Angoulême (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin, Bishop
Claude Jean Pierre Dagens, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Poitiers
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,956 (2,300 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Sud-Ouest
Official Web Site: http://angouleme.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Maison Diocesaine, 226 rue de Bordeaux, 16000 Angouleme CEDEX, France
Telephone: 5.45.91.86.89
Fax: 5.45.91.96.05

Past and Present Ordinaries

Grimoard † ( 992 Appointed - 1012 Died)
Lambert † ( 1136 Appointed - 13 Jun 1148 Died)
Pierre † (22 Nov 1272 Appointed - 16 Aug 1273 Died)
Guillaume de Blaye † ( 1273 Appointed - 22 Sep 1307 Died)
Foulques de La Rochefoucauld, O.P. † (14 Apr 1308 Appointed - 1313 Died)
Olivier , O.S.B. † (13 Oct 1313 Appointed - 1315 Died)
Jean † ( 1315 Appointed - )
Gaillard (Galhard) Falguières † (24 Jan 1318 Appointed - Jun 1328 Died)
Aiglin de Blaye † (27 Jun 1328 Appointed - )
Hélie de Pons † (25 Feb 1363 Appointed - )
Jean Bertet, O.P. † (20 Jun 1380 Appointed - )
Gaillard † (25 Oct 1384 Appointed - )
Guillaume , O.S.B. † (5 Apr 1391 Appointed - )
Jean Fleury, O. Cist. † (31 Aug 1412 Appointed - 13 Jul 1431 Appointed, Bishop of Luçon)
Robert de Montbron † (8 Aug 1431 Appointed - )
Geoffroy de Melie de Pompadour † (24 Jul 1465 Appointed - 6 Jul 1470 Appointed, Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna))
Raoul Du Faou, O.S.B. † (6 Jun 1470 Appointed - 22 Nov 1479 Appointed, Bishop of Évreux)
Robert de Luxembourg † (15 Nov 1479 Appointed - 1493 Died)
Octave de Saint-Gelais † (18 Oct 1493 Appointed - 1502 Died)
Hugo Bauzá † (11 Jan 1503 Appointed - 1505 Died)
Antoine d’Estaing † (16 Sep 1506 Appointed - 28 Feb 1523 Died)
Antoine de La Barre † (14 Jan 1524 Appointed - 16 Mar 1528 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Jacques Babou † (16 Mar 1528 Appointed - 26 Nov 1532 Died)
Philibert Babou de La Bourdaisière † (13 Jan 1533 Appointed - 4 Jun 1567 Resigned)
Charles de Bony † (4 Jun 1567 Appointed - 14 Dec 1603 Died)
Antoine de La Rochefoucauld † (13 Aug 1607 Appointed - 24 Dec 1634 Died)
Jacques Le Noël du Perron † (28 Jan 1636 Appointed - 24 Aug 1646 Appointed, Bishop of Évreux)
François de Péricard † (18 Feb 1647 Appointed - 29 Sep 1689 Died)
Cyprien-Gabriel Bénard de Résay † (10 Mar 1692 Confirmed - 5 Jan 1737 Died)
François du Verdier † (16 Dec 1737 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1753 Died)
Joseph-Amédée de Broglie † (11 Feb 1754 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1784 Died)
Philippe-François d’Albignac de Castelnau † (25 Jun 1784 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1814 Died)
Dominique Lacombe † (30 Apr 1802 Confirmed - 7 Apr 1823 Died)
Jean-Joseph-Pierre Guigou † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 21 May 1842 Died)
René-François Régnier † (22 Jul 1842 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1850 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Antoine-Charles Cousseau † (30 Sep 1850 Confirmed - 3 Mar 1873 Resigned)
Alexandre-Léopold Sebaux † (21 Mar 1873 Confirmed - 17 May 1891 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Frérot † (11 Jul 1892 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1899 Died)
Jean Louis Mando † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1900 Died)
Jean-François-Ernest Ricard † (18 Apr 1901 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch)
Henri-Marie Arlet † (7 Aug 1907 Appointed - 15 May 1933 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Mégnin † (7 Dec 1933 Appointed - 9 May 1965 Died)
René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret † (9 May 1965 Succeeded - 1 Jul 1975 Resigned)
Georges Rol † (1 Jul 1975 Succeeded - 22 Dec 1993 Resigned)
Claude Jean Pierre Dagens (22 Dec 1993 Succeeded - 9 Nov 2015 Retired)
Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin (9 Nov 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Angoulême (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Périgueux (Vesuna) (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoulême
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saintes (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoulême Diocese of La Rochelle Diocese of Poitiers
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Sarlat (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoulême
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Angoulême	Diocese of Périgueux
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Angoulême (from Bordeaux)

