Langres (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat, Bishop
Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,210 (2,398 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: https://52.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 11 rue des Platanes, B.P. 71036, 52008 Chaumont CEDEX, France
Telephone: 3.25.01.18.18
Fax: 3.25.32.56.88

Historical Details

Diocese of Langres
- Latin Name: Lingonensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Robert de Châtillon † ( 1204 Appointed - Nov 1208 Died)
Guillaume de Joinville † ( 1209 Appointed - 24 Apr 1219 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Hugues de Montréal † ( 1219 Appointed - 1232 Died)
Robert de Thourotte † ( 1232 Appointed - 3 Aug 1240 Appointed, Bishop of Liège)
Hugues de Rochecorbon, O.S.B. † (20 Feb 1245 Appointed - 13 Apr 1250 Died)
Guy de Rochefort † ( 1250 Appointed - 18 Jun 1266 Died)
Guy de Genève † ( 1268 Appointed - 1291 Died)
Jean de Rochefort † (23 Jul 1295 Appointed - 1305 Died)
Guillaume de Durfort † ( 1306 Appointed - Jan 1319 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Bertrand de Goth † ( 1306 Appointed - 11 Nov 1306 Appointed, Bishop of Agen)
Guillaume de Durfort † (13 Nov 1306 Ordained Bishop - Jan 1319 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Louis de Poitiers † (13 Feb 1320 Appointed - 26 Aug 1325 Appointed, Bishop of Metz)
Pierre de Rochefort † (26 Aug 1325 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Jean Arlay de Châlons † (6 Apr 1328 Appointed - 23 May 1335 Died)
Guy Baudet † (31 Jan 1336 Appointed - 1338 Died)
Jean des Prez † (20 Apr 1338 Appointed - 25 Sep 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik})
Jean d’Arcy † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 13 Aug 1344 Died)
Hugues de Pomarc † (31 Aug 1344 Appointed - 1345 Died)
Guillaume de Poitiers † (5 May 1345 Appointed - 6 Sep 1374 Died)
Bertrand de La Tour d’Auvergne, O.S.B. † (14 Jul 1374 Appointed - 1 Jan 1395 Died)
Louis de Bar † (2 Apr 1395 Appointed - )
Charles de Poitiers † (20 Sep 1413 Appointed - 7 Dec 1433 Died)
Philippe de Vienne † (12 Apr 1434 Appointed - 1452 Died)
Jean d’Aussy † (31 Mar 1452 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Guido Bernard † ( 1454 Appointed - 28 Apr 1481 Died)
Jean d’Amboise † (18 Jun 1481 Appointed - 1497 Resigned)
Jean d’Amboise † (22 May 1497 Appointed - 26 Sep 1512 Died)
Michel Boudet † ( 1512 Appointed - 22 Jul 1527 Died)
Claude de Longwy de Givry † ( 1528 Appointed - 9 Aug 1561 Died)
Louis (Jacob) de Bourbon (de Helvis) † (15 Oct 1563 Appointed - 1565 Died)
Pierre de Gondi † (15 May 1566 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1569 Confirmed, Bishop of Paris)
Charles d’Escars de Pérusse † (19 Dec 1569 Appointed - 3 Nov 1614 Died)
Sébastien Zamet † (6 Apr 1615 Appointed - 2 Feb 1655 Died)
Louis Barbier de La Rivière † (15 Nov 1655 Appointed - 30 Jan 1670 Died)
Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes † (28 Sep 1671 Appointed - 21 Nov 1695 Died)
François-Louis de Clermont-Tonnerre † (23 Jul 1696 Confirmed - 12 Mar 1724 Died)
Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin d’Autin † (20 Nov 1724 Confirmed - 2 Nov 1733 Died)
Gilbert-Gaspard de Montmorin de Saint-Hérem de La Chassaigne † (1 Dec 1734 Confirmed - 19 May 1770 Died)
César-Guillaume de La Luzerne † (10 Sep 1770 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1802 Resigned)
César-Guillaume de La Luzerne † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
Gilbert-Paul Aragonès d’Orcet † (17 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1832 Died)
Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu † (17 Dec 1832 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1834 Confirmed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Pierre-Louis Parisis † (19 Dec 1834 Confirmed - 5 Sep 1851 Confirmed, Bishop of Arras)
Jean-Jacques-Marie-Antoine Guerrin † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1877 Died)
Guillaume-Marie-Frédéric Bouange † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 5 May 1884 Died)
Alphonse-Martin Larue † (13 Nov 1884 Confirmed - Aug 1899 Resigned)
Sébastien Herscher † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1910 Resigned)
Marie-Augustin-Olivier de Durfort de Civbac de Lorge † (9 Feb 1911 Appointed - 3 Sep 1918 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Théophile-Marie Louvard † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 31 Oct 1924 Appointed, Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches))
Jean-Baptiste Thomas † (30 Mar 1925 Appointed - 16 Jan 1929 Died)
Louis-Joseph Fillon † (21 Jun 1929 Appointed - 24 Dec 1934 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet † (29 May 1935 Appointed - 11 Feb 1938 Appointed, Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes)
Firmin Lamy † (27 Jul 1938 Appointed - 5 Jun 1939 Died)
Louis Chiron † (6 Oct 1939 Appointed - 15 Jan 1964 Retired)
Alfred-Joseph Atton † (15 Jan 1964 Succeeded - 5 Aug 1975 Resigned)
Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz † (5 Aug 1975 Appointed - 12 Dec 1980 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R. † (14 Oct 1981 Appointed - 16 Dec 1999 Retired)
Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley (16 Dec 1999 Appointed - 21 Jan 2014 Retired)
Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat (21 Jan 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Langres
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Langres (erected)
9 April 1731	Territory Lost	Diocese of Langres	Diocese of Dijon (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Langres (suppressed)	Diocese of Dijon Diocese of Troyes
Diocese of Langres
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Dijon	Diocese of Langres
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Langres (from Lyon)

