Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 August 1825
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chambéry
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 2,090 (807 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
  • Latin Name: Maurianensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vienne
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Guillaume † ( 882 Appointed - 899 Resigned)
• Aimar de Bernin (Arenis) † ( 1223 Appointed - 1236 Appointed, Archbishop of Embrun)
• Amédée di Miribel † ( 1237 Appointed - 19 Jan 1256 Died)
• Pierre de Morestel † ( 1258 Appointed - 19 Mar 1262 Died)
• Anthelme de Clermont † ( 1262 Appointed - Mar 1269 Died)
• Pierre de Guelis † ( 1270 Appointed - 15 Jan 1273 Died)
• Aimon de Miolans † ( 1276 Appointed - 26 Oct 1299 Died)
• Amblard d’Entremont † ( 1301 Appointed - 21 Apr 1308 Died)
• Aymon de Miolans-Urtières † ( 1308 Appointed - 1334 Died)
• Anthelme de Clermont † (10 Sep 1334 Appointed - 23 Feb 1349 Died)
• Amedeo di Savoia-Acaia † (18 Mar 1349 Appointed - 13 Jun 1376 Died)
• Giovanni Malabayla † (11 Aug 1376 Appointed - 1381 Died)
• Henry de Sévery, O.S.B. † (16 Sep 1381 Appointed - 18 May 1385 Appointed, Bishop of Rodez)
• Savino di Fiorano † (18 May 1385 Appointed - 28 Sep 1410 Died)
• Amédée de Montmayeur, O.S.B. † (15 Oct 1410 Appointed - 8 Oct 1422 Died)
• Aimon de Gervais † (30 Oct 1422 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Ogerio Moriset † (11 Feb 1433 Appointed - 11 Jan 1441 Died)
• Luis de La Palud, O.S.B. † (Jul 1441 Appointed - 21 Sep 1451 Died)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † (26 Jan 1453 Appointed - 22 Jan 1483 Died)
• Etienne Morelli † (31 Jan 1483 Appointed - 24 Jul 1499 Died)
• Louis de Gorrevod de Challand † (9 Aug 1499 Appointed - 10 Apr 1532 Resigned)
• Jean-Philibert de Loriol de Châles † (10 Apr 1532 Appointed - 1544 Died)
• Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (30 Jul 1544 Appointed - 1 Dec 1559 Died)
• Brandelisio Trotti † (27 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1563 Died)
• Pierre de Lambert, O.S.A. † (21 Nov 1567 Appointed - 6 May 1591 Died)
• Philibert François (Filiberto) Milliet de Faverges † (6 May 1591 Succeeded - 17 Dec 1618 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
• Charles Bobba de Montferrat † (13 May 1619 Appointed - 10 Feb 1636 Died)
• Paul Milliet de Challes † (27 Nov 1641 Appointed - 31 Oct 1656 Died)
• Hercule Berzet † (6 May 1658 Appointed - 4 Mar 1686 Died)
• François Hyacinthe Valperga di Masino † (12 May 1687 Appointed - 7 Sep 1736 Died)
• Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan † (6 Mar 1741 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1756 Died)
• Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (25 May 1757 Appointed - 12 Jul 1779 Confirmed, Bishop of Vercelli)
• Charles-Joseph Compans de Brichanteau † (20 Mar 1780 Confirmed - 25 Aug 1796 Died)
• Alexis Billiet † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1840 Confirmed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• François-Marie Vibert † (1 Mar 1841 Confirmed - 31 Oct 1876 Died)
• Michel Rosset † (18 Dec 1876 Confirmed - 8 Jun 1902 Died)
• Adrien-Alexis Fodéré † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 27 Aug 1923 Died)
• Auguste Grumel † (3 Feb 1924 Appointed - 14 Mar 1946 Died)
• Frédéric Duc † (14 Mar 1946 Succeeded - 11 Jan 1954 Resigned)
• Louis Henri Marie Ferrand † (11 Jan 1954 Appointed - 17 Apr 1956 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tours)
• Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec † (2 May 1956 Appointed - 15 Jun 1960 Appointed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
• André-Georges Bontems † (13 Sep 1960 Appointed - 26 Apr 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise))

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 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
1948	42,000	43,115	97.4%	127		127	330			215	89	ap1951

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec † (Bishop: 2 May 1956 to 15 Jun 1960)
• Aimar de Bernin (Arenis) † (Bishop: 1223 to 1236)
• Hercule Berzet † (Bishop: 6 May 1658 to 4 Mar 1686)
• Alexis Billiet † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 27 Apr 1840)
• Charles Bobba de Montferrat † (Bishop: 13 May 1619 to 10 Feb 1636)
• André-Georges Bontems † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1960 to 26 Apr 1966)
• Anthelme de Clermont † (Bishop: 1262 to Mar 1269)
• Anthelme de Clermont † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1334 to 23 Feb 1349)
• Charles-Joseph Compans de Brichanteau † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1780 to 25 Aug 1796)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1453 to 22 Jan 1483)
• Henri Clément Victor Donze † (Priest: 19 Sep 1936 to 15 Nov 1962)
• Frédéric Duc † (Priest: 11 Jul 1909; Coadjutor Bishop: 30 May 1944; Bishop: 14 Mar 1946 to 11 Jan 1954)
• Amblard d’Entremont † (Bishop: 1301 to 21 Apr 1308)
• Louis Henri Marie Ferrand † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1954 to 17 Apr 1956)
• Carlo Giuseppe Filippa della Martiniana † (Bishop: 25 May 1757 to 12 Jul 1779)
• Savino di Fiorano † (Bishop: 18 May 1385 to 28 Sep 1410)
• Adrien-Alexis Fodéré † (Priest: 4 Apr 1863; Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 27 Aug 1923)
• Aimon de Gervais † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1422 to 1432)
• Louis de Gorrevod de Challand † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1499 to 10 Apr 1532)
• Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1741 to 22 Sep 1756)
• Auguste Grumel † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1924 to 14 Mar 1946)
• Pierre de Guelis † (Bishop: 1270 to 15 Jan 1273)
• Cosme-Benjamin Jorcin †
• Pierre de Lambert, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1567 to 6 May 1591)
• Luis de La Palud, O.S.B. † (Bishop: Jul 1441 to 21 Sep 1451)
• Jean-Philibert de Loriol de Châles † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1532 to 1544)
• Giovanni Malabayla † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1376 to 1381)
• Paul Milliet de Challes † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1641 to 31 Oct 1656)
• Philibert François (Filiberto) Milliet de Faverges † (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Apr 1590; Bishop: 6 May 1591 to 17 Dec 1618)
• Aimon de Miolans † (Bishop: 1276 to 26 Oct 1299)
• Aymon de Miolans-Urtières † (Bishop: 1308 to 1334)
• Amédée di Miribel † (Bishop: 1237 to 19 Jan 1256)
• Amédée de Montmayeur, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1410 to 8 Oct 1422)
• Etienne Morelli † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1483 to 24 Jul 1499)
• Pierre de Morestel † (Bishop: 1258 to 19 Mar 1262)
• Ogerio Moriset † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1433 to 11 Jan 1441)
• Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1544 to 1 Dec 1559)
• Michel Rosset † (Apostolic Administrator: 26 Jun 1876; Bishop: 18 Dec 1876 to 8 Jun 1902)
• Amedeo di Savoia-Acaia † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1349 to 13 Jun 1376)
• Henry de Sévery, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1381 to 18 May 1385)
• Brandelisio Trotti † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1560 to 1563)
• François Hyacinthe Valperga di Masino † (Bishop: 12 May 1687 to 7 Sep 1736)
• François-Marie Vibert † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1841 to 31 Oct 1876)
• Guillaume † (Bishop: 882 to 899)

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