Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Benoît Gschwind, A.A., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 11 March 1910
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,890 (1,888 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: https://ariege-catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Évêché, 16 rue des Jacobins, B.P. 10122, 09104 Pamiers CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.61.60.93.90

Historical Details

Diocese of Pamiers
- Latin Name: Apamiensis
- Erected: 16 September 1295
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse
- Country: France
Diocese of Pamiers
- Latin Name: Apamiensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Narbonne)
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernard Saisset, O.S.B. † (23 Jul 1295 Appointed - )
Pilfort de Rabastens, O.S.B. † (17 Jan 1312 Appointed - 16 Mar 1317 Appointed, Bishop of León)
Jacques Fournier, O. Cist. † (19 Mar 1317 Appointed - 2 Mar 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Mirepoix)
Dominique Grenier, O.P. † (3 Mar 1326 Appointed - )
Arnaud de Villemur, C.R.S.A. † (13 Feb 1348 Appointed - 17 Dec 1350 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto)
Guillaume † (4 Jan 1351 Appointed - )
Guillaume d’Espagne † (4 Feb 1366 Appointed - 6 Jun 1371 Appointed, Bishop of (Saint-Bertrand de) Comminges)
Raymond de Draconis, O.E.S.A. † (6 Jun 1371 Appointed - )
Bertrand d’Ornésan † (13 Mar 1380 Appointed - )
Jean de Fortou † (20 Sep 1424 Appointed - 15 Dec 1430 Appointed, Bishop of Tarbes)
Géraud de La Briçoigne † (20 Dec 1430 Appointed - 16 Apr 1434 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
Barthelemy d’Artiguelongue † (11 Apr 1461 Appointed - 1467 Died)
Pascal Dufour † (2 Sep 1467 Appointed - 29 Jan 1483 Died)
Pierre de Castro Bayacho † (19 Oct 1487 Appointed - 1497 Died)
Mathieu d’Artigueloube † (21 May 1498 Appointed - 1514 Died)
Amanieu d’Albret † (14 Mar 1502 Appointed - 1506 Resigned)
Amanieu d’Albret † (15 May 1514 Appointed - 18 Aug 1514 Resigned)
Charles de Gramont, O.S.A. † (18 Aug 1514 Appointed - 25 Jun 1515 Appointed, Bishop of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans))
Amanieu d’Albret † (23 Jun 1515 Appointed - 20 Dec 1520 Died)
Jean Dupin (de Pins) † (27 Dec 1520 Appointed - 22 Dec 1522 Appointed, Bishop of Rieux)
Bernard de Lordato † ( 1523 Appointed - 1544 Resigned)
Jean de Barbançon † (8 Apr 1544 Appointed - 1550 Resigned)
Robert de Pellevé † (15 Dec 1553 Appointed - 1579 Died)
Bertrand Barrau du Pouron † (4 May 1583 Appointed - 5 Jun 1605 Died)
Joseph d’Esparbès de Lussan † (19 Dec 1605 Appointed - 5 Dec 1625 Died)
Henri de Sponde † (20 Jul 1626 Appointed - 25 Feb 1641 Resigned)
Jean de Sponde † (25 Feb 1641 Succeeded - 31 Mar 1643 Died)
François-Etienne de Caulet † (16 Jan 1645 Confirmed - 7 Aug 1680 Died)
Jean-Baptiste de Verthamon † (9 Nov 1693 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1735 Died)
François-Barthélemi de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon † (19 Dec 1735 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1741 Died)
Henri-Gaston de Lévis-Léran † (20 Dec 1741 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1787 Died)
Charles-César-Louis Loup Constance Joseph Mathieu d’Agoult de Bonneval † (23 Apr 1787 Confirmed - 16 Mar 1802 Resigned)
Louis-Charles-François de La Tour-Landorte † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1835 Died)
Gervais-Marie-Joseph Ortric † (24 Jul 1835 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1845 Died)
Guy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry † (16 Apr 1846 Confirmed - 8 Mar 1856 Resigned)
Jean-François-Augustin Galtier † (16 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 29 Jun 1858 Died)
Jean-Antoine-Auguste Bélaval † (27 Sep 1858 Confirmed - 4 Feb 1881 Died)
Pierre-Eugène Rougerie † (13 May 1881 Confirmed - 20 Feb 1907 Died)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (31 May 1907 Appointed - 9 May 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Pierre Marceillac † (19 Aug 1916 Appointed - 10 Jun 1947 Died)
Félix Guiller † (29 Sep 1947 Appointed - 10 Apr 1961 Resigned)
Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud † (18 Sep 1961 Appointed - 16 Apr 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez))
Henri Lugagne-Delpon † (31 May 1968 Appointed - 15 Dec 1970 Died)
Léon-Raymond Soulier † (22 Jun 1971 Appointed - 9 Jul 1987 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges)
Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. † (5 Aug 1988 Appointed - 17 Aug 1999 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
Marcel Germain Perrier † (16 May 2000 Appointed - 24 Jun 2008 Retired)
Philippe Mousset (8 Jan 2009 Appointed - 18 Jun 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat))
Jean-Marc Eychenne (17 Dec 2014 Appointed - 14 Sep 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne)
Benoît Gschwind, A.A. (28 Oct 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Pamiers
16 September 1295	Erected		Diocese of Pamiers (erected)
11 July 1317	Erected		Diocese of Mirepoix (erected) Diocese of Pamiers (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pamiers	Diocese of Rieux (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of (Saint-Lizier de) Couserans (or Conserans) (suppressed) Diocese of Montauban (suppressed) Diocese of Pamiers (suppressed) Diocese of Rieux (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Toulouse
Diocese of Pamiers
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Toulouse	Diocese of Montauban Diocese of Pamiers
Diocese of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
11 March 1910	Name Changed	Diocese of Pamiers	Diocese of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)