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 Langres

1950 180,000 181,840 99.0% 244 28 272 661 55 356 444 ap1951

1970 205,000 216,700 94.6% 170 27 197 1,040 45 273 444 ap1971

1980 196,800 214,000 92.0% 123 23 146 1,347 36 175 444 ap1981

1990 205,400 223,600 91.9% 99 17 116 1,770 7 34 150 548 ap1991

1999 180,000 200,000 90.0% 73 8 81 2,222 10 12 121 31 ap2000

2000 160,000 198,000 80.8% 67 8 75 2,133 10 12 120 31 ap2001

2001 160,000 198,000 80.8% 67 8 75 2,133 12 11 113 31 ap2002

2002 140,000 194,873 71.8% 64 6 70 2,000 12 9 113 31 ap2003

2003 140,000 194,873 71.8% 64 6 70 2,000 17 9 106 31 ap2004

2004 140,000 193,768 72.3% 53 7 60 2,333 17 9 101 31 ap2005

2013 143,200 184,039 77.8% 37 6 43 3,330 16 8 62 31 ap2014

2016 134,400 182,136 73.8% 35 4 39 3,446 14 7 43 31 ap2017

2019 131,000 176,132 74.4% 36 6 42 3,119 12 7 33 31 ap2020

2021 128,000 173,041 74.0% 36 10 46 2,782 17 11 25 31 ap2022

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 Langres
1950	180,000	181,840	99.0%	244	28	272	661		55	356	444	ap1951
1970	205,000	216,700	94.6%	170	27	197	1,040		45	273	444	ap1971
1980	196,800	214,000	92.0%	123	23	146	1,347		36	175	444	ap1981
1990	205,400	223,600	91.9%	99	17	116	1,770	7	34	150	548	ap1991
1999	180,000	200,000	90.0%	73	8	81	2,222	10	12	121	31	ap2000
2000	160,000	198,000	80.8%	67	8	75	2,133	10	12	120	31	ap2001
2001	160,000	198,000	80.8%	67	8	75	2,133	12	11	113	31	ap2002
2002	140,000	194,873	71.8%	64	6	70	2,000	12	9	113	31	ap2003
2003	140,000	194,873	71.8%	64	6	70	2,000	17	9	106	31	ap2004
2004	140,000	193,768	72.3%	53	7	60	2,333	17	9	101	31	ap2005
2013	143,200	184,039	77.8%	37	6	43	3,330	16	8	62	31	ap2014
2016	134,400	182,136	73.8%	35	4	39	3,446	14	7	43	31	ap2017
2019	131,000	176,132	74.4%	36	6	42	3,119	12	7	33	31	ap2020
2021	128,000	173,041	74.0%	36	10	46	2,782	17	11	25	31	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Gilbert-Paul Aragonès d’Orcet † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1823 to 20 Jun 1832)
Jean Arlay de Châlons † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1328 to 23 May 1335)
Alfred-Joseph Atton † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Feb 1961; Bishop: 15 Jan 1964 to 5 Aug 1975)
Jean d’Aussy † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1452 to 1453)
Louis de Bar † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1395; Administrator: 21 Dec 1397 - )
Louis Barbier de La Rivière † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1655 to 30 Jan 1670)
Guy Baudet † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1336 to 1338)
Guido Bernard † (Bishop: 1454 to 28 Apr 1481)
Félix Biet, M.E.P. †
Louis-Marie-Henri-Joseph Bigolet, M.E.P. †
Guillaume-Marie-Frédéric Bouange † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1877 to 5 May 1884)
Michel Boudet † (Bishop: 1512 to 22 Jul 1527)
Louis (Jacob) de Bourbon (de Helvis) † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1563 to 1565)
Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †
Robert de Châtillon † (Bishop: 1204 to Nov 1208)
Louis Chiron † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1939 to 15 Jan 1964)
Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet † (Bishop: 29 May 1935 to 11 Feb 1938)
François-Louis de Clermont-Tonnerre † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1696 to 12 Mar 1724)
Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1975 to 12 Dec 1980)
Jean d’Amboise † (Bishop: 22 May 1497 to 26 Sep 1512)
Jean d’Amboise † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1481 to 1497)
Georges Darboy †
Jean d’Arcy † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1342 to 13 Aug 1344)
Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Mar 1603 to 10 Sep 1608)
Charles d’Escars de Pérusse † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1569 to 3 Nov 1614)
Guillaume de Durfort † (Bishop: 1306 to Jan 1319)
