment † (20 Jun 1985 Appointed - 22 Oct 1996 Resigned)
Patrick Le Gal (12 Sep 1997 Appointed - 23 May 2000 Appointed, Bishop of France, Military)
Bernard Louis Marie Charrier (22 Jan 2001 Appointed - 12 Dec 2013 Retired)
Francis Victor Bestion (12 Dec 2013 Appointed - 1 Oct 2024 Appointed, Bishop of Blois)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tulle
11 July 1317	Erected	Diocese of Limoges	Diocese of Tulle (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Tulle (suppressed)	Diocese of Limoges
Diocese of Tulle
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Limoges	Diocese of Tulle
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tulle (from Bourges)

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 Tulle

1950 250,000 254,601 98.2% 224 16 240 1,041 42 240 293 ap1951

1969 225,000 237,864 94.6% 191 32 223 1,008 46 237 101 ap1971

1980 229,000 244,000 93.9% 163 15 178 1,286 4 24 163 295 ap1981

1990 229,000 250,000 91.6% 126 15 141 1,624 9 15 106 296 ap1991

1999 224,000 244,000 91.8% 102 11 113 1,982 5 13 94 296 ap2000

2000 225,700 245,900 91.8% 100 11 111 2,033 5 11 92 296 ap2001

2001 213,000 231,810 91.9% 93 20 113 1,884 6 20 82 296 ap2002

2002 213,000 231,810 91.9% 88 13 101 2,108 7 15 83 299 ap2003

2003 213,000 231,810 91.9% 82 5 87 2,448 7 5 77 296 ap2004

2004 213,000 231,810 91.9% 83 5 88 2,420 6 5 76 296 ap2005

2010 219,000 241,600 90.6% 66 7 73 3,000 7 9 66 296 ap2011

2014 223,300 242,454 92.1% 54 5 59 3,784 8 12 41 296 ap2015

2017 221,760 241,340 91.9% 44 5 49 4,525 11 12 35 296 ap2018

2020 222,850 242,520 91.9% 44 44 5,064 9 9 28 296 ap2021

2022 221,000 241,000 91.7% 37 6 43 5,139 10 7 23 296 ap2023

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 Tulle
1950	250,000	254,601	98.2%	224	16	240	1,041		42	240	293	ap1951
1969	225,000	237,864	94.6%	191	32	223	1,008		46	237	101	ap1971
1980	229,000	244,000	93.9%	163	15	178	1,286	4	24	163	295	ap1981
1990	229,000	250,000	91.6%	126	15	141	1,624	9	15	106	296	ap1991
1999	224,000	244,000	91.8%	102	11	113	1,982	5	13	94	296	ap2000
2000	225,700	245,900	91.8%	100	11	111	2,033	5	11	92	296	ap2001
2001	213,000	231,810	91.9%	93	20	113	1,884	6	20	82	296	ap2002
2002	213,000	231,810	91.9%	88	13	101	2,108	7	15	83	299	ap2003
2003	213,000	231,810	91.9%	82	5	87	2,448	7	5	77	296	ap2004
2004	213,000	231,810	91.9%	83	5	88	2,420	6	5	76	296	ap2005
2010	219,000	241,600	90.6%	66	7	73	3,000	7	9	66	296	ap2011
2014	223,300	242,454	92.1%	54	5	59	3,784	8	12	41	296	ap2015
2017	221,760	241,340	91.9%	44	5	49	4,525	11	12	35	296	ap2018
2020	222,850	242,520	91.9%	44		44	5,064	9	9	28	296	ap2021
2022	221,000	241,000	91.7%	37	6	43	5,139	10	7	23	296	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jacques Amelin † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1531 to May 1539)
Humbert Ancelin † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1681 to 1702)
Denis de Bar † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1471 to 9 Mar 1495)
François de Beaumont d’Autichamp † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 20 Nov 1761)
André-Daniel de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1702 to 8 Sep 1721)
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Léonard Berteaud † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1842 to 3 Sep 1878)
Bertrand de Botinand † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1407 to 1416)
Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1762 to 22 Nov 1764)
Clément de Brillac † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1495 to 1514)
Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1970 to 28 Apr 1984)
Jean Castel † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1918 to 8 Oct 1939)
Bertrand de Chanac †
Louis-Jacques Chapt de Rastignac † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1721 to 27 Sep 1724)
Aimable Chassaigne † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1940 to 23 Jan 1962)
Arnaud de Clermont, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1333 to 1337)
Jean de Cluys (Closis) † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1426 to 1444)
Hugues Combarel † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1419 to 12 Jan 1422)
Bertrand de Cosnac (Maumont) † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1371 to 9 Jan 1376)
Pierre de Cosnac † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1376)
Pierre d’Aigrefeuille † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1347 to 24 Oct 1347)
Laurent D’Albiars † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1361)
Hugues d’Aubusson † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1451 to Sep 1454)
Louis d’Aubusson, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1455 to 1471)
Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 18 Apr 1908)
Henri Clément Victor Donze † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1962 to 12 Feb 1970)
Pierre du Chastel † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1539 to 2 Apr 1544)
Charles du Plessis d’Argentré † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1725 to 27 Oct 1740)
Gérard du Puy, O.S.B. †
Pierre-Gonzalès-Charles Duval, O.P. †
François de Faucon † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1544 to 20 Oct 1550)
Jean de Fonsec † (Administrator: 4 Mar 1551 to 1560)
Roger Marie Albert Froment † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1985 to 22 Oct 1996)
Flotard Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1582 to Mar 1586)
Jean Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1599 to 13 Jan 1653)
Louis-Ricard de Gourdon de Genouillac de Vaillac † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 1582)
Guillaume de La Jugié †
Regnaud de La Porte †
Guillaume de La Sudré, O.P. †
Antoine de La Tour † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1587 to 10 Sep 1594)
Bernard de La Tour (Saint-Martial) † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1344 to 19 Feb 1347)
Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jan 1962; Bishop: 15 Apr 1962 to 7 Aug 1962)
Jean Lefévre † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1369 to 30 May 1371)
François de Lévis † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1514)
Augustin de Mailhet de Vachères † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1825 to 16 May 1842)
Guy de Malsec †
Jules Mascaron, C.O.I. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1672 to 8 Jan 1680)
Bertrand de Maumont † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1422 to 1425)
Joseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1913 to 24 Apr 1918)
Pierre de Monteruc †
Albert Nègre † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1908 to 5 Aug 1913)
Charles-Joseph de Raffélis de Saint-Sauveur † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1764 to 28 Apr 1791)
Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron † (Bishop: 26 May 1653 to 1672)
Hugues Roger, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 20 Sep 1342)
Pierre Roger, O.S.B. †
Georges Rol † (Priest: 28 Feb 1953 to 27 Feb 1973)
Claude-Joseph-Judith-François-Xavier de Sagey † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 13 Jul 1824)
Arnaud de Saint-Astier, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1317 to 6 Jul 1333)
Hugues de Saint-Martial †
Pierre de Vergne †
Jean de Visandon † (Bishop: 18 Oct 1594 to 1597)
Archambaud † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1348 to 26 Feb 1361)
Bernard † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1376 to Jun 1376)
Guy † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1342 to 1344)

Source(s)

Diocese of Tulle
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 505
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 259
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 351
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 396
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 423
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 381
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 644, to Page 645
Diocese of Tulle
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 573
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 381

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