Diocese of Moulins

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Bishop(s) Pascal Roland, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 27 July 1817 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Clermont Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 7,381 (2,850 Square Miles) Conference Region: Centre Official Web Site: http://catholique-moulins.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: B.P. 836, 43 rue de Paris, 03008 Moulins CEDEX, France Telephone: 4.70.46.82.20 Fax: 4.70.44.04.19

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antoine de La Grange de Pons † (6 Jan 1822 Appointed - 23 Sep 1849 Died)
• Antonio de Pons † (10 May 1823 Appointed - )
• Antoine de La Grange de Pons † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1849 Died)
• Pierre-Simon-Louis-Marie de Dreux-Brézé † (28 Oct 1849 Appointed - 5 Jan 1893 Died)
• Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (14 Jan 1893 Appointed - 7 Aug 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo))
• Emile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey † (7 Aug 1906 Appointed - 5 May 1911 Appointed, Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer))
• Jean-Baptiste-Etienne-Honoré Penon † (8 May 1911 Appointed - 21 Jun 1926 Retired)
• Jean-Baptiste-Auguste Gonon † (31 Aug 1926 Appointed - 21 Apr 1942 Died)
• Georges-Clément-Joseph-Edouard Jacquin † (7 Oct 1942 Appointed - 25 Apr 1956 Died)
• Francis-Albert Bougon † (2 Aug 1956 Appointed - 2 Dec 1975 Resigned)
• André Bernard Michel Quélen † (2 Dec 1975 Succeeded - 1 Oct 1998 Retired)
• Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin (1 Oct 1998 Appointed - 16 Jul 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
• Pascal Roland (27 Jan 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
27 July 1817	Erected		Diocese of Moulins (erected)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Moulins (from Sens)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	350,000	375,845	93.1%	275	104	379	923		194	475	320	ap1951
1970	360,000	386,533	93.1%	214	40	254	1,417		75	382	315	ap1971
1980	372,500	379,400	98.2%	185	40	225	1,655	1	109	372	317	ap1981
1990	295,000	357,000	82.6%	144	50	194	1,520	11	100	340	319	ap1991
1999	298,200	361,700	82.4%	112	9	121	2,464	19	102	251	60	ap2000
2000	299,000	362,700	82.4%	103	9	112	2,669	19	45	181	66	ap2001
2001	284,000	344,721	82.4%	106	8	114	2,491	19	52	255	57	ap2002
2002	284,000	344,721	82.4%	100	8	108	2,629	19	82	218	50	ap2003
2003	284,000	344,721	82.4%	102	12	114	2,491	18	142	213	50	ap2004
2004	293,012	344,721	85.0%	97	12	109	2,688	19	129	198	58	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin (Bishop: 1 Oct 1998 to 16 Jul 2002)
• Pascal Roland (Bishop: 27 Jan 2003 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francis-Albert Bougon † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1956 to 2 Dec 1975)
• Alexandre Caillot † (Priest: 29 Jun 1884 to 22 Mar 1917)
• Pierre-Simon-Louis-Marie de Dreux-Brézé † (Bishop: 28 Oct 1849 to 5 Jan 1893)
• Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1893 to 7 Aug 1906)
• Jean-Baptiste-Auguste Gonon † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1926 to 21 Apr 1942)
• Georges-Clément-Joseph-Edouard Jacquin † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1942 to 25 Apr 1956)
• Hippolyte-Marie de La Celle † (Priest: 23 Apr 1886 to 18 Dec 1919)
• Antoine de La Grange de Pons † (Bishop: 6 Jan 1822 to 23 Sep 1849)
• Emile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1906 to 5 May 1911)
• Jean-Baptiste-Etienne-Honoré Penon † (Bishop: 8 May 1911 to 21 Jun 1926)
• Antonio de Pons † (Bishop: 10 May 1823)
• André Bernard Michel Quélen † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Sep 1974; Bishop: 2 Dec 1975 to 1 Oct 1998)