Diocese of Versailles

Dioecesis Versaliensis

Bishop(s)

Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M., Bishop
Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 29 November 1801
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paris
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 2,271 (877 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ile-de-France
Official Web Site: https://www.catholique78.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 16 rue Monseigneur Gibier, 78000 Versailles CEDEX, France
Telephone: 1.30.97.67.96

Past and Present Ordinaries

Louis Charrier de La Roche † (9 May 1802 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1827 Died)
Jean-François-Étienne Borderies † (25 Jun 1827 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1832 Died)
Louis-Marie-Edmond Blanquart de Bailleul † (17 Dec 1832 Confirmed - 17 Jun 1844 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Jean-Nicaise Gros † (17 Jun 1844 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1857 Died)
Jean-Pierre Mabile † (15 Mar 1858 Confirmed - 8 May 1877 Died)
Pierre-Antoine-Paul Goux † (21 Sep 1877 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1904 Died)
Charles-Henri-Célestin Gibier † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 3 Apr 1931 Died)
Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin † (3 Apr 1931 Succeeded - 12 Apr 1952 Retired)
Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard † (19 Aug 1953 Appointed - 28 May 1967 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux † (30 Sep 1967 Appointed - 4 Jun 1988 Resigned)
Jean-Charles Jacques Clovis Marcel Thomas † (4 Jun 1988 Succeeded - 11 Jan 2001 Resigned)
Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier (11 Jan 2001 Appointed - 17 Dec 2020 Resigned)
Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. (6 Feb 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 November 1801	Erected	Archdiocese of Paris	Diocese of Versailles (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Chartres (suppressed)	Diocese of Versailles
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Versailles	Diocese of Chartres
20 January 1933	Territory Lost	Diocese of Versailles (Part of Ruelli)	Archdiocese of Paris
9 October 1966	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Paris Diocese of Versailles	Diocese of Créteil (erected) (Val-de-Marne) Diocese of Nanterre (erected) (Hauts-de-Seine) Diocese of Saint-Denis (erected) (Seine-Saint Denis)
9 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Versailles (Essonne)	Diocese of Corbeil (erected)
9 October 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Versailles (Val-d'Oise)	Diocese of Pontoise (erected)

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

1950 1,000,000 1,500,000 66.7% 805 121 926 1,079 1,000 2,500 587 ap1951

1970 600,000 853,386 70.3% 370 95 465 1,290 95 1,100 256 ap1971

1980 1,039,000 1,094,000 95.0% 315 91 406 2,559 5 96 900 269 ap1981

1990 1,210,000 1,212,539 99.8% 246 88 334 3,622 18 95 745 268 ap1991

1999 906,000 1,342,000 67.5% 234 61 295 3,071 40 61 637 269 ap2000

2000 850,000 1,351,000 62.9% 218 60 278 3,057 46 60 637 269 ap2001

2001 800,000 1,351,000 59.2% 217 60 277 2,888 44 60 637 269 ap2002

2002 800,000 1,352,141 59.2% 216 60 276 2,898 49 61 420 269 ap2003

2003 800,000 1,352,141 59.2% 212 55 267 2,996 50 56 410 269 ap2004

2004 800,000 1,352,141 59.2% 204 38 242 3,305 52 39 320 288 ap2005

2010 700,000 1,394,266 50.2% 193 36 229 3,056 60 36 275 287 ap2011

2014 935,000 1,441,147 64.9% 202 26 228 4,100 48 26 145 287 ap2015

2017 913,449 1,405,306 65.0% 182 22 204 4,477 47 23 243 286 ap2018

2020 926,900 1,438,266 64.4% 180 29 209 4,434 58 29 236 66 ap2021

2022 929,000 1,441,398 64.5% 176 28 204 4,553 67 36 189 65 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	1,000,000	1,500,000	66.7%	805	121	926	1,079		1,000	2,500	587	ap1951
1970	600,000	853,386	70.3%	370	95	465	1,290		95	1,100	256	ap1971
1980	1,039,000	1,094,000	95.0%	315	91	406	2,559	5	96	900	269	ap1981
1990	1,210,000	1,212,539	99.8%	246	88	334	3,622	18	95	745	268	ap1991
1999	906,000	1,342,000	67.5%	234	61	295	3,071	40	61	637	269	ap2000
2000	850,000	1,351,000	62.9%	218	60	278	3,057	46	60	637	269	ap2001
2001	800,000	1,351,000	59.2%	217	60	277	2,888	44	60	637	269	ap2002
2002	800,000	1,352,141	59.2%	216	60	276	2,898	49	61	420	269	ap2003
2003	800,000	1,352,141	59.2%	212	55	267	2,996	50	56	410	269	ap2004
2004	800,000	1,352,141	59.2%	204	38	242	3,305	52	39	320	288	ap2005
2010	700,000	1,394,266	50.2%	193	36	229	3,056	60	36	275	287	ap2011
2014	935,000	1,441,147	64.9%	202	26	228	4,100	48	26	145	287	ap2015
2017	913,449	1,405,306	65.0%	182	22	204	4,477	47	23	243	286	ap2018
2020	926,900	1,438,266	64.4%	180	29	209	4,434	58	29	236	66	ap2021
2022	929,000	1,441,398	64.5%	176	28	204	4,553	67	36	189	65	ap2023