Bourges (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Armand Maillard, Archbishop
Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier, Archbishop Emeritus
Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 14,210 (5,488 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre
Official Web Site: http://catholique-bourges.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 4 avenue du 95eme-de-Ligne, 18002 Bourges CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.48.23.12.90
Fax: 2.48.65.72.22

Past and Present Ordinaries

Renaud de Beaune † ( 1581 Appointed - 26 May 1594 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
André Frémyot † (7 Dec 1603 Ordained Bishop - 1621 Resigned)
Roland Hébert † (16 May 1622 Ordained Bishop - 21 Jun 1638 Died)
Pierre d'Hardivillier † (8 Feb 1643 Ordained Bishop - 10 Oct 1649 Died)
Anne de Lévis-Ventadour † (30 Apr 1651 Ordained Bishop - 17 Mar 1662 Died)
Jean de Montpezat de Carbon † (18 Dec 1664 Appointed - 14 Oct 1674 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
Michel Poncet † (27 Jul 1675 Appointed - 21 Feb 1677 Died)
Michel Phélypeaux de La Vrillière † ( 1678 Appointed - 28 Apr 1694 Died)
Léon Potier de Gesvres † (30 Aug 1694 Appointed - 5 Mar 1729 Resigned)
Frédéric-Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld † (22 Jan 1729 Appointed - 29 Apr 1757 Died)
Georges-Louis Phélypeaux d'Herbault † (20 Nov 1757 Ordained Bishop - 23 Sep 1787 Died)
François de Fontanges † (14 Oct 1787 Appointed - 30 Mar 1788 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse)
Jean-Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur † (6 Apr 1788 Appointed - 15 Mar 1802 Resigned)
Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 10 Feb 1811 Died)
Etienne-Jean-Baptiste des Galois de la Tour † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 20 Mar 1820 Died)
Jean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenay † (1 Jul 1820 Appointed - 13 Oct 1824 Died)
Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle † (22 Oct 1824 Appointed - 25 Nov 1841 Died)
Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (15 Dec 1841 Appointed - 26 May 1859 Died)
Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud † (30 Jul 1859 Appointed - 10 Dec 1861 Died)
Charles-Amable de la Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais † (10 Dec 1861 Succeeded - 17 Sep 1879 Died)
Jean-Joseph Marchal † (30 Jan 1880 Appointed - 26 May 1892 Died)
Jean-Pierre Boyer † (26 Nov 1892 Appointed - 16 Dec 1896 Died)
Pierre-Paul Servonnet † (15 Apr 1897 Appointed - 18 Oct 1909 Died)
Louis-Ernest Dubois † (30 Nov 1909 Appointed - 13 Mar 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (9 May 1916 Appointed - 31 May 1934 Died)
Louis-Joseph Fillon † (24 Dec 1934 Appointed - 2 Jan 1943 Died)
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (17 Jun 1943 Appointed - 10 Oct 1969 Retired)
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (10 Oct 1969 Succeeded - 8 Apr 1984 Retired)
Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau (8 Apr 1984 Appointed - 25 Apr 2000 Retired)
Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (25 Apr 2000 Appointed - 11 Sep 2007 Retired)
Armand Maillard (11 Sep 2007 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Archdiocese of Bourges (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Nevers (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Bourges
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bourges	Diocese of Nevers
16 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Bourges (no longer a Metropolitan)

