Rodez (-Vabres) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Luc René Michel Meyer, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 27 May 1875
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 8,743 (3,376 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Midi
Official Web Site: http://rodez.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 821, 13 avenue Victor Hugo, 12008 Rodez CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.65.68.06.28
Fax: 5.65.68.82.15

Historical Details

Diocese of Rodez
- Latin Name: Ruthenensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Albi
- Country: France
Diocese of Rodez
- Latin Name: Ruthenensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Vivien de Boyer, O.F.M. † ( 1247 Appointed - 1274 Died)
Raymond de Calomonte † (23 Oct 1274 Appointed - 1298 Died)
Bernard de Monastier † ( 1298 Appointed - 11 Nov 1299 Died)
Gaston de Cornet † (13 Apr 1300 Appointed - 2 Mar 1301 Died)
Pierre Pleine-Chassagne, O.F.M. † ( 1302 Appointed - 6 Feb 1319 Died)
Pierre de Castelnau-Bretenoux † (4 Mar 1319 Appointed - 1336 Died)
Bernard d’Albi † (31 Jan 1336 Appointed - 18 Dec 1338 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane)
Gilbert de Cantabrion, O.S.B. † (27 Jan 1339 Appointed - 12 Mar 1348 Died)
Raimond d’Aigrefeuille, O.S.B. † (17 Jun 1349 Appointed - 1361 Died)
Faydit d’Aigrefeuille, O.S.B. † (2 Aug 1361 Appointed - 18 Jul 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
Jean de Cardaillac † (18 Jul 1371 Appointed - 8 Nov 1378 Appointed, Administrator of Toulouse)
Bertrand de Raffin † (24 Jan 1379 Appointed - )
Henry de Sévery, O.S.B. † (18 May 1385 Appointed - 1397 Died)
Guillaume d’Ortolan † (25 May 1397 Appointed - )
Vital de Mauléon † (31 Dec 1417 Appointed - 29 Nov 1428 Appointed, Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria})
Guillaume de La Tour † (16 Mar 1429 Appointed - 22 Apr 1457 Resigned)
Bertrand de Chalancon † (22 Apr 1457 Appointed - 2 Jun 1494 Resigned)
Bertrand de Polignac † (2 Jun 1494 Appointed - 2 Nov 1501 Died)
Charles de Tournon † (26 Nov 1501 Appointed - 1504 Died)
François d’Estaing † (31 Oct 1504 Appointed - 1 Nov 1529 Died)
Georges d’Armagnac † (19 Jan 1530 Appointed - 27 Jun 1561 Resigned)
Jacques Corneillan † (27 Jun 1561 Appointed - 1580 Resigned)
François Vernède-Corneillan † (12 Oct 1580 Appointed - 13 Sep 1614 Died)
Bernardin Corneillan † (13 Sep 1614 Succeeded - 8 Sep 1645 Died)
Charles de Noailles † (8 Apr 1647 Appointed - 27 Mar 1648 Died)
Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont † (1 Feb 1649 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1664 Confirmed, Archbishop of Paris)
Louis Abelly † (9 Jul 1664 Appointed - 1666 Resigned)
Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (7 Feb 1667 Confirmed - 11 Oct 1682 Died)
Paul-Louis-Philippe de Lézay de Lusignan † (12 Oct 1693 Confirmed - 25 Feb 1716 Died)
Jean-Armand de La Voue de Tourouvre † (8 Jun 1718 Confirmed - 18 Sep 1733 Died)
Jean d’Yse (d’Ize) de Saléon † (11 Apr 1736 Confirmed - 26 Nov 1746 Resigned)
Charles de Grimaldi d’Antibes † (19 Dec 1746 Confirmed - 10 Mar 1770 Died)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (6 Aug 1770 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1781 Resigned)
Seignelay (Charles) Colbert (Cuthbert) de Castle Hill † (2 Apr 1781 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1811 Died)
Charles-André-Toussaint-Bruno de Ramond-Lalande † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1830 Died)
Pierre Giraud † (5 Jul 1830 Confirmed - 24 Jan 1842 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Jean-François Croizier † (23 May 1842 Confirmed - 2 Apr 1855 Died)
Louis-Auguste Delalle † (28 Sep 1855 Confirmed - 6 Jun 1871 Died)
Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, C.O. † (27 Oct 1871 Confirmed - 10 Jul 1896 Died)
Jean-Augustin Germain † (19 Apr 1897 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1899 Confirmed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne))
Louis-Eugène Francqueville † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 9 Dec 1905 Died)
Charles du Pont de Ligonnès † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 5 Feb 1925 Died)
Charles Challiol † (15 May 1925 Appointed - 11 Mar 1948 Died)
Marcel-Marie-Joseph-Henri-Paul Dubois † (8 Jul 1948 Appointed - 10 Jun 1954 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Jean-Ernest Ménard † (23 Jan 1955 Appointed - 28 Jun 1973 Died)
Roger Joseph Bourrat † (30 May 1974 Appointed - 1 Jun 1991 Resigned)
Bellino Giusto Ghirard † (1 Jun 1991 Succeeded - 2 Apr 2011 Retired)
François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt (2 Apr 2011 Appointed - 11 Jun 2021 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
Luc René Michel Meyer (7 Jul 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rodez
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Rodez (erected)
11 July 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rodez	Diocese of Vabres (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Rodez (suppressed)	Diocese of Cahors Diocese of Saint-Flour
Diocese of Rodez
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Cahors	Diocese of Rodez
Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres)
27 May 1875	United	Diocese of Rodez	Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres) (from Albi)

