Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 22 June 1909
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,712 (2,978 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-bayonne.com/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 16 Place Mgr. Vansteenberghe, 64115 Bayonne CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.59.59.16.88
Fax: 5.59.59.88.81

Historical Details

Diocese of Bayonne
- Latin Name: Baionensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Auch
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean du Bellay † (12 Feb 1524 Appointed - 16 Sep 1532 Appointed, Bishop of Paris)
Bertrand d'Eschaux (de Chaux) † (17 Mar 1599 Appointed - 25 Jun 1617 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Jean d'Olce † ( 1643 Appointed - 8 Feb 1681 Died)
Gabriel de La Roque-Prielé † (22 Sep 1681 Confirmed - 19 Jul 1688 Died)
Léon de La Lane † (15 Aug 1688 Appointed - 6 Aug 1700 Died)
Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (1 Nov 1700 Appointed - 23 Apr 1707 Appointed, Bishop of Tournai)
André Dreuilhet (Drouillet) † (23 Apr 1707 Appointed - 19 Nov 1727 Died)
Pierre-Guillaume de La Vieuxville † (Mar 1728 Appointed - 30 Jun 1734 Died)
Jacques-Bonne Gigault de Bellefonds † (8 Oct 1735 Appointed - 20 Aug 1741 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire † (20 Aug 1741 Appointed - 20 Apr 1745 Appointed, Archbishop of Vienne)
Guillaume d'Arche † ( 1745 Appointed - 13 Oct 1774 Died)
Etienne-Joseph de Pavée de Villevieille † ( 1783 Appointed - Mar 1793 Died)
Joseph-Jacques Loison † (5 Jul 1802 Appointed - 17 Feb 1820 Died)
Paul-Thérèse-David d'Astros † (4 Mar 1820 Appointed - 16 Mar 1830 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne))
Etienne-Bruno-Marie d'Arbou † (16 Mar 1830 Appointed - 23 Jan 1837 Resigned)
François Lacroix † (10 Aug 1837 Appointed - 14 Jun 1878 Retired)
Arthur-Xavier Ducellier † (8 Jun 1878 Appointed - 16 Apr 1887 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Alfred-François Fleury-Hottot † (16 Apr 1887 Appointed - 9 Aug 1889 Died)
François-Antoine Jauffret † (7 Dec 1889 Appointed - 15 Jun 1902 Died)
François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 25 Dec 1933 Retired)
Henri-Jean Houbaut † (24 Dec 1934 Appointed - 17 Jul 1939 Died)
Edmund Vansteenberghe † (6 Oct 1939 Appointed - 10 Dec 1943 Died)
Léon-Albert Terrier † (24 Jul 1944 Appointed - 12 May 1957 Died)
Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (6 Aug 1957 Appointed - 6 Sep 1963 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo))
Jean-Paul-Marie Vincent † (18 Dec 1963 Appointed - 13 Jun 1986 Retired)
Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères (13 Jun 1986 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bayonne
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Bayonne (erected) ((or 6th Century))
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of (Saint-Bernard de) Comminges (suppressed)	Diocese of Bayonne Archdiocese of Toulouse
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Lescar (suppressed)	Diocese of Agen Diocese of Bayonne
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Lombez (suppressed)	Diocese of Bayonne Archdiocese of Toulouse
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Tarbes (suppressed)	Diocese of Agen Diocese of Bayonne
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bayonne	Diocese of Tarbes
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bayonne	Diocese of Aire
Diocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)
22 June 1909	United	Diocese of Bayonne	Diocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron) (from Auch)

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 Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)

