Bayeux (-Lisieux) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert, Bishop
Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 12 June 1855
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rouen
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,548 (2,142 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://bayeuxlisieux.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 7 impasse Glatigny, B.P. 62250, 14406 Bayeux CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.31.51.28.74
Fax: 2.31.51.28.75

Historical Details

Diocese of Bayeux
- Latin Name: Baiocensis
- Erected: 2nd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rouen
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Richard de Douvres † ( 1108 Appointed - 1134 Died)
Richard de Beaufou (Bellefago) † ( 1135 Appointed - 3 Apr 1142 Died)
Henri † ( 1164 Appointed - Dec 1205 Died)
Robert de Ableiges † ( 1206 Appointed - 29 Jan 1231 Died)
Thomas de Freauville † ( 1232 Appointed - May 1238 Died)
Guy † ( 1241 Appointed - 27 Feb 1260 Died)
Eudes de Lorry † (9 May 1263 Appointed - 8 Aug 1274 Died)
Gregorio di Napoli † ( 1274 Appointed - 11 Jul 1276 Died)
Pierre de Beneis † ( 1276 Appointed - 23 Jan 1306 Died)
Guillaume Bonnet † (27 Aug 1306 Appointed - 3 Apr 1312 Died)
Guillaume de Trie † (3 Dec 1312 Confirmed - 28 Mar 1324 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Pierre de Lévis de Mirepoix † (28 Mar 1324 Appointed - 1326 Died)
Pierre de Moussy (Jean) † (16 Aug 1326 Appointed - 30 Jan 1330 Appointed, Bishop of Carcassonne)
Guillaume de Beaujeu † (3 Jan 1330 Appointed - 26 Oct 1337 Died)
Guillaume Bertrand † (23 Jan 1338 Appointed - 14 May 1347 Appointed, Bishop of Beauvais)
Pierre de Villaine † (14 May 1347 Appointed - 3 Sep 1360 Died)
Louis Thésait † (6 Nov 1360 Appointed - 14 Apr 1374 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Geoffroy de Saligny † (14 Apr 1374 Appointed - Jun 1374 Died)
Milon des Dormans † (16 Jun 1374 Appointed - 31 Jan 1375 Appointed, Bishop of Beauvais)
Nicolas de Bosco † (31 Jan 1375 Appointed - 19 Sep 1408 Died)
Jean de Boissey † (26 Nov 1408 Appointed - 3 Apr 1412 Died)
Jean Langret † (30 Apr 1412 Appointed - 14 Jul 1419 Died)
Nicholas Habart † (27 Nov 1420 Appointed - 29 Sep 1431 Died)
Zanone Castiglione † (29 Jan 1432 Appointed - 11 Sep 1459 Died)
Louis d’Harcourt † (18 Jan 1460 Appointed - 14 Dec 1479 Died)
Charles de Neufchâtel † (6 Mar 1480 Appointed - 20 Jul 1498 Died)
René de Prie † (3 Aug 1498 Appointed - 24 Nov 1516 Resigned)
Louis Canossa, O. Cist. † (24 Nov 1516 Appointed - 17 Apr 1531 Resigned)
Pierre de Martigny † (17 Apr 1531 Appointed - 13 Sep 1531 Died)
Agostino Trivulzio † (6 Oct 1531 Appointed - 30 Mar 1548 Died)
Charles d’Humières † (16 May 1548 Appointed - 5 Dec 1571 Died)
Bernardin de Saint-François † (12 Aug 1573 Appointed - 14 Jul 1582 Died)
Mathurin de Savonnières, O.S.A. † (9 Mar 1583 Appointed - 11 Jun 1586 Died)
Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † ( 1586 Appointed - 1590 Resigned)
René de Daillon du Lude † (11 Feb 1598 Appointed - 8 Mar 1600 Died)
Arnaud d’Ossat † (26 Jun 1600 Appointed - 13 Mar 1604 Died)
Jacques d’Angennes † (5 May 1606 Appointed - 16 May 1647 Died)
Édouard Molé † (23 Nov 1648 Appointed - 6 Apr 1652 Died)
François Servien † (9 Nov 1654 Confirmed - 2 Feb 1659 Died)
François de Nesmond † (8 Aug 1661 Confirmed - 16 May 1715 Died)
Joseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille † (8 Jun 1716 Confirmed - 11 May 1718 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
François-Armand de Lorraine d’Armagnac † (18 Sep 1719 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1728 Died)
Paul d’Albert de Luynes † (17 Aug 1729 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1753 Resigned)
Pierre-Jules-César de Rochechouard-Montigny † (26 Nov 1753 Confirmed - 27 Dec 1776 Retired)
Joseph-Dominique de Cheylus † (17 Feb 1777 Confirmed - 22 Feb 1797 Died)
Charles Brault † (4 May 1802 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1817 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
Jean Pradelle † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 2 Apr 1818 Died)
Charles-François Duperrier-Dumourier † (10 Mar 1823 Confirmed - 17 Apr 1827 Died)
Jean-Charles-Richard Dancel † (17 Sep 1827 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1836 Died)
Louis-François Robin † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 29 Dec 1855 Died)
Charles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot † (16 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 15 Jun 1866 Died)
Flavien-Abel-Antoinin Hugonin † (22 Feb 1867 Confirmed - 2 May 1898 Died)
Léon-Adolphe Amette † (28 Nov 1898 Confirmed - 21 Feb 1906 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Paris)
Thomas-Paul-Henri Lemonnier † (13 Jul 1906 Appointed - 29 Dec 1927 Died)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard † (6 Jul 1928 Appointed - 23 Dec 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
François-Marie Picaud † (12 Sep 1931 Appointed - 5 Aug 1954 Retired)
André Jacques Marie Jacquemin † (29 Oct 1954 Appointed - 10 Dec 1969 Resigned)
Jean-Marie-Clément Badré † (10 Dec 1969 Appointed - 19 Nov 1988 Retired)
Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B. † (19 Nov 1988 Succeeded - 12 Mar 2010 Retired)
Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (12 Mar 2010 Appointed - 27 Jun 2020 Retired)
Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert (10 Nov 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bayeux
2nd Century	Erected		Diocese of Bayeux (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Lisieux (suppressed)	Diocese of Bayeux Diocese of Évreux Diocese of Sées {Séez}
Diocese of Bayeux (-Lisieux)
12 June 1855	Name Changed	Diocese of Bayeux	Diocese of Bayeux (-Lisieux)

