Nancy (-Toul) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 20 February 1824
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Besançon
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,275 (2,037 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Est
Official Web Site: http://catholique-nancy.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 6 rue Girardet, B.P. 40260, 54005 Nancy CEDEX, France
Telephone: 3.83.17.26.26
Fax: 3.83.17.26.36

Historical Details

Diocese of Nancy
- Latin Name: Nanceiensis
- Erected: 19 November 1777
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Trier
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban † (10 Aug 1777 Appointed - 15 Jun 1783 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch)
François de Fontanges † (15 Jun 1783 Appointed - 14 Oct 1787 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare † (7 Oct 1787 Appointed - 8 Nov 1816 Resigned)
Antoine-Eustache d'Osmond † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 27 Sep 1823 Died)
Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson † (21 Nov 1823 Appointed - 12 Jul 1844 Died)
Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud † (11 Jul 1844 Succeeded - 30 Jul 1859 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Georges Darboy † (16 Aug 1859 Appointed - 10 Jan 1863 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie † (5 Mar 1863 Appointed - 12 Jan 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Alger)
Joseph-Alfred Foulon † (12 Jan 1867 Appointed - 22 Mar 1882 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Charles-François Turinaz † (23 Mar 1882 Appointed - 19 Oct 1918 Died)
Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch † (20 Oct 1918 Succeeded - 23 Apr 1919 Appointed, Bishop of Strasbourg)
Hippolyte-Marie de La Celle † (18 Dec 1919 Appointed - 27 Aug 1930 Died)
Etienne-Joseph Hurault † (23 Dec 1930 Appointed - 7 Apr 1934 Died)
Marcel Fleury † (24 Dec 1934 Appointed - 16 Aug 1949 Died)
Marc-Armand Lallier † (26 Sep 1949 Appointed - 28 Sep 1956 Appointed, Archbishop of Marseille)
Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley † (26 Jan 1957 Appointed - 29 Jun 1971 Died)
Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † (7 Jan 1972 Appointed - 30 Nov 1991 Retired)
Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (30 Nov 1991 Succeeded - 12 Aug 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer))
Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin (3 Sep 1999 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nancy
19 November 1777	Erected		Diocese of Nancy (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Dié (suppressed)	Diocese of Nancy
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Verdun (suppressed)	Diocese of Nancy
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nancy	Diocese of Saint-Dié
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nancy	Diocese of Verdun
Diocese of Nancy (-Toul)
20 February 1824	United	Diocese of Nancy Diocese of Toul	Diocese of Nancy (-Toul)

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 Nancy (-Toul)

1970 650,000 705,413 92.1% 624 75 699 929 107 1,279 660 ap1971

1980 669,000 731,000 91.5% 540 60 600 1,115 109 961 644 ap1981

1990 662,000 726,000 91.2% 452 35 487 1,359 2 61 795 646 ap1991

1999 673,000 736,000 91.4% 338 31 369 1,823 12 36 605 356 ap2000

2000 662,130 712,742 92.9% 334 40 374 1,770 12 42 580 358 ap2001

2001 652,130 712,742 91.5% 321 39 360 1,811 11 40 543 241 ap2002

2002 652,130 713,779 91.4% 304 28 332 1,964 13 30 535 211 ap2003

2003 653,000 713,555 91.5% 305 29 334 1,955 18 31 502 211 ap2004

2004 655,000 713,779 91.8% 278 38 316 2,072 18 40 500 211 ap2005

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 Nancy (-Toul)
1970	650,000	705,413	92.1%	624	75	699	929		107	1,279	660	ap1971
1980	669,000	731,000	91.5%	540	60	600	1,115		109	961	644	ap1981
1990	662,000	726,000	91.2%	452	35	487	1,359	2	61	795	646	ap1991
1999	673,000	736,000	91.4%	338	31	369	1,823	12	36	605	356	ap2000
2000	662,130	712,742	92.9%	334	40	374	1,770	12	42	580	358	ap2001
2001	652,130	712,742	91.5%	321	39	360	1,811	11	40	543	241	ap2002
2002	652,130	713,779	91.4%	304	28	332	1,964	13	30	535	211	ap2003
2003	653,000	713,555	91.5%	305	29	334	1,955	18	31	502	211	ap2004
2004	655,000	713,779	91.8%	278	38	316	2,072	18	40	500	211	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1863 to 12 Jan 1867)
Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † (Priest: 1 Jul 1916 to 23 Oct 1947)
Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † (Priest: 21 Oct 1945 to 4 Dec 1967; Bishop: 7 Jan 1972 to 30 Nov 1991)
René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon † (Priest: 14 Aug 1932 to 12 Apr 1957)
Georges Darboy † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1859 to 10 Jan 1863)
Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1976 to 25 Mar 1980)
François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Feb 1835 to 30 Nov 1836)
Antoine-Eustache d'Osmond † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 27 Sep 1823)
Marcel Fleury † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1934 to 16 Aug 1949)
François de Fontanges † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1783 to 14 Oct 1787)
Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Forbin-Janson † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1823 to 12 Jul 1844)
Joseph-Alfred Foulon † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1867 to 22 Mar 1882)
Etienne-Joseph Hurault † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1930 to 7 Apr 1934)
Hippolyte-Marie de La Celle † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1919 to 27 Aug 1930)
Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1787 to 8 Nov 1816)
Marc-Armand Lallier † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1949 to 28 Sep 1956)
Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1777 to 15 Jun 1783)
Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Jul 1838; Bishop: 11 Jul 1844 to 30 Jul 1859)
Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1957 to 29 Jun 1971)
Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Jun 1913; Bishop: 20 Oct 1918 to 23 Apr 1919)
Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † (Priest: 4 Aug 1907 to 25 Jun 1937)
Charles-François Turinaz † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1882 to 19 Oct 1918)

Diocese of Nancy (-Toul)

Dioecesis Nanceiensis (-Tullensis)