Belley-Ars (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pascal Marie Roland, Bishop
Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 January 1988
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,762 (2,225 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre-Est
Official Web Site: https://catholique-belley-ars.fr
Mailing Address: 31 rue Docteur-Victor-Nodet, CS 60154, 01004 Bourg-en-Bresse CEDEX, France
Telephone: 4.74.32.86.32
Fax: 4.74.32.86.31

Historical Details

Diocese of Belley
- Latin Name: Bellicensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Country: France
Diocese of Belley
- Latin Name: Bellicensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
- Country: France
- Square Kilometers: 5,593 (2,160 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Renaud † ( 1178 Appointed - 30 Nov 1188 Died)
Jean de Piacenza † ( 1255 Appointed - )
Jacques de Saint-André † ( 1325 Appointed - )
Amédée d’Amesin † (8 Jan 1349 Appointed - 1355 Died)
Guillaume de Martel † (18 Jan 1356 Appointed - 1368 Died)
Eduardus de Sabaudia (Savoia-Achaya) † (7 May 1371 Appointed - 27 Nov 1375 Appointed, Bishop of Sion {Sitten})
Nicolas de Bignes † (26 Nov 1375 Appointed - 19 Apr 1394 Died)
Aimone de Séchal † (7 Aug 1394 Appointed - 26 Apr 1395 Resigned)
Rodolphe de Bonnet † (26 Apr 1395 Appointed - 1413 Died)
Antoine Clément, O.F.M. † (1 Apr 1422 Appointed - 1427 Resigned)
Guglielmo Didier † (3 Dec 1427 Appointed - 17 May 1437 Appointed, Bishop of Vercelli)
Aimerico Segaudi, C.R.S.A. † (18 Dec 1437 Appointed - 29 Nov 1438 Appointed, Bishop of Mondovi)
Percivallo de Balma † (28 Nov 1438 Appointed - 1444 Died)
Pierre de Bolomier † (6 Apr 1444 Appointed - 1461 Died)
Guillaume de Varax † (5 Jan 1461 Confirmed - 31 Oct 1462 Appointed, Bishop of Lausanne)
Jean de Varax, O.S.B. † (26 Apr 1462 Appointed - 1507 Died)
Claude Stavayer, O. Cist. † (24 May 1508 Appointed - 28 Dec 1534 Died)
Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. † (8 Jan 1535 Appointed - 24 May 1538 Resigned)
Antoine de La Chambre † (24 May 1538 Appointed - 1575 Died)
Jean-Godefroi Ginod † (27 Apr 1575 Appointed - 12 Apr 1604 Died)
Jean-Pierre Camus † (25 May 1609 Appointed - 1629 Resigned)
Jean de Passelaigue, O.S.B. † (19 Nov 1629 Appointed - 12 Aug 1663 Died)
Jean-Albert Belin, O.S.B. † (7 Dec 1665 Appointed - 29 Apr 1677 Died)
Pierre du Laurens, O.S.B. † (7 Nov 1678 Confirmed - 17 Jan 1705 Died)
François de Madot † (7 Sep 1705 Confirmed - 16 Mar 1712 Confirmed, Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône)
Jean du Dousset (Doucet) † (5 Oct 1712 Appointed - 4 Feb 1745 Died)
Jean-Antoine de Tinseau † (19 Jul 1745 Confirmed - 2 Jul 1751 Resigned)
Gabriel Cortois de Quincey † (19 Jul 1751 Confirmed - 14 Jan 1791 Died)
Alexandre-Raymond Devie † (10 Mar 1823 Confirmed - 25 Jul 1852 Died)
Georges-Claude-Louis-Pie Chalandon † (25 Jul 1852 Succeeded - 19 Mar 1857 Confirmed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
Pierre-Henri Gérault de Langalerie † (19 Mar 1857 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1871 Confirmed, Archbishop of Auch)
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne † (22 Dec 1871 Confirmed - 5 Jul 1875 Confirmed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris)
Jean-Joseph Marchal † (5 Jul 1875 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1880 Confirmed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Pierre-Jean-Joseph Soubiranne † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - Oct 1887 Resigned)
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon † (25 Nov 1887 Confirmed - 21 Feb 1906 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
François-Auguste Labeuche † (13 Jul 1906 Appointed - 18 Mar 1910 Died)
Adolph Manier † (13 Apr 1910 Appointed - 30 Jul 1929 Died)
Virgile-Joseph Béguin † (15 Nov 1929 Appointed - 24 Dec 1934 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez))
Amédée-Marie-Alexis Maisonobe † (29 May 1935 Appointed - 15 Nov 1954 Died)
René-Fernand-Eugène Fourrey † (2 Jun 1955 Appointed - 17 May 1975 Retired)
René-Alexandre Dupanloup † (17 May 1975 Succeeded - 7 Nov 1986 Resigned)
Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard (8 Jul 1987 Appointed - 15 Jun 2012 Retired)
Pascal Marie Roland (15 Jun 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Belley
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Belley (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Belley (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Lyon
Diocese of Belley
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Lyon	Diocese of Belley
26 January 1965	Territory Added	Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg) (Grand Saconnex)	Diocese of Belley
26 January 1965	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belley (Part of Ferney-Voltaire)	Diocese of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg)
26 December 1970	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belley (Rhône region) Diocese of Grenoble (Rhône province)	Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne)
Diocese of Belley-Ars
23 January 1988	Name Changed	Diocese of Belley	Diocese of Belley-Ars

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

Diocese of Belley

1950 290,000 306,864 94.5% 402 58 460 630 125 325 443 ap1951

1959 290,000 312,003 92.9% 387 85 472 614 185 1,007 443 ap1960

1969 290,000 365,831 79.3% 347 65 412 703 140 900 183 ap1971

1980 290,700 377,400 77.0% 269 55 324 897 93 667 353 ap1981

Diocese of Belley-Ars

1990 369,000 430,000 85.8% 229 55 284 1,299 3 116 503 342 ap1991

1999 350,000 510,000 68.6% 196 35 231 1,515 8 60 365 340 ap2000

2000 350,000 515,186 67.9% 194 40 234 1,495 8 63 355 340 ap2001

2001 350,000 515,270 67.9% 193 48 241 1,452 9 76 349 340 ap2002

2002 350,000 515,270 67.9% 188 23 211 1,658 8 43 332 340 ap2003

2003 350,000 515,270 67.9% 184 20 204 1,715 10 40 325 340 ap2004

2004 350,000 515,270 67.9% 180 17 197 1,776 12 27 300 340 ap2005

2006 350,000 515,278 67.9% 180 19 199 1,758 11 35 247 340 ap2007

2012 354,600 584,000 60.7% 180 12 192 1,846 13 59 218 340 ap2013

2015 359,500 603,827 59.5% 135 24 159 2,261 14 64 169 340 ap2016

2018 369,200 626,127 59.0% 126 15 141 2,618 13 61 149 334 ap2019

2020 376,400 638,425 59.0% 119 23 142 2,650 13 66 130 334 ap2021

2022 382,000 647,634 59.0% 125 10 135 2,829 14 28 110 334 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Belley
1950	290,000	306,864	94.5%	402	58	460	630		125	325	443	ap1951
1959	290,000	312,003	92.9%	387	85	472	614		185	1,007	443	ap1960
1969	290,000	365,831	79.3%	347	65	412	703		140	900	183	ap1971
1980	290,700	377,400	77.0%	269	55	324	897		93	667	353	ap1981
Diocese of Belley-Ars
1990	369,000	430,000	85.8%	229	55	284	1,299	3	116	503	342	ap1991
1999	350,000	510,000	68.6%	196	35	231	1,515	8	60	365	340	ap2000
2000	350,000	515,186	67.9%	194	40	234	1,495	8	63	355	340	ap2001
2001	350,000	515,270	67.9%	193	48	241	1,452	9	76	349	340	ap2002
2002	350,000	515,270	67.9%	188	23	211	1,658	8	43	332	340	ap2003
2003	350,000	515,270	67.9%	184	20	204	1,715	10	40	325	340	ap2004
2004	350,000	515,270	67.9%	180	17	197	1,776	12	27	300	340	ap2005
2006	350,000	515,278	67.9%	180	19	199	1,758	11	35	247	340	ap2007
2012	354,600	584,000	60.7%	180	12	192	1,846	13	59	218	340	ap2013
2015	359,500	603,827	59.5%	135	24	159	2,261	14	64	169	340	ap2016
2018	369,200	626,127	59.0%	126	15	141	2,618	13	61	149	334	ap2019
2020	376,400	638,425	59.0%	119	23	142	2,650	13	66	130	334	ap2021
2022	382,000	647,634	59.0%	125	10	135	2,829	14	28	110	334	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Amédée d’Amesin † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1349 to 1355)
Percivallo de Balma † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1438 to 1444)
Virgile-Joseph Béguin † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1929 to 24 Dec 1934)
Jean-Albert Belin, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1665 to 29 Apr 1677)
Balthasar de Bernesio, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jun 1499)
Nicolas de Bignes † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1375 to 19 Apr 1394)
Pierre de Bolomier † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1444 to 1461)
Rodolphe de Bonnet † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1395 to 1413)
Jean-Pierre Camus † (Bishop: 25 May 1609 to 1629)
Georges-Claude-Louis-Pie Chalandon † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Oct 1850; Bishop: 25 Jul 1852 to 19 Mar 1857)
Jules-Auguste Chatron, M.E.P. † (Priest: 26 Sep 1869 to 1872)
Antoine Clément, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1422 to 1427)
Gabriel Cortois de Quincey † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1751 to 14 Jan 1791)
Joseph Crétin † (Deacon: 4 May 1823; Priest: 20 Dec 1823 to 23 Jul 1850)
Alexandre-Raymond Devie † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 25 Jul 1852)
Guglielmo Didier † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1427 to 17 May 1437)
Jean du Dousset (Doucet) † (Bishop: 5 Oct 1712 to 4 Feb 1745)
René-Alexandre Dupanloup † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1973; Bishop: 17 May 1975 to 7 Nov 1986)
René-Fernand-Eugène Fourrey † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1955 to 17 May 1975)
Guillaume Furby, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Nov 1535 to 1556)
Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. †
Pierre-Henri Gérault de Langalerie † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1857 to 27 Oct 1871)
Jean-Godefroi Ginod † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1575 to 12 Apr 1604)
Jean-François Jamot †
François-Auguste Labeuche † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1906 to 18 Mar 1910)
Antoine de La Chambre † (Bishop: 24 May 1538 to 1575)
Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. † (Administrator: 8 Jan 1535 to 24 May 1538)
Pierre du Laurens, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1678 to 17 Jan 1705)
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 21 Feb 1906)
François de Madot † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1705 to 16 Mar 1712)
Amédée-Marie-Alexis Maisonobe † (Bishop: 29 May 1935 to 15 Nov 1954)
Adolph Manier † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1910 to 30 Jul 1929)
Jean-Joseph Marchal † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1875 to 27 Feb 1880)
Guillaume de Martel † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1356 to 1368)
Michel Louis Marie Joseph Mondésert † (Deacon: 18 Oct 1942; Priest: 11 Jul 1943 to 4 Jun 1971)
Jean de Passelaigue, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1629 to 12 Aug 1663)
Jean de Piacenza † (Bishop: 1255)
Claude-Henri-Augustin Plantier †
Louis Rendu †
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 5 Jul 1875)
Eduardus de Sabaudia (Savoia-Achaya) † (Bishop: 7 May 1371 to 27 Nov 1375)
Jacques de Saint-André † (Bishop: 1325)
Aimone de Séchal † (Administrator: 7 Aug 1394 to 26 Apr 1395)
Aimerico Segaudi, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1437 to 29 Nov 1438)
Hector-Irénée Sévin † (Priest: 10 Jun 1876 to 9 Mar 1908)
Pierre-Jean-Joseph Soubiranne † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to Oct 1887)
Claude Stavayer, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 24 May 1508 to 28 Dec 1534)
Jean-Antoine de Tinseau † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1745 to 2 Jul 1751)
Guillaume de Varax † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1461 to 31 Oct 1462)
Jean de Varax, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1462 to 1507)
Renaud † (Bishop: 1178 to 30 Nov 1188)

Source(s)

Diocese of Belley
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 131
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 103
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 130
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 112
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 116
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 118, and Page 119
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 512, to Page 514
Diocese of Belley
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 538, and Page 539
Diocese of Belley-Ars
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,368

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