Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne

Historical Details

• Diocese of Grenoble
  • Latin Name: Gratianopolitanus
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
  • Country: France
  • Conference Region: Centre-Est

Past and Present Ordinaries

• St. Hugh † ( 1080 Appointed - 1 Apr 1132 Died)
• François Fléhard † ( 1575 Appointed - 1606 Died)
• Jean de La Croix de Chevrières † (4 Jul 1607 Appointed - May 1619 Died)
• Alphonse de La Croix de Chevrières † (May 1619 Succeeded - 1620 Resigned)
• Pierre Scarron † (14 Dec 1620 Appointed - 8 Feb 1668 Died)
• Étienne Le Camus † (1 Jul 1671 Confirmed - 12 Sep 1707 Died)
• Ennemond Alleman de Montmartin † (12 Mar 1708 Confirmed - 28 Oct 1719 Died)
• Paul de Chaulnes † (16 Jun 1721 Appointed - 20 Oct 1725 Died)
• Jean de Caulet † (20 Mar 1726 Appointed - 27 Sep 1771 Died)
• Jean de Cairol de Madaillan † (16 Dec 1771 Appointed - 10 Dec 1779 Resigned)
• Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville † (13 Dec 1779 Appointed - 6 Oct 1788 Died)
• Henri-Charles du Lau d’Allemans † (30 Mar 1789 Appointed - 4 Apr 1802 Died)
• Claude Simon † (2 Aug 1802 Confirmed - 3 Oct 1825 Died)
• Philibert de Bruillard † (3 Jul 1826 Confirmed - 7 Dec 1852 Retired)
• Jacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac † (7 Mar 1853 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1870 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
• Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier † (27 Jun 1870 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1875 Confirmed, Archbishop of Besançon)
• Amand-Joseph Fava † (23 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 17 Oct 1899 Died)
• Paul-Emile-Marie-Joseph Henry † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 8 Jul 1911 Died)
• Louis-Joseph Maurin † (1 Sep 1911 Appointed - 1 Dec 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
• Alexandre Caillot † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 5 Jan 1957 Died)
• André-Jacques Fougerat † (5 Jan 1957 Succeeded - 19 Sep 1969 Resigned)
• Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin † (19 Sep 1969 Appointed - 26 Sep 1989 Resigned)
• Louis Jean Dufaux † (26 Sep 1989 Succeeded - 10 Jun 2006 Retired)
• Guy André Marie de Kérimel, Comm. l'Emm. (10 Jun 2006 Succeeded - )

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 Grenoble
1949	400,000	700,000	57.1%	575	80	655	610		100	400	599	ap1951
1970	780,000	849,683	91.8%	538	157	695	1,122		214	1,408	600	ap1971
1980	706,000	876,000	80.6%	405	84	489	1,443	5	100	800	575	ap1981
1990	760,000	963,000	78.9%	322	80	402	1,890	8	92	887	588	ap1991
1999	804,000	1,020,000	78.8%	267	83	350	2,297	26	121	832	588	ap2000
2000	800,000	1,015,753	78.8%	271	87	358	2,234	25	119	820	189	ap2001
2001	800,000	1,015,753	78.8%	225	77	302	2,649	24	109	820	189	ap2002
2002	700,000	1,080,700	64.8%	210	79	289	2,422	24	109	220	189	ap2003
2003	800,000	1,145,598	69.8%	218	77	295	2,711	24	93	800	189	ap2004
2004	700,000	1,145,598	61.1%	207	77	284	2,464	29	108	220	146	ap2005
Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne
2006	707,000	1,156,000	61.2%	202	52	254	2,783	33	83	220	48	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• François Jacques Bussini (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1977 to 28 Dec 1985)
• Guy André Marie de Kérimel, Comm. l'Emm. (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 May 2004; Bishop: 10 Jun 2006 - )
• Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Mar 2000 to 5 Mar 2004)
• Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Apr 1993 to 4 Jul 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Désiré-Hyacinthe Berthoin † (Priest: 15 Jun 1878 to 1 Jun 1915)
• Philibert de Bruillard † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1826 to 7 Dec 1852)
• Alexandre Caillot † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 5 Jan 1957)
• Jean de Cairol de Madaillan † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1771 to 10 Dec 1779)
• Jean de Caulet † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1726 to 27 Sep 1771)
• Paul de Chaulnes † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1721 to 20 Oct 1725)
• Charles-Pierre-François Cotton † (Priest: 22 Jul 1849 to 15 Mar 1875)
• Louis Jean Dufaux † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1988; Bishop: 26 Sep 1989 to 10 Jun 2006)
• Henri-Charles du Lau d’Allemans † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1789 to 4 Apr 1802)
• Amand-Joseph Fava † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1875 to 17 Oct 1899)
• François Fléhard † (Bishop: 1575 to 1606)
• André-Jacques Fougerat † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Jul 1956; Bishop: 5 Jan 1957 to 19 Sep 1969)
• Jacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1853 to 27 Jun 1870)
• Joseph-Lucien Giray † (Priest: 26 May 1888 to 15 Feb 1918)
• Emile Maurice Guerry † (Priest: 22 Jul 1923 to 31 May 1940)
• Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1779 to 6 Oct 1788)
• Paul-Emile-Marie-Joseph Henry † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 8 Jul 1911)
• St. Hugh † (Bishop: 1080 to 1 Apr 1132)
• Alphonse de La Croix de Chevrières † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Mar 1614; Bishop: May 1619 to 1620)
• Jean de La Croix de Chevrières † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1607 to May 1619)
• Étienne Le Camus † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1671 to 12 Sep 1707)
• Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1969 to 26 Sep 1989)
• Louis-Joseph Maurin † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1911 to 1 Dec 1916)
• Michel Louis Marie Joseph Mondésert † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1971 to 11 Jan 1992)
• Ennemond Alleman de Montmartin † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1708 to 28 Oct 1719)
• Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1870 to 17 Sep 1875)
• Pierre Scarron † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1620 to 8 Feb 1668)
• Claude Simon † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1802 to 3 Oct 1825)
• Jean-Marie Vittoz † (Priest: 24 May 1902; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Nov 1940 to 9 May 1963)