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 Rodez (-Vabres)

1950 285,000 300,000 95.0% 908 35 943 302 50 2,980 650 ap1951

1969 279,793 281,568 99.4% 715 36 751 372 167 2,340 357 ap1971

1980 279,000 283,000 98.6% 588 27 615 453 112 1,810 638 ap1981

1990 282,000 290,000 97.2% 437 16 453 622 4 77 1,340 539 ap1991

1999 262,000 270,141 97.0% 307 20 327 801 5 58 1,078 475 ap2000

2000 258,233 263,808 97.9% 289 19 308 838 5 50 1,014 475 ap2001

2001 256,974 263,924 97.4% 277 15 292 880 6 45 1,021 475 ap2002

2002 256,900 263,924 97.3% 265 14 279 920 6 45 1,113 36 ap2003

2003 255,700 263,924 96.9% 261 14 275 929 8 35 998 36 ap2004

2004 255,400 263,924 96.8% 250 13 263 971 10 40 922 36 ap2005

2010 260,000 273,377 95.1% 183 13 196 1,326 11 41 766 36 ap2011

2014 271,400 279,400 97.1% 142 18 160 1,696 12 45 664 36 ap2015

2017 275,977 280,258 98.5% 104 13 117 2,358 12 34 610 36 ap2018

2020 273,160 278,860 98.0% 90 15 105 2,601 12 37 415 35 ap2021

2022 273,595 279,595 97.9% 77 11 88 3,109 12 26 298 36 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 Rodez (-Vabres)
1950	285,000	300,000	95.0%	908	35	943	302		50	2,980	650	ap1951
1969	279,793	281,568	99.4%	715	36	751	372		167	2,340	357	ap1971
1980	279,000	283,000	98.6%	588	27	615	453		112	1,810	638	ap1981
1990	282,000	290,000	97.2%	437	16	453	622	4	77	1,340	539	ap1991
1999	262,000	270,141	97.0%	307	20	327	801	5	58	1,078	475	ap2000
2000	258,233	263,808	97.9%	289	19	308	838	5	50	1,014	475	ap2001
2001	256,974	263,924	97.4%	277	15	292	880	6	45	1,021	475	ap2002
2002	256,900	263,924	97.3%	265	14	279	920	6	45	1,113	36	ap2003
2003	255,700	263,924	96.9%	261	14	275	929	8	35	998	36	ap2004
2004	255,400	263,924	96.8%	250	13	263	971	10	40	922	36	ap2005
2010	260,000	273,377	95.1%	183	13	196	1,326	11	41	766	36	ap2011
2014	271,400	279,400	97.1%	142	18	160	1,696	12	45	664	36	ap2015
2017	275,977	280,258	98.5%	104	13	117	2,358	12	34	610	36	ap2018
2020	273,160	278,860	98.0%	90	15	105	2,601	12	37	415	35	ap2021
2022	273,595	279,595	97.9%	77	11	88	3,109	12	26	298	36	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Louis Abelly † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1664 to 1666)
Bernard d’Albi † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1336 to 18 Dec 1338)
Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †
Pedro Raimundo de Barrière, C.R.S.A. †
Roger Joseph Bourrat † (Bishop: 30 May 1974 to 1 Jun 1991)
Joseph-Christian-Ernest Bourret, C.O. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 10 Jul 1896)
Antoine Boutonnet †
Vivien de Boyer, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1247 to 1274)
Jules Bruguière (Brughiero), C.M. †
Raymond de Calomonte † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1274 to 1298)
Gilbert de Cantabrion, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1339 to 12 Mar 1348)
Jean de Cardaillac † (Administrator: 18 Jul 1371 to 8 Nov 1378)
Bernardin Castanié, SS.CC. †
Pierre de Castelnau-Bretenoux † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1319 to 1336)
Bertrand de Chalancon † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1457 to 2 Jun 1494)
Charles Challiol † (Bishop: 15 May 1925 to 11 Mar 1948)
Jérôme-Marie Champion de Cicé † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1770 to 30 Mar 1781)
Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. † (Priest: 23 May 1869 to 27 May 1872)
Seignelay (Charles) Colbert (Cuthbert) de Castle Hill † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1781 to 15 Jul 1811)
Bernardin Corneillan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Aug 1605; Bishop: 13 Sep 1614 to 8 Sep 1645)
Jacques Corneillan † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1561 to 1580)
Gaston de Cornet † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1300 to 2 Mar 1301)
Julien Costes † (Priest: 1 Jun 1844 to 26 Jun 1876)
Jean-François Croizier † (Bishop: 23 May 1842 to 2 Apr 1855)
Faydit d’Aigrefeuille, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1361 to 18 Jul 1371)
Raimond d’Aigrefeuille, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1349 to 1361)
