Diocese of Sées

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Bishop(s) Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 3rd Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rouen Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,103 (2,357 Square Miles) Conference Region: Ouest Official Web Site: http://diocesedeseez.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 23 rue Conte, B.P. 25, 61500 Sees, France Telephone: 2.33.81.15.15 Fax: 2.33.81.15.14

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François de Rouxel de Médavy † ( 1651 Appointed - 1671 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
• Jean de Forcoal † (24 Aug 1672 Ordained Bishop - 22 Feb 1682 Died)
• Mathurin Savary † (22 May 1682 Appointed - 16 Aug 1698 Died)
• Louis d'Aquin † (1 Nov 1698 Appointed - 17 May 1710 Died)
• Dominique-Barnabé Turgot de Saint-Clair † (12 Jul 1710 Appointed - 18 Dec 1727 Died)
• Jacques-Charles-Alexandre Lallemant † (27 Mar 1728 Appointed - 6 Apr 1740 Died)
• Louis-François Néel de Christot † (5 May 1740 Appointed - 8 Sep 1775 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré † (17 Sep 1775 Appointed - 24 Feb 1805 Died)
• Hilarion-François de Chevigné de Boischollet † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 12 Feb 1812 Died)
• Alexis Saussol † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 7 Feb 1836 Died)
• Mellon de Jolly † (25 May 1836 Appointed - 19 Nov 1843 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre))
• Charles-Frédéric Rousselet † (26 Nov 1843 Appointed - 1 Dec 1881 Died)
• François-Marie Trégaro † (1 Dec 1881 Succeeded - 6 Jan 1897 Died)
• Claude Bardel † (14 Apr 1897 Appointed - 16 Feb 1926 Died)
• Octave-Louis Pasquet † (21 Jun 1926 Appointed - 31 Mar 1961 Retired)
• André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger † (31 Mar 1961 Appointed - 24 Jul 1971 Retired)
• Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † (24 Jul 1971 Succeeded - 10 Oct 1985 Appointed, Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer))
• Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon † (22 Aug 1986 Appointed - 25 Apr 2002 Retired)
• Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (25 Apr 2002 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Sées (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Lisieux (suppressed)	Diocese of Bayeux Diocese of Evreux Diocese of Sées

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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
1950	271,000	273,181	99.2%	447	4	451	600		30	70	513	ap1951
1969	280,000	288,524	97.0%	411	60	471	594		75	1,211	197	ap1971
1980	270,000	293,600	92.0%	338	28	366	737		40	900	508	ap1981
1990	281,815	295,472	95.4%	251	32	283	995		52	478	509	ap1991
1999	271,000	288,700	93.9%	183	16	199	1,361	6	50	326	40	ap2000
2000	274,000	292,337	93.7%	173	37	210	1,304	9	64	311	40	ap2001
2001	274,000	292,337	93.7%	169	32	201	1,363	9	60	292	40	ap2002
2003	274,000	293,506	93.4%	162	34	196	1,397	10	57	416	40	ap2004
2004	274,000	293,912	93.2%	158	24	182	1,505	12	45	404	40	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Oct 2001; Bishop: 25 Apr 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Claude Bardel † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1897 to 16 Feb 1926)
• Hilarion-François de Chevigné de Boischollet † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 12 Feb 1812)
• Louis d'Aquin † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1698 to 17 May 1710)
• Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Oct 1970; Bishop: 24 Jul 1971 to 10 Oct 1985)
• Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1986 to 25 Apr 2002)
• Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1775 to 24 Feb 1805)
• Jean de Forcoal † (Bishop: 1671 to 22 Feb 1682)
• Mellon de Jolly † (Bishop: 25 May 1836 to 19 Nov 1843)
• Jacques-Charles-Alexandre Lallemant † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1728 to 6 Apr 1740)
• Louis-François Néel de Christot † (Bishop: 5 May 1740 to 8 Sep 1775)
• Octave-Louis Pasquet † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1926 to 31 Mar 1961)
• André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 1955; Bishop: 31 Mar 1961 to 24 Jul 1971)
• Charles-Frédéric Rousselet † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1843 to 1 Dec 1881)
• François de Rouxel de Médavy † (Bishop: 1651 to 1671)
• Alexis Saussol † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 7 Feb 1836)
• Mathurin Savary † (Bishop: 22 May 1682 to 16 Aug 1698)
• François-Marie Trégaro † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Sep 1881; Bishop: 1 Dec 1881 to 6 Jan 1897)
• Dominique-Barnabé Turgot de Saint-Clair † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1710 to 18 Dec 1727)