Le Puy-en-Velay (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Clermont
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,977 (1,922 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre-Est
Official Web Site: http://www.catholique-lepuy.fr/
Mailing Address: Évêché, 2 Place du For, 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Telephone: 4.71.05.54.69

Historical Details

Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
- Latin Name: Aniciensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernard de Ventadour † (19 May 1254 Appointed - 1255 Resigned)
Arnaud de Polignac † (14 May 1256 Appointed - May 1257 Died)
Gui Foucois † (19 Oct 1257 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1259 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
Guillaume de La Roue, O.S.B. † (21 Oct 1263 Appointed - 9 Apr 1282 Died)
Frédol de Saint-Bonnet † (10 Jun 1284 Appointed - 4 Aug 1289 Died)
Guy de Neuville † (20 Jun 1290 Appointed - 24 Apr 1296 Appointed, Bishop of Saintes)
Jean de Comines † (15 May 1296 Appointed - 24 Jun 1308 Died)
Bernard de Castanet † (30 Jul 1308 Appointed - 14 Aug 1317 Died)
Guillaume de Brosse † (19 Oct 1317 Appointed - 14 Feb 1318 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Guillaume Durand de Saint-Pourçain, O.P. † (14 Feb 1318 Appointed - 13 Mar 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Pierre de Longeuil † (13 Mar 1326 Appointed - 6 Feb 1327 Died)
Bernard Lebrun † (10 Feb 1327 Appointed - 25 Sep 1342 Appointed, Bishop of Noyon)
Jean Champdorat, O.S.B. † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 15 Sep 1356 Died)
Juan Fabra, O.S.B. † (12 Oct 1356 Appointed - 27 Feb 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Tortosa)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (27 Feb 1357 Appointed - 1361 Died)
Bertrand de La Tour d’Auvergne † (5 Nov 1361 Appointed - 14 May 1382 Died)
Bertrand de Chanac † (30 May 1382 Appointed - 17 Jul 1385 Resigned)
Pierre de Girard † (17 Jul 1385 Appointed - 17 Oct 1390 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest)
Gilles Aycelin de Bellèmere † (17 Oct 1390 Appointed - 19 Aug 1392 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
Ythier de Martreuil † (19 Aug 1392 Appointed - 2 Apr 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Pierre d’Ailly † (2 Apr 1395 Appointed - 15 Nov 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Cambrai)
Helie de L’Estrange † (15 Nov 1396 Appointed - 17 Jul 1418 Died)
Guillaume de Chalençon † (23 Sep 1418 Appointed - 25 Nov 1443 Died)
Jean de Bourbon † (20 Apr 1444 Appointed - 2 Dec 1485 Died)
Geoffroy de Melie de Pompadour † (15 Mar 1486 Appointed - 8 May 1514 Died)
Antoine de Chabannes † (1 Sep 1514 Appointed - 1525 Died)
Agostino Trivulzio † (15 Sep 1525 Appointed - 8 Oct 1525 Resigned)
François de Sarcus † (18 Oct 1525 Appointed - 1557 Died)
Martin de Beaune † ( 1557 Appointed - 1557 Resigned)
Antoine de Saint Néctaire, O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1561 Appointed - Nov 1592 Died)
Jacques de Serres † (18 Aug 1597 Appointed - 28 Jan 1621 Died)
Just de Serres, O.S.B. † ( 1621 Succeeded - Aug 1641 Died)
Henri de Cauchon de Maupas † (22 Jun 1643 Confirmed - 31 Mar 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Évreux)
Armand de Béthune † (22 Apr 1665 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1703 Died)
Claude de la Roche-Aymon † (28 Apr 1704 Confirmed - 4 Jun 1720 Died)
Godefroid-Maurice de Conflans † (16 Jun 1721 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1725 Died)
François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers † (20 Feb 1726 Confirmed - 17 Oct 1742 Died)
Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan † (15 Jul 1743 Confirmed - 14 Apr 1774 Resigned)
Marie-Joseph de Galard de Terraube † (6 Jun 1774 Confirmed - 8 Oct 1804 Died)
Jean-Pierre de Gallien de Chabons † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1822 Confirmed, Bishop of Amiens)
Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald † (10 Mar 1823 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1840 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
Pierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1847 Confirmed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
Joseph-Auguste-Victorin Morlhon † (12 Apr 1847 Confirmed - 5 Oct 1862 Died)
Pierre-Marc Le Breton † (28 Sep 1863 Confirmed - 20 May 1886 Died)
Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit † (26 May 1887 Confirmed - 18 May 1894 Confirmed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Constant-Ludovic-Marie Guillois † (18 May 1894 Confirmed - 31 May 1907 Retired)
Thomas-François Boutry † (5 Jun 1907 Appointed - 20 Mar 1925 Died)
Norbert-Georges-Pierre Rousseau † (15 May 1925 Appointed - 2 Oct 1939 Died)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (6 Feb 1940 Appointed - 11 Oct 1948 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe † (6 Apr 1949 Appointed - 12 Oct 1960 Died)
Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † (12 Oct 1960 Succeeded - 2 Mar 1978 Resigned)
Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † (2 Mar 1978 Appointed - 31 Jul 1987 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. † (8 Aug 1988 Appointed - 14 Nov 2014 Died)
Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. (12 Feb 2015 Appointed - 6 Feb 2021 Appointed, Bishop of Versailles)
Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten (16 Feb 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (suppressed)	Diocese of Clermont
Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Saint-Flour	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (from Bourges)