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

1950 505,000 538,000 93.9% 441 35 476 1,060 70 560 506 ap1951

1959 500,000 531,812 94.0% 370 47 417 1,199 112 550 505 ap1960

1969 532,000 551,430 96.5% 351 59 410 1,297 59 478 164 ap1971

1980 520,000 585,000 88.9% 230 101 331 1,570 1 167 550 507 ap1981

1990 520,000 588,000 88.4% 175 86 261 1,992 4 153 466 507 ap1991

1999 508,000 576,000 88.2% 148 75 223 2,278 11 125 384 67 ap2000

2000 511,000 579,000 88.3% 139 69 208 2,456 13 117 380 67 ap2001

2001 500,000 545,567 91.6% 132 67 199 2,512 15 113 375 67 ap2002

2002 500,000 545,667 91.6% 135 66 201 2,487 16 119 328 64 ap2003

2003 500,000 545,567 91.6% 119 40 159 3,144 17 89 348 64 ap2004

2004 500,000 545,567 91.6% 120 23 143 3,496 15 70 340 64 ap2005

2006 501,000 546,715 91.6% 106 33 139 3,604 17 74 325 64 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	505,000	538,000	93.9%	441	35	476	1,060		70	560	506	ap1951
1959	500,000	531,812	94.0%	370	47	417	1,199		112	550	505	ap1960
1969	532,000	551,430	96.5%	351	59	410	1,297		59	478	164	ap1971
1980	520,000	585,000	88.9%	230	101	331	1,570	1	167	550	507	ap1981
1990	520,000	588,000	88.4%	175	86	261	1,992	4	153	466	507	ap1991
1999	508,000	576,000	88.2%	148	75	223	2,278	11	125	384	67	ap2000
2000	511,000	579,000	88.3%	139	69	208	2,456	13	117	380	67	ap2001
2001	500,000	545,567	91.6%	132	67	199	2,512	15	113	375	67	ap2002
2002	500,000	545,667	91.6%	135	66	201	2,487	16	119	328	64	ap2003
2003	500,000	545,567	91.6%	119	40	159	3,144	17	89	348	64	ap2004
2004	500,000	545,567	91.6%	120	23	143	3,496	15	70	340	64	ap2005
2006	501,000	546,715	91.6%	106	33	139	3,604	17	74	325	64	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François-Louis Auvity † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jun 1933 to 14 Aug 1937)
Jean Marie Julien Balland † (Priest: 3 Sep 1961 to 6 Nov 1982)
Claude Bardel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 14 Apr 1897)
Renaud de Beaune † (Archbishop: 1581 to 26 May 1594)
Félix-Auguste Béguinot † (Priest: 25 Feb 1860 to 30 May 1896)
Jean-Alphonse Blanchet † (Priest: 17 Oct 1852 to 16 Apr 1887)
Jean-Pierre Boyer † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1892 to 16 Dec 1896)
Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 1962 to 6 Mar 1966)
André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse † (Priest: 28 Jun 1937 to 26 Jan 1962)
Jean-Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur † (Archbishop: 6 Apr 1788 to 15 Mar 1802)
Jean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenay † (Archbishop: 1 Jul 1820 to 13 Oct 1824)
Pierre d'Hardivillier † (Archbishop: 8 Feb 1643 to 10 Oct 1649)
Louis-Ernest Dubois † (Archbishop: 30 Nov 1909 to 13 Mar 1916)
Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1841 to 26 May 1859)
Louis-Joseph Fillon † (Archbishop: 24 Dec 1934 to 2 Jan 1943)
François de Fontanges † (Archbishop: 14 Oct 1787 to 30 Mar 1788)
André Frémyot † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1603 to 1621)
Etienne-Jean-Baptiste des Galois de la Tour † (Archbishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 20 Mar 1820)
Roland Hébert † (Archbishop: 16 May 1622 to 21 Jun 1638)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (Archbishop: 9 May 1916 to 31 May 1934)
Frédéric-Jérôme de La Rochefoucauld † (Archbishop: 22 Jan 1729 to 29 Apr 1757)
Charles-Amable de la Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Apr 1861; Archbishop: 10 Dec 1861 to 17 Sep 1879)
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1943 to 10 Oct 1969)
Anne de Lévis-Ventadour † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1651 to 17 Mar 1662)
Auguste Marchal † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1888 to 26 May 1892)
Jean-Joseph Marchal † (Archbishop: 30 Jan 1880 to 26 May 1892)
Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1859 to 10 Dec 1861)
Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 10 Feb 1811)
Jean de Montpezat de Carbon † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1664 to 14 Oct 1674)
Michel Phélypeaux de La Vrillière † (Archbishop: 1678 to 28 Apr 1694)
Georges-Louis Phélypeaux d'Herbault † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1757 to 23 Sep 1787)
Michel Poncet † (Archbishop: 27 Jul 1675 to 21 Feb 1677)
Léon Potier de Gesvres † (Archbishop: 30 Aug 1694 to 5 Mar 1729)
Pierre-Paul Servonnet † (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1897 to 18 Oct 1909)
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Mar 1966; Archbishop: 10 Oct 1969 to 8 Apr 1984)
Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1824 to 25 Nov 1841)

Archdiocese of Bourges

Archidioecesis Bituricensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased