Rouen (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jean-Charles Marie Descubes, Archbishop
Joseph Marie Louis Duval, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 5th Century
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 4,228 (1,633 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: http://catholique-rouen.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: B.P. 886, 2 Rue des Bonnetiers, 76001 Rouen CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.35.71.20.52
Fax: 2.35.71.22.31

Historical Details

Diocese of Rouen
- Latin Name: Rothomagensis
- Erected: 2nd Century
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Charles de Bourbon-Vendome † ( 1550 Appointed - 9 May 1590 Died)
Charles de Bourbon-Navarre † ( 1597 Appointed - 1 Dec 1604 Resigned)
François de Joyeuse † (14 Mar 1605 Confirmed - 23 Aug 1615 Died)
François de Harlay de Champvallon † (23 Aug 1615 Succeeded - May 1651 Resigned)
François de Harlay de Champvallon † (23 May 1651 Appointed - 2 Jan 1671 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
François de Rouxel de Médavy † ( 1671 Appointed - 27 Jan 1691 Died)
Jacques-Nicolas de Colbert † (29 Jan 1691 Succeeded - 10 Dec 1707 Died)
Claude-Maur d'Aubigné † (25 Dec 1707 Appointed - 22 Apr 1719 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Bazin de Besons † (27 May 1719 Appointed - 8 Jan 1721 Died)
Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † (17 Oct 1723 Appointed - 18 Apr 1733 Died)
Nicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes † (28 Aug 1733 Appointed - 10 Mar 1759 Died)
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld † (25 Apr 1759 Appointed - 22 Sep 1800 Died)
Etienne-Hubert de Cambacérès † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 24 Oct 1818 Died)
François de Pierre de Bernis † (30 Jul 1819 Appointed - 4 Feb 1823 Died)
Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-Solre † (4 Jul 1823 Appointed - 1 Jan 1844 Died)
Louis-Marie-Edmont Blanquart de Bailleul † (3 Mar 1844 Appointed - 27 Jan 1858 Resigned)
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose † (20 Feb 1858 Appointed - 28 Oct 1883 Died)
Léon-Benoit-Charles Thomas † (10 Nov 1883 Appointed - 9 Mar 1894 Died)
Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu † (15 May 1894 Appointed - 16 Jun 1899 Died)
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (7 Dec 1899 Appointed - 20 Dec 1915 Died)
Louis-Ernest Dubois † (13 Mar 1916 Appointed - 13 Sep 1920 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Pierre-Florent-André du Bois de la Villerabel † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 28 Jun 1936 Resigned)
Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville † (7 Aug 1936 Appointed - 10 Dec 1947 Died)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (11 Oct 1948 Appointed - 6 May 1968 Retired)
André Pailler † (6 May 1968 Succeeded - 6 May 1981 Resigned)
Joseph Marie Louis Duval (6 May 1981 Succeeded - 16 Oct 2003 Retired)
Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (25 Mar 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rouen
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Rouen (erected)
Archdiocese of Rouen
5th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Rouen	Archdiocese of Rouen (or 6th Century)
6 July 1974	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Rouen	Diocese of Le Havre (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Rouen

1950 870,000 915,000 95.1% 740 70 810 1,074 75 1,250 717 ap1951

1969 1,000,000 1,113,977 89.8% 575 80 655 1,526 105 1,310 297 ap1971

1980 700,000 784,199 89.3% 304 102 406 1,724 138 738 637 ap1981

1990 696,000 808,000 86.1% 231 80 311 2,237 2 115 557 637 ap1991

1999 680,000 827,360 82.2% 174 72 246 2,764 14 97 288 637 ap2000

2000 680,000 839,949 81.0% 167 63 230 2,956 15 87 326 439 ap2001

2001 680,000 841,287 80.8% 168 66 234 2,905 16 87 313 116 ap2002

2002 680,000 841,287 80.8% 166 64 230 2,956 21 84 296 89 ap2003

2003 680,000 841,287 80.8% 163 59 222 3,063 20 74 279 63 ap2004

2004 680,000 841,287 80.8% 155 56 211 3,222 20 72 269 63 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Rouen
1950	870,000	915,000	95.1%	740	70	810	1,074		75	1,250	717	ap1951
1969	1,000,000	1,113,977	89.8%	575	80	655	1,526		105	1,310	297	ap1971
1980	700,000	784,199	89.3%	304	102	406	1,724		138	738	637	ap1981
1990	696,000	808,000	86.1%	231	80	311	2,237	2	115	557	637	ap1991
1999	680,000	827,360	82.2%	174	72	246	2,764	14	97	288	637	ap2000
2000	680,000	839,949	81.0%	167	63	230	2,956	15	87	326	439	ap2001
2001	680,000	841,287	80.8%	168	66	234	2,905	16	87	313	116	ap2002
2002	680,000	841,287	80.8%	166	64	230	2,956	21	84	296	89	ap2003
2003	680,000	841,287	80.8%	163	59	222	3,063	20	74	279	63	ap2004
2004	680,000	841,287	80.8%	155	56	211	3,222	20	72	269	63	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Lucien-Emile Bardonne † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1969 to 15 Sep 1972)
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Bazin de Besons † (Archbishop: 27 May 1719 to 8 Jan 1721)
François de Pierre de Bernis † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1819 to 4 Feb 1823)
Paul-Félix-Arséne Billard † (Priest: 17 Dec 1853 to 17 Feb 1881)
Louis-Marie-Edmont Blanquart de Bailleul † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1844 to 27 Jan 1858)
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1858 to 28 Oct 1883)
Charles de Bourbon-Condé † (Archbishop: 1590 to 30 Jul 1594)
Charles de Bourbon-Navarre † (Archbishop: 1597 to 1 Dec 1604)
Charles de Bourbon-Vendome † (Archbishop: 1550 to 9 May 1590)
Etienne-Hubert de Cambacérès † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 24 Oct 1818)
Jacques-Nicolas de Colbert † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 2 Feb 1680; Archbishop: 29 Jan 1691 to 10 Dec 1707)
Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-Solre † (Archbishop: 4 Jul 1823 to 1 Jan 1844)
Claude-Maur d'Aubigné † (Archbishop: 25 Dec 1707 to 22 Apr 1719)
Louis-Ernest Dubois † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1916 to 13 Sep 1920)
Pierre-Florent-André du Bois de la Villerabel † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 28 Jun 1936)
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (Archbishop: 7 Dec 1899 to 20 Dec 1915)
Jean-Jacques Guérard, M.E.P. † (Priest: 25 Feb 1786 to 11 Dec 1789)
François de Harlay de Champvallon † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1613; Archbishop: 23 Aug 1615 to May 1651)
François de Harlay de Champvallon † (Archbishop: 23 May 1651 to 2 Jan 1671)
Félix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière, C.O. † (Auxiliary Bishop: Feb 1892 to 1896)
François de Joyeuse † (Archbishop: 13 Oct 1604 to 23 Aug 1615)
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld † (Archbishop: 25 Apr 1759 to 22 Sep 1800)
Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † (Archbishop: 17 Oct 1723 to 18 Apr 1733)
Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1947 to 29 Dec 1959)
Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † (Archbishop: 11 Oct 1948 to 6 May 1968)
André Pailler † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1960; Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 May 1964; Archbishop: 6 May 1968 to 6 May 1981)
Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville † (Archbishop: 7 Aug 1936 to 10 Dec 1947)
François de Rouxel de Médavy † (Archbishop: 1671 to 27 Jan 1691)
Nicolas-Charles de Saulx-Tavannes † (Archbishop: 28 Aug 1733 to 10 Mar 1759)
Guillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu † (Archbishop: 15 May 1894 to 16 Jun 1899)
Léon-Benoit-Charles Thomas † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1883 to 9 Mar 1894)

Archdiocese of Rouen

Archidioecesis Rothomagensis

Bishop(s)

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased