Diocese of Troyes

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Bishop(s) Marc Camille Michel Stenger, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 4th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,026 (2,327 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nord Official Web Site: http://catholique-troyes.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 3 rue du Cloitre - Saint-Etienne, 10042 Troyes CEDEX 3, France Telephone: 3.25.80.58.30 Fax: 3.25.80.48.50

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (17 Oct 1678 Appointed - 1697 Resigned)
• Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (7 Apr 1697 Appointed - 21 Jan 1716 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
• Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † (2 Mar 1716 Appointed - 30 Mar 1742 Retired)
• Mathias Poncet de la Rivière † (2 Apr 1742 Appointed - Jan 1758 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé † (2 Feb 1758 Appointed - 8 Jan 1761 Appointed, Bishop of Auxerre)
• Claude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (8 Jan 1761 Appointed - 22 Dec 1790 Retired)
• Louis-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (22 Dec 1790 Succeeded - 5 Oct 1801 Resigned)
• Marc-Antoine de Noé † (11 Apr 1802 Appointed - 21 Sep 1802 Died)
• Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban † (30 Sep 1802 Appointed - 28 Nov 1807 Died)
• Etienne-Marie de Boulogne † (8 Mar 1808 Appointed - 13 May 1825 Died)
• Jacques-Louis-David de Seguin des Hons † (22 Jun 1825 Appointed - 31 Aug 1843 Died)
• Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay † (19 Nov 1843 Appointed - 16 Oct 1848 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
• Pierre-Louis Coeur † (16 Oct 1848 Appointed - 9 Oct 1860 Died)
• Emmanuel-Jules Ravinet † (11 Dec 1860 Appointed - 2 Aug 1875 Retired)
• Pierre-Louis-Marie Cortet † (3 Aug 1875 Appointed - 16 Feb 1898 Died)
• Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot † (22 Mar 1898 Appointed - 15 Jun 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Laurent-Marie-Etienne Monnier † (6 Oct 1907 Appointed - 7 Jul 1927 Died)
• Maurice Feltin † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 16 Aug 1932 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre))
• Joseph-Jean Heintz † (7 Dec 1933 Appointed - 15 Feb 1938 Appointed, Bishop of Metz)
• Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (27 Jul 1938 Appointed - 17 Jun 1943 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
• Julien Le Couëdic † (4 Nov 1943 Appointed - 21 Feb 1967 Retired)
• André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet † (21 Feb 1967 Appointed - 4 Apr 1992 Retired)
• Gérard Antoine Daucourt (4 Apr 1992 Succeeded - 2 Jul 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Orléans)
• Marc Camille Michel Stenger (30 Apr 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Troyes (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Auxerre (suppressed)	Diocese of Troyes
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Langres (suppressed)	Diocese of Dijon Diocese of Troyes
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Sens (suppressed)	Diocese of Troyes
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Troyes	Archdiocese of Sens
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Troyes (from Sens)

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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	200,000	235,000	85.1%	207	27	234	854		56	550	457	ap1951
1969	200,000	268,460	74.5%	182	39	221	904		80	524	103	ap1971
1980	201,000	294,000	68.4%	145	34	179	1,122		65	454	425	ap1981
1990	203,000	293,000	69.3%	118	27	145	1,400	2	51	319	425	ap1991
1999	220,000	300,000	73.3%	86	20	106	2,075	14	30	269	425	ap2000
2000	204,600	292,131	70.0%	85	19	104	1,967	14	34	224	425	ap2001
2001	205,612	292,131	70.4%	75	18	93	2,210	14	28	259	425	ap2002
2002	205,612	292,131	70.4%	88	17	105	1,958	16	35	219	59	ap2003
2003	205,612	292,131	70.4%	82	17	99	2,076	16	36	231	59	ap2004
2004	205,612	292,131	70.4%	77	17	94	2,187	16	36	139	59	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gérard Antoine Daucourt (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Feb 1991; Bishop: 4 Apr 1992 to 2 Jul 1998)
• Yves François Patenôtre (Priest: 29 Jun 1965 to 1 Dec 1994)
• Marc Camille Michel Stenger (Bishop: 30 Apr 1999 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Claude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1761 to 22 Dec 1790)
• Louis-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Mar 1788; Bishop: 22 Dec 1790 to 5 Oct 1801)
• Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1716 to 30 Mar 1742)
• Etienne-Marie de Boulogne † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1808; Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Feb 1825 to 13 May 1825)
• Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1697 to 21 Jan 1716)
• François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1678 to 1697)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1758 to 8 Jan 1761)
• Pierre-Louis Coeur † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1848 to 9 Oct 1860)
• Pierre-Louis-Marie Cortet † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1875 to 16 Feb 1898)
• Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1843 to 16 Oct 1848)
• André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1967 to 4 Apr 1992)
• Maurice Feltin † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 16 Aug 1932)
• Joseph-Jean Heintz † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1933 to 15 Feb 1938)
• Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 30 Sep 1802; Bishop: 20 Dec 1802 to 28 Nov 1807)
• Julien Le Couëdic † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1943 to 21 Feb 1967)
• Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1938 to 17 Jun 1943)
• Laurent-Marie-Etienne Monnier † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1907 to 7 Jul 1927)
• Marc-Antoine de Noé † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1802 to 21 Sep 1802)
• Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1898 to 15 Jun 1907)
• Mathias Poncet de la Rivière † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1742 to Jan 1758)
• Emmanuel-Jules Ravinet † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1860 to 2 Aug 1875)
• Jacques-Louis-David de Seguin des Hons † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1825 to 31 Aug 1843)