Bordeaux (-Bazas) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard, Cardinal, Archbishop
Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 20 November 1937
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
Official Web Site: http://catholique-bordeaux.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 183 cours de la Somme, 33077 Bordeaux CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.56.91.81.82
Fax: 5.56.92.12.98

Historical Details

Archdiocese of Bordeaux
- Latin Name: Burdigalensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan See
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pey Berland † (16 Oct 1430 Appointed - 1457 Died)
André d’Espinay † (28 Apr 1479 Confirmed - 10 Nov 1500 Died)
Gabriel de Gramont † (24 Sep 1529 Confirmed - 9 Mar 1530 Resigned)
Jean du Bellay † (17 Dec 1544 Appointed - 3 Jul 1551 Resigned)
François de Mauny † (13 Sep 1553 Appointed - 1558 Died)
Jean du Bellay † (15 Feb 1559 Appointed - 16 Feb 1560 Died)
Antoine Prévost de Sansac † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 17 Oct 1591 Died)
François d’Escoubleau de Sourdis † (5 Jul 1599 Appointed - 8 Feb 1628 Died)
Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis † (16 Jul 1629 Appointed - 18 Jun 1645 Died)
Henri de Béthune † (18 May 1648 Confirmed - 11 May 1680 Died)
Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont † (28 Apr 1681 Confirmed - 9 Nov 1697 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Bazin de Besons † (21 Jul 1698 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1719 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (6 May 1720 Appointed - 25 Oct 1728 Died)
François-Honoré-Lancelot de Maniban de Casaubon † (8 Feb 1730 Confirmed - 29 Jun 1743 Died)
Louis-Jacques d’Audibert de Lussan † (16 Mar 1744 Appointed - 15 Nov 1769 Died)
Ferdinand-Maximilien-Mériadec de Rohan-Guémené † (12 Mar 1770 Confirmed - 2 Apr 1781 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (2 Apr 1781 Confirmed - 8 Oct 1801 Resigned)
Charles-François d’Aviau Du Bois-de-Sanzay † (2 Jun 1802 Confirmed - 11 Jul 1826 Died)
Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus † (2 Oct 1826 Confirmed - 19 Jul 1836 Died)
François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 23 Dec 1882 Died)
Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert † (9 Aug 1883 Confirmed - 16 Aug 1889 Died)
Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot † (26 Jun 1890 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1908 Died)
Paulin-Pierre Andrieu † (2 Jan 1909 Appointed - 15 Feb 1935 Died)
Maurice Feltin † (16 Dec 1935 Appointed - 15 Aug 1949 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Paul-Marie-André Richaud † (10 Feb 1950 Appointed - 5 Feb 1968 Died)
Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † (5 Feb 1968 Succeeded - 31 May 1989 Retired)
Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt † (31 May 1989 Succeeded - 11 Jun 2001 Died)
Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard (21 Dec 2001 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Archdiocese of Bordeaux
3rd Century	Erected		Archdiocese of Bordeaux (erected)
Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
20 November 1937	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Bordeaux	Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)

