Saint-Flour (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Didier Fernand Gabriel Noblot, Bishop
Bruno Grua, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 20 February 1317
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Clermont
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,526 (2,906 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: https://www.diocese15.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 20, 3 rue de la Frauze, 15103 Saint-Flour CEDEX, France
Telephone: 4.71.60.61.90
Fax: 4.71.60.02.49

Past and Present Ordinaries

Raymond (Vehens) de Mostuéjouls, O.S.B. † (9 Jul 1317 Appointed - 16 Apr 1319 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Papoul)
Henri de Fautrière, O.S.B. † (19 Apr 1319 Appointed - 29 Jan 1320 Died)
Archambaud , O.S.B. † (6 Feb 1320 Appointed - 1347 Resigned)
Dieudonné de Canillac, O.S.B. † (25 Jul 1347 Appointed - 2 Aug 1361 Appointed, Bishop of Maguelonne)
Pierre d’Estaing, O.S.B. † (19 Nov 1361 Appointed - 2 Apr 1368 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Pierre de Rensin (Raussen) † (2 Apr 1368 Appointed - 1374 Died)
Poncet de Rochefort † (14 Jul 1374 Appointed - 1383 Died)
Pierre Vissac † (13 Mar 1383 Appointed - 12 Jul 1395 Appointed, Bishop of Lavaur)
Hugues de Manhac † (12 Jul 1395 Appointed - 16 Jan 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Limoges)
Géraud du Puy † (17 Dec 1404 Appointed - 4 Jan 1413 Appointed, Bishop of Mende)
Bertrand de Cadoène, O.S.B. † (15 Feb 1413 Appointed - 28 Jan 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Uzés)
Jacques Le Loup de Beauvoir, O.S.B. † (19 Aug 1426 Appointed - 3 Sep 1451 Died)
Pierre de Lautoin † (7 Jul 1452 Appointed - 1461 Resigned)
Antoine de Lautoin, O.S.B. † (30 Mar 1461 Appointed - 1482 Died)
Charles de Joyeuse † (10 Sep 1483 Appointed - 1500 Resigned)
Louis de Joyeuse † (29 Jan 1500 Appointed - 1532 Died)
Balthasar de Jarente † (11 May 1543 Appointed - 9 Jan 1548 Appointed, Archbishop of Embrun)
Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand † (9 Jan 1548 Appointed - 1566 Died)
Jean Paul de Selve † (23 May 1567 Appointed - 1569 Died)
Pierre Prosper de La Baume † (9 Feb 1573 Appointed - 1595 Died)
Raymond de Rouchon † (10 Mar 1599 Appointed - Sep 1602 Died)
Charles de Noailles † (28 Sep 1609 Appointed - 8 Apr 1647 Appointed, Bishop of Rodez)
Jacques Montrouge † (8 Apr 1647 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1664 Died)
Jérôme de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (23 Jun 1664 Confirmed - 29 May 1693 Died)
Joachim-Joseph d’Estaing de Saillans † (8 Nov 1693 Appointed - 13 Apr 1742 Died)
Paul de Ribeyre † (9 Jul 1742 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1776 Died)
Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville † (16 Sep 1776 Confirmed - 10 Dec 1779 Resigned)
Claude-Marie Ruffo de Laric † (13 Dec 1779 Confirmed - 1801 Resigned)
Jean-Eléonor Montanier de Belmont † (10 Jul 1802 Confirmed - 1 May 1808 Died)
Guillaume-Auguste Jaubert † ( 1811 Confirmed - 1816 Resigned)
Jean-Francis de Mallian † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 28 Oct 1819 Died)
Paul-Thérèse-David d’Astros † (21 Feb 1820 Confirmed - 29 May 1820 Confirmed, Bishop of Bayonne)
Louis-Siffrein-Joseph de Salamon † (29 May 1820 Confirmed - 11 Jun 1829 Died)
François-Marie-Edouard de Gualy † (28 Sep 1829 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1833 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
Jean-Pierre-Marie Cadalen † (30 Sep 1833 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1836 Died)
Frédéric-Gabriel-Marie-François de Marguerye † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1852 Confirmed, Bishop of Autun)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (15 Mar 1852 Confirmed - 6 Aug 1857 Confirmed, Bishop of Valence)
Pierre-Antoine-Marie Lamouroux de Pompignac † (3 Aug 1857 Confirmed - 23 May 1877 Died)
François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 16 May 1891 Died)
Jean-Marie-François Lamouroux † (11 Jul 1892 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1906 Died)
Paul-Augustin Le Coeur † (13 Jul 1906 Appointed - 18 Mar 1942 Died)
Henri-Marie-Joseph Pinson † (12 Jan 1943 Appointed - 18 Apr 1951 Died)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (6 Feb 1952 Appointed - 14 Dec 1959 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims)
Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet † (28 Mar 1960 Appointed - 6 May 1982 Retired)
Jean Cuminal † (6 May 1982 Appointed - 25 Jul 1990 Appointed, Bishop of Blois)
René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné † (13 Sep 1990 Appointed - 16 Jan 2006 Retired)
Bruno Grua (31 Mar 2006 Appointed - 11 Jun 2021 Retired)
Didier Fernand Gabriel Noblot (11 Jun 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
20 February 1317	Erected	Diocese of Clermont	Diocese of Saint-Flour (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Rodez (suppressed)	Diocese of Cahors Diocese of Saint-Flour
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Flour	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Saint-Flour (from Bourges)

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

1949 190,888 190,888 100.0% 332 60 392 486 60 580 317 ap1951

1970 167,000 168,814 98.9% 261 3 264 632 10 495 258 ap1971

1980 166,000 168,000 98.8% 207 4 211 786 9 319 302 ap1981

1990 160,000 172,000 93.0% 164 13 177 903 2 15 265 302 ap1991

1999 149,000 158,722 93.9% 145 7 152 980 4 7 190 302 ap2000

2000 145,000 150,563 96.3% 141 7 148 979 4 9 168 302 ap2001

2001 145,000 150,563 96.3% 129 7 136 1,066 4 10 179 302 ap2002

2002 145,000 150,563 96.3% 83 7 90 1,611 3 10 164 321 ap2003

2003 145,000 150,563 96.3% 114 5 119 1,218 4 7 164 321 ap2004

2004 145,000 150,778 96.2% 120 10 130 1,115 5 14 165 263 ap2005

2010 137,300 157,000 87.5% 77 8 85 1,615 8 14 137 161 ap2011

2014 141,700 162,400 87.3% 68 6 74 1,914 10 7 118 32 ap2015

2017 143,000 164,000 87.2% 50 6 56 2,553 10 12 39 20 ap2018

2020 143,700 164,800 87.2% 44 5 49 2,932 9 7 54 20 ap2021

2022 125,000 143,143 87.3% 44 6 50 2,500 13 54 20 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	190,888	190,888	100.0%	332	60	392	486		60	580	317	ap1951
1970	167,000	168,814	98.9%	261	3	264	632		10	495	258	ap1971
1980	166,000	168,000	98.8%	207	4	211	786		9	319	302	ap1981
1990	160,000	172,000	93.0%	164	13	177	903	2	15	265	302	ap1991
1999	149,000	158,722	93.9%	145	7	152	980	4	7	190	302	ap2000
2000	145,000	150,563	96.3%	141	7	148	979	4	9	168	302	ap2001
2001	145,000	150,563	96.3%	129	7	136	1,066	4	10	179	302	ap2002
2002	145,000	150,563	96.3%	83	7	90	1,611	3	10	164	321	ap2003
2003	145,000	150,563	96.3%	114	5	119	1,218	4	7	164	321	ap2004
2004	145,000	150,778	96.2%	120	10	130	1,115	5	14	165	263	ap2005
2010	137,300	157,000	87.5%	77	8	85	1,615	8	14	137	161	ap2011
2014	141,700	162,400	87.3%	68	6	74	1,914	10	7	118	32	ap2015
2017	143,000	164,000	87.2%	50	6	56	2,553	10	12	39	20	ap2018
2020	143,700	164,800	87.2%	44	5	49	2,932	9	7	54	20	ap2021
2022	125,000	143,143	87.3%	44	6	50	2,500		13	54	20	ap2023