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

1959 300,000 311,137 96.4% 260 37 297 1,010 48 507 362 ap1960

1970 320,000 331,016 96.7% 232 34 266 1,203 40 540 363 ap1971

1980 234,000 343,000 68.2% 171 38 209 1,119 1 43 364 430 ap1981

1990 280,500 340,770 82.3% 146 26 172 1,630 4 29 362 374 ap1991

1999 270,000 342,000 78.9% 109 21 130 2,076 7 33 272 149 ap2000

2000 240,000 339,628 70.7% 106 17 123 1,951 7 29 284 148 ap2001

2001 240,000 339,628 70.7% 98 16 114 2,105 7 27 258 149 ap2002

2002 240,000 339,628 70.7% 99 15 114 2,105 7 26 250 149 ap2003

2003 240,000 339,628 70.7% 96 18 114 2,105 7 29 249 139 ap2004

2004 240,000 339,628 70.7% 93 17 110 2,181 7 28 234 125 ap2005

2006 231,000 339,600 68.0% 86 20 106 2,179 8 38 210 101 ap2007

2012 264,000 352,110 75.0% 66 20 86 3,069 11 30 172 88 ap2013

2015 276,000 367,500 75.1% 61 14 75 3,680 11 17 144 47 ap2016

2018 270,000 354,000 76.3% 48 13 61 4,426 12 18 132 45 ap2019

2020 269,500 353,288 76.3% 44 11 55 4,900 14 17 118 35 ap2021

2022 269,000 352,015 76.4% 46 8 54 4,981 13 10 87 29 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1959	300,000	311,137	96.4%	260	37	297	1,010		48	507	362	ap1960
1970	320,000	331,016	96.7%	232	34	266	1,203		40	540	363	ap1971
1980	234,000	343,000	68.2%	171	38	209	1,119	1	43	364	430	ap1981
1990	280,500	340,770	82.3%	146	26	172	1,630	4	29	362	374	ap1991
1999	270,000	342,000	78.9%	109	21	130	2,076	7	33	272	149	ap2000
2000	240,000	339,628	70.7%	106	17	123	1,951	7	29	284	148	ap2001
2001	240,000	339,628	70.7%	98	16	114	2,105	7	27	258	149	ap2002
2002	240,000	339,628	70.7%	99	15	114	2,105	7	26	250	149	ap2003
2003	240,000	339,628	70.7%	96	18	114	2,105	7	29	249	139	ap2004
2004	240,000	339,628	70.7%	93	17	110	2,181	7	28	234	125	ap2005
2006	231,000	339,600	68.0%	86	20	106	2,179	8	38	210	101	ap2007
2012	264,000	352,110	75.0%	66	20	86	3,069	11	30	172	88	ap2013
2015	276,000	367,500	75.1%	61	14	75	3,680	11	17	144	47	ap2016
2018	270,000	354,000	76.3%	48	13	61	4,426	12	18	132	45	ap2019
2020	269,500	353,288	76.3%	44	11	55	4,900	14	17	118	35	ap2021
2022	269,000	352,015	76.4%	46	8	54	4,981	13	10	87	29	ap2023