Diocese of Tarentaise

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tarentaise
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 August 1825
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chambéry
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 2,247 (867 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise)
  • Latin Name: Tarantasiensis
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Country: France

• Archdiocese of Tarentaise (Moûtiers-en-Tarentaise)
  • Latin Name: Tarantasiensis
  • Elevated: 794
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• St. Pietro di Tarantasia, O. Cist. † (Sep 1141 Appointed - 14 Sep 1174 Died)
• Herluin de Chignin † ( 1224 Appointed - )
• Rodolfo Grossi du Chastelar † (2 Mar 1246 Appointed - 1271 Died)
• St. Pietro Grossi du Chastelar † (30 May 1272 Appointed - 22 Jul 1283 Died)
• Aimonde de Bruissons † (13 Dec 1283 Appointed - 1297 Died)
• Bertrand de Bertrandis † (17 Jun 1297 Appointed - 9 May 1334 Died)
• Jacques de Salins † (13 Jul 1334 Appointed - Mar 1341 Died)
• Bernard de Brussol † (3 Oct 1341 Appointed - Aug 1342 Died)
• Jean de Bertrandis † (20 Nov 1342 Appointed - Mar 1365 Died)
• Jean de Betton † (11 Mar 1365 Appointed - 30 Nov 1378 Died)
• Umberto de Villette (Chevron) † (15 Jan 1379 Appointed - Apr 1379 Died)
• Raoul de Chissey † (28 Feb 1380 Appointed - 1386 Died)
• Eduardus de Sabaudia (Savoia-Achaya) † (21 Feb 1386 Appointed - Feb 1395 Died)
• Pierre Colomb † (26 Apr 1395 Appointed - 25 Nov 1396 Died)
• Aimone de Séchal † (17 Sep 1397 Appointed - 1404 Died)
• Antonio de Challant † (1 Jun 1404 Appointed - 4 Sep 1418 Died)
• Jean de Bertrandis † (23 Sep 1418 Appointed - 1432 Died)
• Marco Condulmer † (4 Nov 1433 Appointed - 28 Feb 1438 Appointed, Patriarch of Grado)
• Jean d’Arces † (28 Feb 1438 Appointed - 12 Dec 1454 Died)
• Jean Louis de Savoie, O.F.M. † (22 Apr 1456 Appointed - 16 Feb 1460 Appointed, Administrator of Genève {Geneva})
• Thomas Susa † (16 Feb 1460 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Cristoforo della Rovere † (15 Sep 1472 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1478 Died)
• Domenico della Rovere † (11 Feb 1478 Appointed - 19 Jul 1482 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Genève {Geneva})
• Urbain de Chevron Villette † (28 May 1483 Appointed - 9 Nov 1483 Died)
• Giovanni de Compesio (Compeys) † (14 Jun 1484 Appointed - 28 Jun 1492 Died)
• Corinus Plosachi de Feys, O.S.B. † (8 Jul 1492 Appointed - Mar 1497 Died)
• Claude de Château-Vieux † (14 Apr 1497 Appointed - Apr 1516 Resigned)
• Jean-Philippe de Groslée † (28 Apr 1516 Appointed - 21 Dec 1559 Died)
• Jérôme de Valperga † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 16 Jul 1573 Died)
• Joseph Parpaglia † (26 Aug 1573 Appointed - 25 Jul 1598 Died)
• Jean-François Berliet † (8 Nov 1599 Appointed - 2 Jan 1607 Died)
• Anastasio Germonio † (12 Nov 1607 Appointed - 4 Aug 1627 Died)
• Benoît-Théophile de Chevron Villette † (20 Sep 1632 Appointed - 16 Jun 1658 Died)
• François Amédée Milliet de Challes † (17 Nov 1659 Appointed - 25 May 1703 Died)
• François Amédée Milliet d’Arvillars † (25 Jun 1727 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1744 Died)
• Claude Humbert de Rolland de Bery † (19 Jan 1750 Confirmed - 27 Nov 1770 Died)
• Gaspard-Augustin Laurent de Sainte-Agnès, O.F.M. Conv. † (16 Dec 1771 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1783 Died)
• Joseph de Montfalcon du Cénole † (27 Jun 1785 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1793 Died)
• Antoine Martinet † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 28 Jan 1828 Confirmed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Antoine Rochaix † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1836 Died)
• Jean-François-Marcellin Turinaz † (12 Feb 1838 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1866 Retired)
• François Gros † (22 Feb 1867 Confirmed - 3 Mar 1873 Resigned)
• Charles-François Turinaz † (21 Mar 1873 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1882 Confirmed, Bishop of Nancy (-Toul))
• Jean-Pierre Pagis † (30 Mar 1882 Confirmed - 26 May 1887 Confirmed, Bishop of Verdun)
• Pierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier † (25 Nov 1887 Confirmed - 11 Apr 1900 Died)
• Guillaume-Lucien-Léon Lacroix † (18 Apr 1901 Confirmed - 17 Oct 1907 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste Biolley † (16 Dec 1907 Appointed - 10 Oct 1918 Died)
• Louis Termier † (29 Nov 1918 Appointed - 5 Apr 1938 Died)
• Léon-Albert Terrier † (14 Sep 1938 Appointed - 24 Jul 1944 Appointed, Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron))
• Auguste Jauffrés † (28 Aug 1944 Appointed - 7 Dec 1961 Retired)

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 Tarentaise
1949	50,000	52,340	95.5%	109	5	114	438			180	87	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

• Jean d’Arces † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1438 to 12 Dec 1454)
• Jean-François Berliet † (Archbishop: 8 Nov 1599 to 2 Jan 1607)
• Bertrand de Bertrandis † (Archbishop: 17 Jun 1297 to 9 May 1334)
• Jean de Bertrandis † (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1342 to Mar 1365)
• Jean de Bertrandis † (Archbishop: 23 Sep 1418 to 1432)
• Jean de Betton † (Archbishop: 11 Mar 1365 to 30 Nov 1378)
• Jean-Baptiste Biolley † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1907 to 10 Oct 1918)
• Pierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 11 Apr 1900)
• Aimonde de Bruissons † (Archbishop: 13 Dec 1283 to 1297)
• Bernard de Brussol † (Archbishop: 3 Oct 1341 to Aug 1342)
• Antonio de Challant † (Administrator: 1 Jun 1404 to 4 Sep 1418)
• Claude de Château-Vieux † (Archbishop: 14 Apr 1497 to Apr 1516)
• Benoît-Théophile de Chevron Villette † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1632 to 16 Jun 1658)
• Urbain de Chevron Villette † (Archbishop: 28 May 1483 to 9 Nov 1483)
• Herluin de Chignin † (Archbishop: 1224)
• Raoul de Chissey † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1380 to 1386)
• Pierre Colomb † (Archbishop: 26 Apr 1395 to 25 Nov 1396)
• Giovanni de Compesio (Compeys) † (Archbishop: 14 Jun 1484 to 28 Jun 1492)
• Marco Condulmer † (Archbishop: 4 Nov 1433 to 28 Feb 1438)
• Cristoforo della Rovere † (Archbishop: 15 Sep 1472 to 1 Feb 1478)
• Domenico della Rovere † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1478 to 19 Jul 1482)
• Marie-Julien Dunand, M.E.P. †
• Anastasio Germonio † (Archbishop: 12 Nov 1607 to 4 Aug 1627)
• François Gros † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 3 Mar 1873)
• Jean-Philippe de Groslée † (Archbishop: 28 Apr 1516 to 21 Dec 1559)
• Rodolfo Grossi du Chastelar † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1246 to 1271)
• St. Pietro Grossi du Chastelar † (Archbishop: 30 May 1272 to 22 Jul 1283)
• Auguste Jauffrés † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1944 to 7 Dec 1961)
• Guillaume-Lucien-Léon Lacroix † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1901 to 17 Oct 1907)
• Gaspard-Augustin Laurent de Sainte-Agnès, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1771 to 23 Jul 1783)
• Antoine Martinet † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1825 to 28 Jan 1828)
• François Amédée Milliet d’Arvillars † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 28 Aug 1744)
• François Amédée Milliet de Challes † (Archbishop: 17 Nov 1659 to 25 May 1703)
• Joseph de Montfalcon du Cénole † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1785 to 22 Sep 1793)
• Jean-Pierre Pagis † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1882 to 26 May 1887)
• Joseph Parpaglia † (Archbishop: 26 Aug 1573 to 25 Jul 1598)
• Marcel Germain Perrier † (Priest: 29 Jun 1957 to 26 Apr 1966)
• Corinus Plosachi de Feys, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 8 Jul 1492 to Mar 1497)
• Antoine Rochaix † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 19 Nov 1836)
• Claude Humbert de Rolland de Bery † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 27 Nov 1770)
• Eduardus de Sabaudia (Savoia-Achaya) † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1386 to Feb 1395)
• Jacques de Salins † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1334 to Mar 1341)
• Jean Louis de Savoie, O.F.M. † (Administrator: 22 Apr 1456 to 16 Feb 1460)
• Aimone de Séchal † (Administrator: 17 Sep 1397 to 1404)
• Thomas Susa † (Archbishop: 16 Feb 1460 to 1472)
• St. Pietro di Tarantasia, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: Sep 1141 to 14 Sep 1174)
• Louis Termier † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1918 to 5 Apr 1938)
• Léon-Albert Terrier † (Bishop: 14 Sep 1938 to 24 Jul 1944)
• Charles-François Turinaz † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 30 Mar 1882)
• Jean-François-Marcellin Turinaz † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to 6 Sep 1866)
• Jérôme de Valperga † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 16 Jul 1573)
• Umberto de Villette (Chevron) † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 1379 to Apr 1379)

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