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 Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)

1950 141,160 145,956 96.7% 202 202 698 19 343 ap1951

1970 130,000 138,400 93.9% 144 1 145 896 1 118 335 ap1971

1980 131,400 139,500 94.2% 99 10 109 1,205 1 10 100 303 ap1981

1990 130,000 135,000 96.3% 83 8 91 1,428 3 16 93 304 ap1991

1999 100,000 138,000 72.5% 64 4 68 1,470 6 8 97 313 ap2000

2000 100,000 136,500 73.3% 60 3 63 1,587 6 4 124 313 ap2001

2001 100,000 138,500 72.2% 57 2 59 1,694 6 2 115 313 ap2002

2002 99,500 137,200 72.5% 57 2 59 1,686 7 2 111 313 ap2003

2003 99,500 137,200 72.5% 58 3 61 1,631 7 3 110 313 ap2004

2004 99,350 138,500 71.7% 56 3 59 1,683 9 3 103 313 ap2005

2013 107,400 154,546 69.5% 42 4 46 2,334 13 4 76 304 ap2014

2016 112,200 159,700 70.3% 39 5 44 2,550 11 5 71 304 ap2017

2019 106,350 152,620 69.7% 26 26 4,090 12 59 304 ap2020

2021 106,735 153,153 69.7% 21 21 5,082 12 49 304 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 Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
1950	141,160	145,956	96.7%	202		202	698			19	343	ap1951
1970	130,000	138,400	93.9%	144	1	145	896		1	118	335	ap1971
1980	131,400	139,500	94.2%	99	10	109	1,205	1	10	100	303	ap1981
1990	130,000	135,000	96.3%	83	8	91	1,428	3	16	93	304	ap1991
1999	100,000	138,000	72.5%	64	4	68	1,470	6	8	97	313	ap2000
2000	100,000	136,500	73.3%	60	3	63	1,587	6	4	124	313	ap2001
2001	100,000	138,500	72.2%	57	2	59	1,694	6	2	115	313	ap2002
2002	99,500	137,200	72.5%	57	2	59	1,686	7	2	111	313	ap2003
2003	99,500	137,200	72.5%	58	3	61	1,631	7	3	110	313	ap2004
2004	99,350	138,500	71.7%	56	3	59	1,683	9	3	103	313	ap2005
2013	107,400	154,546	69.5%	42	4	46	2,334	13	4	76	304	ap2014
2016	112,200	159,700	70.3%	39	5	44	2,550	11	5	71	304	ap2017
2019	106,350	152,620	69.7%	26		26	4,090	12		59	304	ap2020
2021	106,735	153,153	69.7%	21		21	5,082	12		49	304	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Charles-César-Louis Loup Constance Joseph Mathieu d’Agoult de Bonneval † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1787 to 16 Mar 1802)
Bernard d’Albi †
Guy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1846 to 8 Mar 1856)
Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. †
Jean de Barbançon † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1544 to 1550)
Bertrand Barrau du Pouron † (Bishop: 4 May 1583 to 5 Jun 1605)
Jean-Antoine-Auguste Bélaval † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1858 to 4 Feb 1881)
Jacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet † (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Mar 1856 to 16 Jun 1856)
Jean Castel † (Priest: 5 Jul 1891 to 3 Aug 1918)
Pierre de Castro Bayacho † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1487 to 1497)
François-Etienne de Caulet † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1645 to 7 Aug 1680)
Amanieu d’Albret † (Administrator: 14 Mar 1502 to 1506)
Barthelemy d’Artiguelongue † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1461 to 1467)
Mathieu d’Artigueloube † (Bishop: 21 May 1498 to 1514)
Guillaume d’Espagne † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1366 to 6 Jun 1371)
Joseph d’Esparbès de Lussan † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1605 to 5 Dec 1625)
