Diocese of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès)

Dioecesis Nemausensis (-Ucetiensis o Uticensis e Alesiensis)

Bishop(s)

Robert Léon Wattebled, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 27 April 1877
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,880 (2,271 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
Official Web Site: http://www.catholique-nimes.com/
Mailing Address: B.P. 81455, 3 rue Guiran, 30017 Nimes CEDEX 1, France
Telephone: 4.66.36.33.50
Fax: 4.66.36.33.56

Historical Details

Diocese of Nimes
- Latin Name: Nemausensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Narbonne
- Country: France
Diocese of Nimes
- Latin Name: Nemausensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume Briçonnet † ( 1507 Appointed - 14 Dec 1514 Died)
Jean-Jacques Séguier de La Verrière † ( 1670 Appointed - 8 Nov 1689 Died)
Esprit-Valentin Fléchier † (9 Jan 1692 Appointed - 16 Feb 1710 Died)
Jules-César Rousseau de La Parisière † (11 Jul 1710 Appointed - 15 Nov 1736 Died)
Charles-Prudent de Becdelièvre † ( 1737 Appointed - 1784 Died)
Pierre-Marie-Madeleine Cortois de Balore † ( 1784 Appointed - 19 Oct 1812 Died)
Charles-François-Marie Petit-Benoit de Chaffoy † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 29 Sep 1837 Died)
Jean-François-Marie Cart † (22 Nov 1837 Appointed - 12 Aug 1855 Died)
Claude-Henri-Augustin Plantier † (30 Aug 1855 Appointed - 25 May 1875 Died)
François-Nicolas-Xavier-Louis Besson † (3 Aug 1875 Appointed - 18 Nov 1888 Died)
Jean-Louis-Antoine-Alfred Gilly † (23 Apr 1889 Appointed - 6 Jan 1896 Died)
Félix-Auguste Béguinot † (30 May 1896 Appointed - 3 Feb 1921 Died)
Marcelin-Charles Marty † (3 Feb 1921 Succeeded - 5 Aug 1924 Died)
Jean-Justin-Michel Girbeau † (8 Nov 1924 Appointed - 20 Jun 1963 Died)
Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé † (20 Jun 1963 Succeeded - 15 Jun 1977 Died)
Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † (16 Mar 1978 Appointed - 27 Oct 1999 Died)
Robert Léon Wattebled (30 Jan 2001 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Nimes
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Nimes (erected)
1694	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nimes	Diocese of Alès (Alais) (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Nimes (suppressed)	Diocese of Avignon
Diocese of Nimes
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Avignon	Diocese of Nimes
Diocese of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès)
27 April 1877	Name Changed	Diocese of Nimes	Diocese of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès) (from Avignon)

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 Nimes (-Uzès e Alès)

1950 296,000 395,000 74.9% 407 48 455 650 70 300 289 ap1951

1969 389,000 478,500 81.3% 335 19 354 1,098 28 660 87 ap1971

1980 405,000 494,500 81.9% 269 52 321 1,261 97 360 288 ap1981

1990 436,000 533,000 81.8% 209 44 253 1,723 76 250 303 ap1991

1999 360,000 600,000 60.0% 154 41 195 1,846 6 72 178 403 ap2000

2000 365,000 623,115 58.6% 165 36 201 1,815 6 56 175 403 ap2001

2001 365,000 623,115 58.6% 155 32 187 1,951 6 52 260 403 ap2002

2002 470,000 623,115 75.4% 141 34 175 2,685 6 62 286 403 ap2003

2003 368,000 629,000 58.5% 139 34 173 2,127 8 101 240 403 ap2004

2004 364,523 623,125 58.5% 135 34 169 2,156 5 90 274 392 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 Nimes (-Uzès e Alès)
1950	296,000	395,000	74.9%	407	48	455	650		70	300	289	ap1951
1969	389,000	478,500	81.3%	335	19	354	1,098		28	660	87	ap1971
1980	405,000	494,500	81.9%	269	52	321	1,261		97	360	288	ap1981
1990	436,000	533,000	81.8%	209	44	253	1,723		76	250	303	ap1991
1999	360,000	600,000	60.0%	154	41	195	1,846	6	72	178	403	ap2000
2000	365,000	623,115	58.6%	165	36	201	1,815	6	56	175	403	ap2001
2001	365,000	623,115	58.6%	155	32	187	1,951	6	52	260	403	ap2002
2002	470,000	623,115	75.4%	141	34	175	2,685	6	62	286	403	ap2003
2003	368,000	629,000	58.5%	139	34	173	2,127	8	101	240	403	ap2004
2004	364,523	623,125	58.5%	135	34	169	2,156	5	90	274	392	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Robert Léon Wattebled (Bishop: 30 Jan 2001 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Charles-Prudent de Becdelièvre † (Bishop: 1737 to 1784)
Félix-Auguste Béguinot † (Bishop: 30 May 1896 to 3 Feb 1921)
François-Nicolas-Xavier-Louis Besson † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1875 to 18 Nov 1888)
Guillaume Briçonnet † (Bishop: 1507 to 14 Dec 1514)
Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1978 to 27 Oct 1999)
Jean-François-Marie Cart † (Bishop: 22 Nov 1837 to 12 Aug 1855)
Pierre-Marie-Madeleine Cortois de Balore † (Bishop: 1784 to 19 Oct 1812)
Esprit-Valentin Fléchier † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1692 to 16 Feb 1710)
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (Priest: 21 May 1864 to 12 Oct 1887)
Jean-Augustin Germain † (Priest: 21 Mar 1863 to 14 Apr 1897)
Jean-Louis-Antoine-Alfred Gilly † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1889 to 6 Jan 1896)
Jean-Justin-Michel Girbeau † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1924; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Oct 1960 to 20 Jun 1963)
Marcelin-Charles Marty † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Apr 1919; Bishop: 3 Feb 1921 to 5 Aug 1924)
Charles-François-Marie Petit-Benoit de Chaffoy † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 29 Sep 1837)
Claude-Henri-Augustin Plantier † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1855 to 25 May 1875)
Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Nov 1959; Bishop: 20 Jun 1963 to 15 Jun 1977)
Jules-César Rousseau de La Parisière † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1710 to 15 Nov 1736)
François-Marie-Anatole de Rovérié de Cabrières † (Priest: 24 Sep 1853 to 18 Dec 1873)
Jean-Jacques Séguier de La Verrière † (Bishop: 1670 to 8 Nov 1689)

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