Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Digne
  • Latin Name: Diniensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Embrun
  • Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Boniface † (22 Oct 1248 Appointed - 25 May 1278 Died)
• Guillaume des Porcelets, O.F.M. † ( 1278 Appointed - 1294 Died)
• Renaud des Porcelets † (2 Jan 1303 Appointed - 1318 Died)
• Armand de Vernon † (8 Jul 1318 Appointed - 25 Jan 1324 Appointed, Bishop of Nîmes)
• Guillaume de Sabran, O.S.B. † (25 Jan 1324 Appointed - 1325 Died)
• Elzéar de Villeneuve † (17 Nov 1327 Appointed - 7 Oct 1341 Died)
• Jean Peyssoni † (17 Dec 1341 Appointed - 2 Aug 1361 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
• Bertrand de Séguret † (20 May 1362 Appointed - 1385 Died)
• Nicolas de Corbaire, O.F.M. † (4 Jun 1397 Appointed - 5 Mar 1406 Died)
• Bertrand Raoul, O.F.M. † (10 Mar 1406 Appointed - 26 Feb 1432 Died)
• Pierre de Versailles, O.S.B. † (31 Mar 1432 Appointed - 25 Sep 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Meaux)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † (25 Sep 1439 Appointed - 11 Sep 1445 Resigned)
• Pierre Turelure, O.P. † (11 Sep 1445 Appointed - 22 Jul 1466 Died)
• Conrad de La Croix † (26 Sep 1466 Appointed - Aug 1479 Died)
• Antoine de Guiramand † (24 Sep 1479 Appointed - 1511 Resigned)
• François de Guiramand † (23 Jan 1512 Appointed - 25 May 1536 Died)
• Chérubin d’Orsière † (4 Aug 1536 Appointed - 1545 Died)
• Antoine Olivier † (17 May 1546 Appointed - 12 Sep 1552 Appointed, Bishop of Lombez)
• Antoine Hérouet † (6 Feb 1553 Appointed - Dec 1567 Died)
• Henri Le Meignen † (17 Mar 1568 Appointed - 1587 Resigned)
• Claude Coquelet † (26 Oct 1587 Appointed - 1602 Resigned)
• Antoine de Bologne, O.M. † (27 Mar 1602 Appointed - 24 Sep 1615 Died)
• Louis de Bologne † (24 Sep 1615 Succeeded - Feb 1628 Died)
• Raphaël de Bologne † (Feb 1628 Succeeded - 14 Apr 1664 Died)
• Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (14 Apr 1664 Succeeded - 9 Jul 1668 Confirmed, Bishop of Marseille)
• Jean de Vintimille du Luc † (2 Jun 1670 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1676 Confirmed, Bishop of Toulon)
• Henri-Félix de Tassy † (19 Oct 1676 Confirmed - 31 Jan 1678 Confirmed, Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saône)
• François Le Tellier † (28 Feb 1678 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1708 Died)
• Henri du Puget † (3 Oct 1708 Confirmed - 22 Jan 1728 Died)
• Antoine-Joseph-Amable Feydeau, O. Carm. † (11 Sep 1730 Confirmed - 3 Dec 1741 Died)
• Jean-Louis du Lau d’Allemans † (24 Sep 1742 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1746 Died)
• Louis-Sextius de Jarente de La Bruyère † (10 Apr 1747 Confirmed - 28 Feb 1758 Resigned)
• Pierre-Paul du Queylar (Caylar) † (13 Mar 1758 Appointed - 20 Jun 1784 Resigned)
• François du Mouchet de Villedieu † (25 Jun 1784 Confirmed - 10 Aug 1823 Died)
• Irénée-Yves Desolle (Dessole) † (10 Jul 1802 Confirmed - 22 Mar 1805 Confirmed, Bishop of Chambéry)
• François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis † (23 Dec 1805 Confirmed - 31 Aug 1838 Retired)
• Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour † (23 Dec 1839 Confirmed - 11 Sep 1848 Confirmed, Archbishop of Paris)
• Marie-Julien Meirieu † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - Jan 1880 Retired)
• Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 27 Mar 1885 Confirmed, Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison))
• Alfred-François Fleury-Hottot † (27 Mar 1885 Confirmed - 26 May 1887 Confirmed, Bishop of Bayonne)
• Henri-Abel Mortier † (26 May 1887 Confirmed - 27 Jan 1889 Died)
• Pierre-Paul Servonnet † (27 May 1889 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1897 Confirmed, Archbishop of Bourges)
• Jean Hazera † (19 Apr 1897 Confirmed - 17 Jun 1905 Died)
• Dominique Castellan † (13 Jul 1906 Appointed - 26 May 1915 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Léon-Adolphe Lenfant † (1 Jun 1915 Appointed - 6 Aug 1917 Died)
• Jean-Joseph-Benoît-Marie Martel † (27 Nov 1917 Appointed - 17 Mar 1923 Died)
• Cosme-Benjamin Jorcin † (23 Dec 1923 Appointed - 20 Dec 1958 Died)
• René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1958 Appointed - 1 Dec 1980 Retired)
• Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé † (1 Dec 1980 Appointed - 2 Jun 1987 Resigned)
• Georges Paul Pontier (2 Feb 1988 Appointed - 5 Aug 1996 Appointed, Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes))
• François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau (10 Nov 1997 Appointed - 7 Nov 2014 Retired)
• Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. (7 Nov 2014 Appointed - 9 Mar 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Nice)
• Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard (15 Oct 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Digne (-Riez-Sisteron)
1948	75,000	80,000	93.8%	170		170	441			250	346	ap1951
1970	95,000	105,000	90.5%	101	6	107	887		6	290	192	ap1971
1980	107,000	120,000	89.2%	86	13	99	1,080		22	430	198	ap1981
1990	101,000	126,000	80.2%	67	22	89	1,134		28	245	198	ap1991
1999	110,000	143,000	76.9%	51	14	65	1,692	2	19	153	198	ap2000
2000	110,000	139,523	78.8%	49	15	64	1,718	4	23	139	198	ap2001
2001	110,000	139,523	78.8%	48	13	61	1,803	4	21	146	198	ap2002
2002	110,000	139,523	78.8%	46	12	58	1,896	4	18	141	198	ap2003
2003	110,000	139,523	78.8%	43	13	56	1,964	5	22	149	198	ap2004