Marie-Augustin-Olivier de Durfort de Civbac de Lorge † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1911 to 3 Sep 1918)
Louis-Joseph Fillon † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1929 to 24 Dec 1934)
Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Gaillot † (Deacon: 25 Feb 1961; Priest: 18 Mar 1961 to 5 May 1982)
Guy de Genève † (Bishop: 1268 to 1291)
Pierre de Gondi † (Bishop: 15 May 1566 to 14 Dec 1569)
Bertrand de Goth † (Bishop: 1306 to 11 Nov 1306)
Jean-Jacques-Marie-Antoine Guerrin † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 19 Mar 1877)
Sébastien Herscher † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 24 Dec 1910)
Guillaume de Joinville † (Bishop: 1209 to 24 Apr 1219)
César-Guillaume de La Luzerne † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1770 to 27 Jan 1802)
Firmin Lamy † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1938 to 5 Jun 1939)
Alphonse-Martin Larue † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1884 to Aug 1899)
Bertrand de La Tour d’Auvergne, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1374 to 1 Jan 1395)
Erhard de Lessines †
Claude de Longwy de Givry † (Administrator: 1528 to 9 Aug 1561)
Théophile-Marie Louvard † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 31 Oct 1924)
Jean-Baptiste Maigrot †
François Mangeard † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 May 1560 to 1584)
Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1832 to 30 Sep 1834)
Louis-Joseph Maurin † (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Nov 1918 to 27 Apr 1919)
Gilbert-Gaspard de Montmorin de Saint-Hérem de La Chassaigne † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1734 to 19 May 1770)
Hugues de Montréal † (Bishop: 1219 to 1232)
Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin d’Autin † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1724 to 2 Nov 1733)
Pierre-Louis Parisis † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1834 to 5 Sep 1851)
Charles de Poitiers † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1413 to 7 Dec 1433)
Guillaume de Poitiers † (Bishop: 5 May 1345 to 6 Sep 1374)
Louis de Poitiers † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1320 to 26 Aug 1325)
Hugues de Pomarc † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1344 to 1345)
Jean des Prez † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1338 to 25 Sep 1342)
Hugues de Rochecorbon, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1245 to 13 Apr 1250)
Guy de Rochefort † (Bishop: 1250 to 18 Jun 1266)
Jean de Rochefort † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1295 to 1305)
Pierre de Rochefort † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1325 to 1328)
Guy Armand Romano, C.Ss.R. †
Pierre François Jean-Baptiste Salmon, O.S.B. †
Louis-Marie-Armand de Simiane de Gordes † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1671 to 21 Nov 1695)
Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R. † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1981 to 16 Dec 1999)
Jean-Baptiste Thomas † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1925 to 16 Jan 1929)
Robert de Thourotte † (Bishop: 1232 to 3 Aug 1240)
Philippe de Vienne † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1434 to 1452)
Henri-Raymond Villard † (Priest: 24 Sep 1881 to 13 Jul 1906)
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † (Deacon: 8 Apr 1944; Priest: 22 Oct 1944 to 24 Sep 1964)
Sébastien Zamet † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1615 to 2 Feb 1655)

Source(s)

Diocese of Langres
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 307
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 178
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 226
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 557, to Page 558

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