1950 407,338 415,797 98.0% 853 166 1,019 399 308 1,983 512 ap1951

1959 416,060 420,019 99.1% 855 191 1,046 397 338 1,900 520 ap1960

1970 501,274 508,734 98.5% 716 145 861 582 224 1,816 527 ap1971

1980 532,600 536,700 99.2% 644 154 798 667 237 1,610 527 ap1981

1990 554,000 575,000 96.3% 501 141 642 862 3 226 1,330 526 ap1991

1995 550,000 581,000 94.7% 408 131 539 1,020 6 211 1,153 523 ap2000

2000 550,000 581,000 94.7% 402 131 533 1,031 6 211 1,153 523 ap2001

2001 550,000 581,000 94.7% 402 131 533 1,031 6 211 1,153 523 ap2002

2002 550,000 620,763 88.6% 371 128 499 1,102 6 189 835 89 ap2003

2003 550,000 620,763 88.6% 336 130 466 1,180 5 197 812 69 ap2004

2004 550,000 620,763 88.6% 331 140 471 1,167 5 198 793 69 ap2005

2006 505,000 606,000 83.3% 349 139 488 1,034 6 200 756 69 ap2007

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 Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)
1950	407,338	415,797	98.0%	853	166	1,019	399		308	1,983	512	ap1951
1959	416,060	420,019	99.1%	855	191	1,046	397		338	1,900	520	ap1960
1970	501,274	508,734	98.5%	716	145	861	582		224	1,816	527	ap1971
1980	532,600	536,700	99.2%	644	154	798	667		237	1,610	527	ap1981
1990	554,000	575,000	96.3%	501	141	642	862	3	226	1,330	526	ap1991
1995	550,000	581,000	94.7%	408	131	539	1,020	6	211	1,153	523	ap2000
2000	550,000	581,000	94.7%	402	131	533	1,031	6	211	1,153	523	ap2001
2001	550,000	581,000	94.7%	402	131	533	1,031	6	211	1,153	523	ap2002
2002	550,000	620,763	88.6%	371	128	499	1,102	6	189	835	89	ap2003
2003	550,000	620,763	88.6%	336	130	466	1,180	5	197	812	69	ap2004
2004	550,000	620,763	88.6%	331	140	471	1,167	5	198	793	69	ap2005
2006	505,000	606,000	83.3%	349	139	488	1,034	6	200	756	69	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1741 to 20 Apr 1745)
Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1700 to 23 Apr 1707)
Jean du Bellay † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1524 to 16 Sep 1532)
Etienne-Bruno-Marie d'Arbou † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1830 to 23 Jan 1837)
Guillaume d'Arche † (Bishop: 1745 to 13 Oct 1774)
Paul-Thérèse-David d'Astros † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1820 to 16 Mar 1830)
Bertrand d'Eschaux (de Chaux) † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1599 to 25 Jun 1617)
Jean d'Olce † (Bishop: 1643 to 8 Feb 1681)
André Dreuilhet (Drouillet) † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1707 to 19 Nov 1727)
Arthur-Xavier Ducellier † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1878 to 16 Apr 1887)
Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt † (Priest: 29 Jun 1961 to 7 Jun 1986)
Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays † (Bishop: 1774 to 1783)
Alfred-François Fleury-Hottot † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1887 to 9 Aug 1889)
François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 25 Dec 1933)
Jacques-Bonne Gigault de Bellefonds † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1735 to 20 Aug 1741)
Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1957 to 6 Sep 1963)
Prosper-Michel-Arnaud Hiraboure † (Priest: 13 Jun 1829 to 22 Sep 1856)
Henri-Jean Houbaut † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1934 to 17 Jul 1939)
François-Antoine Jauffret † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1889 to 15 Jun 1902)
François Lacroix † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1837 to 14 Jun 1878)
Léon de La Lane † (Bishop: 15 Aug 1688 to 6 Aug 1700)
Gabriel de La Roque-Prielé † (Bishop: 1681 to 19 Jul 1688)
Pierre-Guillaume de La Vieuxville † (Bishop: Mar 1728 to 30 Jun 1734)
Joseph-Jacques Loison † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1802 to 17 Feb 1820)
Etienne-Joseph de Pavée de Villevieille † (Bishop: 1783 to Mar 1793)
Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1978 to 15 May 1985)
Léon-Albert Terrier † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1944 to 12 May 1957)
Edmund Vansteenberghe † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1939 to 10 Dec 1943)
Jean-Paul-Marie Vincent † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1963 to 13 Jun 1986)

Diocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)

Dioecesis Baionensis (-Lascurrensis et Oloronensis)