2004	110,000	139,523	78.8%	48	8	56	1,964	5	24	159	198	ap2005
2006	96,271	139,523	69.0%	43	7	50	1,925	6	28	136	198	ap2007
2013	112,800	163,500	69.0%	30	11	41	2,751	10	29	107	198	ap2014
2016	114,178	161,241	70.8%	26	11	37	3,085	9	26	102	198	ap2017
2019	115,115	162,565	70.8%	27	4	31	3,713	7	17	71	198	ap2020
2021	116,130	164,000	70.8%	29	4	33	3,519	5	30	65	198	ap2022
2023	117,100	165,451	70.8%	30	4	34	3,444	8	30	53	198	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard (Bishop: 15 Oct 2022 - )
• Bruno Grua (Deacon: 1 Nov 1970; Priest: 3 Jul 1971 to 31 Mar 2006)
• François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau (Bishop: 10 Nov 1997 to 7 Nov 2014)
• Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. (Bishop: 7 Nov 2014 to 9 Mar 2022)
• Georges Paul Pontier (Bishop: 2 Feb 1988 to 5 Aug 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1980 to 2 Jun 1987)
• Antoine de Bologne, O.M. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1602 to 24 Sep 1615)
• Louis de Bologne † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Jun 1613; Bishop: 24 Sep 1615 to Feb 1628)
• Raphaël de Bologne † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Apr 1617; Bishop: Feb 1628 to 14 Apr 1664)
• Dominique Castellan † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1906 to 26 May 1915)
• René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1958 to 1 Dec 1980)
• Claude Coquelet † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1587 to 1602)
• Nicolas de Corbaire, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1397 to 5 Mar 1406)
• Irénée-Yves Desolle (Dessole) † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1802 to 22 Mar 1805)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1439 to 11 Sep 1445)
• Jean-Louis du Lau d’Allemans † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 15 Sep 1746)
• Henri du Puget † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1708 to 22 Jan 1728)
• Jean d’Yse (d’Ize) de Saléon †
• Antoine-Joseph-Amable Feydeau, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1730 to 3 Dec 1741)
• Alfred-François Fleury-Hottot † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 26 May 1887)
• Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jul 1655; Bishop: 14 Apr 1664 to 9 Jul 1668)
• Antoine de Guiramand † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1479 to 1511)
• François de Guiramand † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1512 to 25 May 1536)
• Jean Hazera † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 17 Jun 1905)
• Antoine Hérouet † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1553 to Dec 1567)
• Louis-Sextius de Jarente de La Bruyère † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1747 to 28 Feb 1758)
• Cosme-Benjamin Jorcin † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1923 to 20 Dec 1958)
• Conrad de La Croix † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1466 to Aug 1479)
• Henri Le Meignen † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1568 to 1587)
• Léon-Adolphe Lenfant † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1915 to 6 Aug 1917)
• François Le Tellier † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1678 to 11 Feb 1708)
• Jean-Joseph-Benoît-Marie Martel † (Priest: 29 Jun 1885; Bishop: 27 Nov 1917 to 17 Mar 1923)
• Marie-Julien Meirieu † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1848 to Jan 1880)
• François-Melchior-Charles-Bienvenu de Miollis † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1805 to 31 Aug 1838)
• Henri-Abel Mortier † (Bishop: 26 May 1887 to 27 Jan 1889)
• François du Mouchet de Villedieu † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 10 Aug 1823)
• Antoine Olivier † (Bishop: 17 May 1546 to 12 Sep 1552)
• Chérubin d’Orsière † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1536 to 1545)
• Jean Peyssoni † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1341 to 2 Aug 1361)
• Guillaume des Porcelets, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1278 to 1294)
• Renaud des Porcelets † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1303 to 1318)
• Pierre-Paul du Queylar (Caylar) † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1758 to 20 Jun 1784)
• Bertrand Raoul, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1406 to 26 Feb 1432)
• Guillaume de Sabran, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1324 to 1325)
• Bertrand de Séguret † (Bishop: 20 May 1362 to 1385)
• Pierre-Paul Servonnet † (Bishop: 27 May 1889 to 19 Apr 1897)
• Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1839 to 11 Sep 1848)
• Henri-Félix de Tassy † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1676 to 31 Jan 1678)
• Pierre Turelure, O.P. † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1445 to 22 Jul 1466)
• Armand de Vernon † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1318 to 25 Jan 1324)
• Pierre de Versailles, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1432 to 25 Sep 1439)
• Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 27 Mar 1885)
• Elzéar de Villeneuve † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1327 to 7 Oct 1341)
• Jean de Vintimille du Luc † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1670 to 27 Apr 1676)
• Boniface † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1248 to 25 May 1278)

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