1950 830,000 858,381 96.7% 498 154 652 1,273 150 2,039 514 ap1951

1959 840,000 896,517 93.7% 465 157 622 1,350 339 2,000 625 ap1960

1970 800,000 1,009,406 79.3% 470 137 607 1,317 137 1,318 624 ap1971

1980 810,000 1,074,000 75.4% 374 109 483 1,677 129 1,150 624 ap1981

1990 878,000 1,163,000 75.5% 331 114 445 1,973 8 129 800 157 ap1991

1999 955,000 1,274,000 75.0% 252 92 344 2,776 12 139 582 593 ap2000

2000 962,000 1,283,000 75.0% 248 93 341 2,821 12 138 555 593 ap2001

2001 966,000 1,288,311 75.0% 244 92 336 2,875 13 135 454 593 ap2002

2002 966,000 1,288,311 75.0% 237 82 319 3,028 13 118 489 593 ap2003

2003 966,000 1,288,311 75.0% 231 82 313 3,086 11 117 489 593 ap2004

2004 966,000 1,288,311 75.0% 224 82 306 3,156 16 117 474 593 ap2005

2006 1,089,457 1,361,822 80.0% 212 86 298 3,655 16 109 475 593 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
1950	830,000	858,381	96.7%	498	154	652	1,273		150	2,039	514	ap1951
1959	840,000	896,517	93.7%	465	157	622	1,350		339	2,000	625	ap1960
1970	800,000	1,009,406	79.3%	470	137	607	1,317		137	1,318	624	ap1971
1980	810,000	1,074,000	75.4%	374	109	483	1,677		129	1,150	624	ap1981
1990	878,000	1,163,000	75.5%	331	114	445	1,973	8	129	800	157	ap1991
1999	955,000	1,274,000	75.0%	252	92	344	2,776	12	139	582	593	ap2000
2000	962,000	1,283,000	75.0%	248	93	341	2,821	12	138	555	593	ap2001
2001	966,000	1,288,311	75.0%	244	92	336	2,875	13	135	454	593	ap2002
2002	966,000	1,288,311	75.0%	237	82	319	3,028	13	118	489	593	ap2003
2003	966,000	1,288,311	75.0%	231	82	313	3,086	11	117	489	593	ap2004
2004	966,000	1,288,311	75.0%	224	82	306	3,156	16	117	474	593	ap2005
2006	1,089,457	1,361,822	80.0%	212	86	298	3,655	16	109	475	593	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Paulin-Pierre Andrieu † (Archbishop: 2 Jan 1909 to 15 Feb 1935)
Charles-François d’Aviau Du Bois-de-Sanzay † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1802 to 11 Jul 1826)
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Bazin de Besons † (Archbishop: 21 Jul 1698 to 18 Sep 1719)
Jean du Bellay † (Administrator: 17 Dec 1544 to 3 Jul 1551)
Jacques-Edne-Henri-Philadelphe Bellot des Minières † (Priest: 19 Dec 1847 to 13 Dec 1880)
Pey Berland † (Archbishop: 16 Oct 1430 to 1457)
Henri de Béthune † (Archbishop: 18 May 1648 to 11 May 1680)
Pierre-Firmin Capmartin † (Priest: 20 Dec 1879 to 19 Feb 1911)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1781 to 8 Oct 1801)
Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1681 to 9 Nov 1697)
Louis-Jacques d’Audibert de Lussan † (Archbishop: 16 Mar 1744 to 15 Nov 1769)
François d’Escoubleau de Sourdis † (Archbishop: 5 Jul 1599 to 8 Feb 1628)
Henri d’Escoubleau de Sourdis † (Archbishop: 16 Jul 1629 to 18 Jun 1645)
Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1960 to 2 Aug 1965)
André d’Espinay † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1479 to 10 Nov 1500)
François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet † (Archbishop: 19 May 1837 to 23 Dec 1882)
Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Jun 1986; Archbishop: 31 May 1989 to 11 Jun 2001)
Maurice Feltin † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1935 to 15 Aug 1949)
François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jan 1971 to 21 Nov 1979)
Jean-Baptiste-Amédée Georges-Massonnais † (Priest: 13 Jun 1829 to 14 Dec 1840)
Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (Priest: 13 Mar 1937 to 6 Aug 1957)
Gabriel de Gramont † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1529 to 9 Mar 1530)
Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1883 to 16 Aug 1889)
Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot † (Priest: 29 Jun 1932 to 18 Mar 1949)
Jean Hazera † (Priest: 20 Dec 1862 to 19 Apr 1897)
Jean-Claude Hertzog † (Priest: 30 Jun 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Oct 2002 to 24 Nov 2005)
Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 19 Dec 1908)
Jean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1826 to 19 Jul 1836)
François-Honoré-Lancelot de Maniban de Casaubon † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1730 to 29 Jun 1743)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (Priest: 18 Dec 1920 to 6 Feb 1940)
François de Mauny † (Archbishop: 13 Sep 1553 to 1558)
Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Jan 1966; Archbishop: 5 Feb 1968 to 31 May 1989)
Antoine Prévost de Sansac † (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1560 to 17 Oct 1591)
Paul-Marie-André Richaud † (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1950 to 5 Feb 1968)
Ferdinand-Maximilien-Mériadec de Rohan-Guémené † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1770 to 2 Apr 1781)
François-Alexandre Roullet de la Bouillerie † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 8 Jul 1882)
François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (Archbishop: 6 May 1720 to 25 Oct 1728)

Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas)

Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (-Bazensis)

Bishop(s)

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased