Diocese of Saint-Flour

Dioecesis Sancti Flori

Bishop(s)

Bruno Grua, Bishop
René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 20 February 1317
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Clermont
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,726 (2,211 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://catholique-saint-flour.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 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

Jérôme de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (17 Aug 1664 Ordained Bishop - 29 May 1693 Died)
Joachim-Joseph d'Estaing de Saillans † ( 1693 Appointed - 13 Apr 1742 Died)
Paul de Ribeyre † (12 May 1742 Appointed - 10 Jun 1776 Died)
Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville † (Jul 1776 Appointed - 1779 Appointed, Bishop of Grenoble)
Claude-Marie Ruffo de Laric † ( 1779 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Jean-Eléonor Montanier de Belmont † (5 Jul 1802 Appointed - 1 May 1808 Died)
Louis-Siffrein-Joseph de Salamon † (6 Mar 1820 Appointed - 11 Jun 1829 Died)
François-Marie-Edouard de Gualy † (8 Jul 1829 Appointed - 18 Mar 1833 Appointed, Archbishop of Albi)
Jean-Pierre-Marie Cadalen † (24 Jun 1833 Appointed - 17 Apr 1836 Died)
Frédéric-Gabriel-Marie-François de Marguerye † (1 Apr 1837 Appointed - 15 Oct 1851 Appointed, Bishop of Autun)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (15 Oct 1851 Appointed - 24 Jun 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Valence)
Pierre-Antoine-Marie Lamouroux de Pompignac † (24 Jun 1857 Appointed - 23 May 1877 Died)
François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel † (15 Jun 1877 Appointed - 16 May 1891 Died)
Jean-Marie-François Lamouroux † (2 Apr 1892 Appointed - 12 Jul 1906 Died)
Paul-Augustin Lecoeur † (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 - )

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
16 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

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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Bruno Grua (Bishop: 31 Mar 2006 - )
René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné (Bishop: 13 Sep 1990 to 16 Jan 2006)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1877 to 16 May 1891)
Gabriel Brunhes † (Priest: 8 Jul 1900 to 20 May 1932)
Jean-Pierre-Marie Cadalen † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1833 to 17 Apr 1836)
Jean Cuminal † (Bishop: 6 May 1982 to 25 Jul 1990)
Joachim-Joseph d'Estaing de Saillans † (Bishop: 1693 to 13 Apr 1742)
François-Marie-Edouard de Gualy † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1829 to 18 Mar 1833)
Marie-Anne-Hippolyte Hay de Bonteville † (Bishop: Jul 1776 to 1779)
Jérôme de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1664 to 29 May 1693)
Jean-Marie-François Lamouroux † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1892 to 12 Jul 1906)
Pierre-Antoine-Marie Lamouroux de Pompignac † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1857 to 23 May 1877)
Paul-Augustin Lecoeur † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1906 to 18 Mar 1942)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1851 to 24 Jun 1857)
Frédéric-Gabriel-Marie-François de Marguerye † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1837 to 15 Oct 1851)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1952 to 14 Dec 1959)
Roger Lucien Meindre † (Priest: 17 Mar 1956 to 14 Jul 1983)
Jean-Eléonor Montanier de Belmont † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1802 to 1 May 1808)
Jacques Montrouge †
Henri-Marie-Joseph Pinson † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1943 to 18 Apr 1951)
Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1960 to 6 May 1982)
Paul de Ribeyre † (Bishop: 12 May 1742 to 10 Jun 1776)
Claude-Marie Ruffo de Laric † (Bishop: 1779 to 1801)
Louis-Siffrein-Joseph de Salamon † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1820 to 11 Jun 1829)
Jules-Géraud Saliège † (Priest: 21 Sep 1895 to 29 Oct 1925)

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