Georges d’Armagnac † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1530 to 27 Jun 1561)
Louis-Auguste Delalle † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1855 to 6 Jun 1871)
François d’Estaing † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1504 to 1 Nov 1529)
Guillaume d’Ortolan † (Bishop: 25 May 1397)
Marcel-Marie-Joseph-Henri-Paul Dubois † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1948 to 10 Jun 1954)
Charles du Pont de Ligonnès † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 5 Feb 1925)
Jean d’Yse (d’Ize) de Saléon † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1736 to 26 Nov 1746)
Pierre d’Estaing, O.S.B. †
Jean-Antoine-Marie Foulquier † (Priest: 22 Dec 1821 to 2 Apr 1849)
Marie-Eugène-Auguste-Charles Foulquier, M.E.P. †
Louis-Eugène Francqueville † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 9 Dec 1905)
Jean-Augustin Germain † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1897 to 14 Dec 1899)
Bellino Giusto Ghirard † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Apr 1990; Bishop: 1 Jun 1991 to 2 Apr 2011)
Charles-Marie-André Ginisty † (Deacon: 22 Dec 1888; Priest: 21 Sep 1889 to 11 Mar 1914)
Pierre Giraud † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 24 Jan 1842)
Charles de Grimaldi d’Antibes † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1746 to 10 Mar 1770)
Amédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule † (Priest: 21 May 1864 to 24 Mar 1898)
Guillaume de La Tour † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1429 to 22 Apr 1457)
Jean-Armand de La Voue de Tourouvre † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1718 to 18 Sep 1733)
Paul-Louis-Philippe de Lézay de Lusignan † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1693 to 25 Feb 1716)
Raymond Mairose †
Nicolas Mangin (Dumeguin) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1543)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (Priest: 28 Jun 1930 to 6 Feb 1952)
Vital de Mauléon † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1417 to 29 Nov 1428)
Jean-Ernest Ménard † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1955 to 28 Jun 1973)
Bernard de Monastier † (Bishop: 1298 to 11 Nov 1299)
Hilarion Joseph Montéty Pailhas, C.M. †
Raymond (Vehens) de Mostuéjouls, O.S.B. †
Paul Nègre † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jun 1924 to 5 Feb 1925)
Charles de Noailles † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1647 to 27 Mar 1648)
Jean-Antoine-Marie Pelamourgues † (Priest: 1832 to 1839)
Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1649 to 24 Mar 1664)
Pierre Pleine-Chassagne, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1302 to 6 Feb 1319)
Bertrand de Polignac † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1494 to 2 Nov 1501)
Bertrand de Raffin † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1379)
Paul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †
Charles-André-Toussaint-Bruno de Ramond-Lalande † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 10 Apr 1830)
Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy † (Deacon: 29 Jun 1954; Priest: 18 Sep 1954 to 14 Oct 1981)
Henry de Sévery, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 May 1385 to 1397)
Michel Damien Julien Sudres, C.S.V. †
Charles de Tournon † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1501 to 1504)
Jean Verdier, P.S.S. †
Pierre Verdier † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 to 21 May 1924)
François Vernède-Corneillan † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1580 to 13 Sep 1614)
Casimir Vic, C.M. †
Gabriel de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1667 to 11 Oct 1682)

Source(s)

Diocese of Rodez
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 427
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 226
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 288
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 612, to Page 613

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