Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)

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Bishop(s) Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse, Bishop Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 17 June 1854 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 9,225 (3,563 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sud-Ouest Official Web Site: http://catholic-dordogne.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 22 rue Paul-Louis-Courier, B.P. 5064, 24005 Perigueux CEDEX, France Telephone: 5.53.08.07.44 Fax: 5.53.54.03.25

Historical Details

• Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna)
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Périgueux
  • Latin Name: Petrocoricensis
  • Restored: 6 October 1822
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † ( 1773 Appointed - )
• Alexandre-Charles-Louis-Rose de Lostanges-Saint-Alvère † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 11 Aug 1836 Died)
• Thomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset † (6 Oct 1835 Appointed - 26 May 1840 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
• Jean-Baptiste-Amédée Georges-Massonnais † (4 Aug 1840 Appointed - 20 Dec 1860 Died)
• Charles-Théodore Baudry † (30 Jan 1861 Appointed - 28 Mar 1863 Died)
• Nicolas-Joseph Dabert † (16 May 1863 Appointed - 28 Feb 1901 Died)
• François-Marie-Joseph Delamaire † (5 Apr 1901 Appointed - 3 Sep 1906 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Henri-Louis-Prosper Bougoin † (12 Sep 1906 Appointed - 1 Jan 1915 Died)
• Maurice-Louis-Marie Rivière † (1 Jun 1915 Appointed - 9 Jul 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † (13 Aug 1920 Appointed - 30 Jul 1931 Died)
• Georges-Auguste Louis † (16 Aug 1932 Appointed - 3 Aug 1965 Retired)
• Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † (3 Aug 1965 Appointed - 15 Oct 1988 Resigned)
• Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. (15 Oct 1988 Succeeded - 5 Mar 2004 Retired)
• Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (5 Mar 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna)
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna)	Diocese of Sarlat (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoulême
Diocese of Périgueux
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Angoulême	Diocese of Périgueux
Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)
17 June 1854	Name Changed	Diocese of Périgueux	Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)

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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
Diocese of Périgueux (-Sarlat)
1950	381,000	386,000	98.7%	334	25	359	1,061		40		536	ap1951
1969	360,000	374,073	96.2%	229	26	255	1,411		28	520	126	ap1971
1980	367,000	374,000	98.1%	180	42	222	1,653	1	74	420	538	ap1981
1990	387,000	395,000	98.0%	146	26	172	2,250	4	64	332	538	ap1991
1999	303,000	394,000	76.9%	130	18	148	2,047	7	52	275	30	ap2000
2000	304,000	396,000	76.8%	133	15	148	2,054	9	49	270	30	ap2001
2001	305,000	396,000	77.0%	130	17	147	2,074	9	53	240	30	ap2002
2002	280,000	390,000	71.8%	123	16	139	2,014	9	52	220	30	ap2003
2003	290,000	390,000	74.4%	122	15	137	2,116	9	55	191	30	ap2004
2004	290,000	390,000	74.4%	101	16	117	2,478	11	42	214	30	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse (Bishop: 5 Mar 2004 - )
• Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Aug 1985; Bishop: 15 Oct 1988 to 5 Mar 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Charles-Théodore Baudry † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1861 to 28 Mar 1863)
• Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † (Priest: 10 Jul 1929 to 16 Jan 1961)
• Henri-Louis-Prosper Bougoin † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1906 to 1 Jan 1915)
• Joseph Coldefy † (Priest: 14 Jun 1851 to 17 Feb 1881)
• Nicolas-Joseph Dabert † (Bishop: 16 May 1863 to 28 Feb 1901)
• François-Marie-Joseph Delamaire † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1901 to 3 Sep 1906)
• Jean-Baptiste-Amédée Georges-Massonnais † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1840 to 20 Dec 1860)
• Thomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1835 to 26 May 1840)
• Louis-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Léon Gouzot † (Priest: 23 Nov 1851 to 10 Nov 1883)
• Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † (Bishop: 1773)
• Christophe-Louis Légasse † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1920 to 30 Jul 1931)
• Alexandre-Charles-Louis-Rose de Lostanges-Saint-Alvère † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 11 Aug 1836)
• Georges-Auguste Louis † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1932 to 3 Aug 1965)
• Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1965 to 15 Oct 1988)
• Maurice-Louis-Marie Rivière † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1915 to 9 Jul 1920)