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 Le Puy-en-Velay

1950 220,000 228,076 96.5% 457 26 483 455 370 1,571 280 ap1951

1970 201,735 208,337 96.8% 402 9 411 490 186 1,325 277 ap1971

1980 199,000 207,700 95.8% 357 10 367 542 159 1,111 279 ap1981

1990 201,000 210,000 95.7% 285 6 291 690 3 110 894 284 ap1991

1999 190,000 206,000 92.2% 208 9 217 875 7 101 686 282 ap2000

2000 190,000 209,113 90.9% 202 9 211 900 8 93 661 282 ap2001

2001 190,000 209,047 90.9% 194 9 203 935 9 94 650 284 ap2002

2002 190,000 209,047 90.9% 196 9 205 926 9 93 620 284 ap2003

2003 189,000 208,000 90.9% 188 10 198 954 8 94 574 284 ap2004

2004 190,000 209,047 90.9% 182 9 191 994 8 84 553 284 ap2005

2013 181,700 231,877 78.4% 137 10 147 1,236 10 53 406 284 ap2014

2016 183,769 233,918 78.6% 126 6 132 1,392 13 37 340 284 ap2017

2019 183,850 234,000 78.6% 108 10 118 1,558 14 16 279 284 ap2020

2021 182,500 232,900 78.4% 101 8 109 1,674 15 33 212 279 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 Le Puy-en-Velay
1950	220,000	228,076	96.5%	457	26	483	455		370	1,571	280	ap1951
1970	201,735	208,337	96.8%	402	9	411	490		186	1,325	277	ap1971
1980	199,000	207,700	95.8%	357	10	367	542		159	1,111	279	ap1981
1990	201,000	210,000	95.7%	285	6	291	690	3	110	894	284	ap1991
1999	190,000	206,000	92.2%	208	9	217	875	7	101	686	282	ap2000
2000	190,000	209,113	90.9%	202	9	211	900	8	93	661	282	ap2001
2001	190,000	209,047	90.9%	194	9	203	935	9	94	650	284	ap2002
2002	190,000	209,047	90.9%	196	9	205	926	9	93	620	284	ap2003
2003	189,000	208,000	90.9%	188	10	198	954	8	94	574	284	ap2004
2004	190,000	209,047	90.9%	182	9	191	994	8	84	553	284	ap2005
2013	181,700	231,877	78.4%	137	10	147	1,236	10	53	406	284	ap2014
2016	183,769	233,918	78.6%	126	6	132	1,392	13	37	340	284	ap2017
2019	183,850	234,000	78.6%	108	10	118	1,558	14	16	279	284	ap2020
2021	182,500	232,900	78.4%	101	8	109	1,674	15	33	212	279	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pierre d’Ailly † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1395 to 15 Nov 1395)
Martin de Beaune † (Bishop: 1557 to 1557)
Gilles Aycelin de Bellèmere † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1390 to 19 Aug 1392)
François-Charles de Béringhen d’Armainvilliers † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1726 to 17 Oct 1742)
Armand de Béthune † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1665 to 10 Dec 1703)
Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 27 Apr 1840)
Jean de Bourbon † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1444 to 2 Dec 1485)
Thomas-François Boutry † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1907 to 20 Mar 1925)
Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1988 to 14 Nov 2014)
Guillaume de Brosse † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1317 to 14 Feb 1318)
Bernard de Castanet † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1308 to 14 Aug 1317)
Henri de Cauchon de Maupas † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1643 to 31 Mar 1664)
Antoine de Chabannes † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1514 to 1525)
Guillaume de Chalençon † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1418 to 25 Nov 1443)
Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †
Jean Champdorat, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1342 to 15 Sep 1356)
Bertrand de Chanac † (Administrator: 30 May 1382 to 17 Jul 1385)
Joseph-Marie-Jean-Baptiste Chappe † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1949 to 12 Oct 1960)
Auguste-Marie-Augustin Chapuis, M.E.P. †
Augustin Chausse, M.E.P. †
Jean de Comines † (Bishop: 15 May 1296 to 24 Jun 1308)
Godefroid-Maurice de Conflans † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1721 to 14 Mar 1725)
Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1978 to 31 Jul 1987)
Pierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 12 Apr 1847)
Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Feb 1960; Bishop: 12 Oct 1960 to 2 Mar 1978)
Guillaume Durand de Saint-Pourçain, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1318 to 13 Mar 1326)
Pierre-Marie Durieux † (Priest: 10 Apr 1909 to 5 Oct 1931)
Juan Fabra, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1356 to 27 Feb 1357)
Claude Feidt † (Deacon: 29 Jun 1961; Priest: 24 Dec 1961 to 5 Jul 1980)
Gui Foucois † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1257 to 10 Oct 1259)
Marie-Joseph de Galard de Terraube † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1774 to 8 Oct 1804)
Jean-Pierre de Gallien de Chabons † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 27 Sep 1822)
Auguste Gauthier, M.E.P. †
Jules Girard, S.M.A. †
Pierre de Girard † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1385 to 17 Oct 1390)
Joseph Gonnet, S.J. †
Constant-Ludovic-Marie Guillois † (Bishop: 18 May 1894 to 31 May 1907)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1357 to 1361)
Claude de la Roche-Aymon † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1704 to 4 Jun 1720)
Guillaume de La Roue, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Oct 1263 to 9 Apr 1282)
Bertrand de La Tour d’Auvergne † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1361 to 14 May 1382)
Pierre-Marc Le Breton † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1863 to 20 May 1886)
Bernard Lebrun † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1327 to 25 Sep 1342)
Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1743 to 14 Apr 1774)
Helie de L’Estrange † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1396 to 17 Jul 1418)
Pierre de Longeuil † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1326 to 6 Feb 1327)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1940 to 11 Oct 1948)
Ythier de Martreuil † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1392 to 2 Apr 1395)
Joseph-Auguste-Victorin Morlhon † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1847 to 5 Oct 1862)
Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. †
Guy de Neuville † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1290 to 24 Apr 1296)
Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot †
Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit † (Bishop: 26 May 1887 to 18 May 1894)
Arnaud de Polignac † (Bishop: 14 May 1256 to May 1257)
Geoffroy de Melie de Pompadour † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1486 to 8 May 1514)
Etienne de Pressuris † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Jul 1517)
Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †
Norbert-Georges-Pierre Rousseau † (Bishop: 15 May 1925 to 2 Oct 1939)
Frédol de Saint-Bonnet † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1284 to 4 Aug 1289)
Antoine de Saint Néctaire, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1561 to Nov 1592)
François de Sarcus † (Bishop: 18 Oct 1525 to 1557)
Jacques de Serres † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1597 to 28 Jan 1621)
Just de Serres, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Apr 1616; Bishop: 1621 to Aug 1641)
Hippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. †
Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 15 Sep 1525 to 8 Oct 1525)
Bernard de Ventadour † (Bishop: 19 May 1254 to 1255)
Jean Marcel Pierre Auguste Vérot, P.S.S. †

Source(s)

Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 91, and Page 92
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 89
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 110
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 85
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 87
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 85
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 603, to Page 605

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