Raymond de Draconis, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1371)
Pascal Dufour † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1467 to 29 Jan 1483)
Jean Dupin (de Pins) † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1520 to 22 Dec 1522)
Jean de Fortou † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1424 to 15 Dec 1430)
Jacques Fournier, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1317 to 2 Mar 1326)
Jean-François-Augustin Galtier † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856 to 29 Jun 1858)
Charles de Gramont, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1514 to 25 Jun 1515)
Dominique Grenier, O.P. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1326)
Félix Guiller † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1947 to 10 Apr 1961)
Martin-Jérôme Izart † (Bishop: 31 May 1907 to 9 May 1916)
Géraud de La Briçoigne † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1430 to 16 Apr 1434)
Louis-Charles-François de La Tour-Landorte † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 11 Jan 1835)
Henri-Gaston de Lévis-Léran † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1741 to 28 Jan 1787)
Bernard de Lordato † (Bishop: 1523 to 1544)
Henri Lugagne-Delpon † (Bishop: 31 May 1968 to 15 Dec 1970)
Pierre Marceillac † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1916 to 10 Jun 1947)
Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Aug 1988 to 17 Aug 1999)
Bertrand d’Ornésan † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1380)
Gervais-Marie-Joseph Ortric † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1835 to 12 Nov 1845)
Robert de Pellevé † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1553 to 1579)
Marcel Germain Perrier † (Bishop: 16 May 2000 to 24 Jun 2008)
Pilfort de Rabastens, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1312 to 16 Mar 1317)
Pierre Ravat, C.R.S.A. †
Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1961 to 16 Apr 1968)
Pierre-Eugène Rougerie † (Bishop: 13 May 1881 to 20 Feb 1907)
Bernard Saisset, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1295)
François-Barthélemi de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1735 to 16 Jun 1741)
Léon-Raymond Soulier † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1971 to 9 Jul 1987)
Henri de Sponde † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1626 to 25 Feb 1641)
Jean de Sponde † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Feb 1634; Bishop: 25 Feb 1641 to 31 Mar 1643)
Jean-Baptiste de Verthamon † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1693 to 20 Mar 1735)
Arnaud de Villemur, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1348 to 17 Dec 1350)
Guillaume † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1351)

Source(s)

Diocese of Pamiers
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 94
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 90
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 111
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 88
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 91
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 90, and Page 91
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 594, to Page 595

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