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 Bayeux (-Lisieux)

1950 350,000 400,000 87.5% 509 4 513 682 145 2,826 718 ap1951

1958 380,000 442,991 85.8% 479 6 485 783 128 1,854 720 ap1960

1969 510,000 519,000 98.3% 464 77 541 942 77 256 ap1971

1980 500,000 570,000 87.7% 368 84 452 1,106 1 120 1,319 722 ap1981

1990 525,000 614,000 85.5% 288 83 371 1,415 8 126 1,015 724 ap1991

1999 475,000 618,478 76.8% 229 71 300 1,583 17 111 727 51 ap2000

2000 475,000 648,385 73.3% 226 63 289 1,643 17 92 701 51 ap2001

2001 475,000 648,385 73.3% 222 67 289 1,643 19 99 667 51 ap2002

2002 460,000 648,385 70.9% 215 63 278 1,654 19 93 630 51 ap2003

2003 461,000 649,047 71.0% 207 63 270 1,707 19 91 630 51 ap2004

2004 461,000 647,833 71.2% 203 37 240 1,920 20 47 597 50 ap2005

2006 461,000 647,933 71.1% 192 55 247 1,866 18 67 585 51 ap2007

2012 493,700 694,600 71.1% 166 43 209 2,362 18 69 597 51 ap2013

2015 416,500 685,262 60.8% 136 50 186 2,239 20 85 458 51 ap2016

2018 405,940 692,400 58.6% 108 50 158 2,569 23 66 435 51 ap2019

2020 405,800 692,000 58.6% 109 49 158 2,568 31 66 457 51 ap2021

2022 406,160 694,056 58.5% 104 48 152 2,672 31 61 385 51 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 Bayeux (-Lisieux)
1950	350,000	400,000	87.5%	509	4	513	682		145	2,826	718	ap1951
1958	380,000	442,991	85.8%	479	6	485	783		128	1,854	720	ap1960
1969	510,000	519,000	98.3%	464	77	541	942		77		256	ap1971
1980	500,000	570,000	87.7%	368	84	452	1,106	1	120	1,319	722	ap1981
1990	525,000	614,000	85.5%	288	83	371	1,415	8	126	1,015	724	ap1991
1999	475,000	618,478	76.8%	229	71	300	1,583	17	111	727	51	ap2000
2000	475,000	648,385	73.3%	226	63	289	1,643	17	92	701	51	ap2001
2001	475,000	648,385	73.3%	222	67	289	1,643	19	99	667	51	ap2002
2002	460,000	648,385	70.9%	215	63	278	1,654	19	93	630	51	ap2003
2003	461,000	649,047	71.0%	207	63	270	1,707	19	91	630	51	ap2004
2004	461,000	647,833	71.2%	203	37	240	1,920	20	47	597	50	ap2005
2006	461,000	647,933	71.1%	192	55	247	1,866	18	67	585	51	ap2007
2012	493,700	694,600	71.1%	166	43	209	2,362	18	69	597	51	ap2013
2015	416,500	685,262	60.8%	136	50	186	2,239	20	85	458	51	ap2016
2018	405,940	692,400	58.6%	108	50	158	2,569	23	66	435	51	ap2019
2020	405,800	692,000	58.6%	109	49	158	2,568	31	66	457	51	ap2021
2022	406,160	694,056	58.5%	104	48	152	2,672	31	61	385	51	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Robert de Ableiges † (Bishop: 1206 to 29 Jan 1231)
Paul d’Albert de Luynes † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1729 to 21 Sep 1753)
Léon-Adolphe Amette † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 21 Feb 1906)
Jean-Marie-Clément Badré † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1969 to 19 Nov 1988)
Thurstan de Bayeux †
Richard de Beaufou (Bellefago) † (Bishop: 1135 to 3 Apr 1142)
Guillaume de Beaujeu † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1330 to 26 Oct 1337)
Pierre de Beneis † (Bishop: 1276 to 23 Jan 1306)
Guillaume Bertrand † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1338 to 14 May 1347)
René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †
Jean de Boissey † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1408 to 3 Apr 1412)
Guillaume Bonnet † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1306 to 3 Apr 1312)
Nicolas de Bosco † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1375 to 19 Sep 1408)
Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † (Administrator: 1586 to 1590)
Charles Brault † (Bishop: 4 May 1802 to 1 Oct 1817)
Louis Canossa, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1516 to 17 Apr 1531)
Zanone Castiglione † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1432 to 11 Sep 1459)
Joseph-Dominique de Cheylus † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1777 to 22 Feb 1797)
René de Daillon du Lude † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1598 to 8 Mar 1600)
Jean-Charles-Richard Dancel † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1827 to 20 Apr 1836)
Jacques d’Angennes † (Bishop: 5 May 1606 to 16 May 1647)
Louis d’Harcourt † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1460 to 14 Dec 1479)
Charles d’Humières † (Bishop: 16 May 1548 to 5 Dec 1571)
Charles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1856 to 15 Jun 1866)
Milon des Dormans † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1374 to 31 Jan 1375)
Arnaud d’Ossat † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1600 to 13 Mar 1604)
Jules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †
Richard de Douvres † (Bishop: 1108 to 1134)
Arthur-Xavier Ducellier † (Priest: 11 Oct 1857 to 15 Jul 1878)
Charles-François Duperrier-Dumourier † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1823 to 17 Apr 1827)
Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize, O.M.I. †
Ranulf Flambard †
Thomas de Freauville † (Bishop: 1232 to May 1238)
Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1987 to 1 Jul 2005)
Abel-Anastase Germain † (Priest: 11 Oct 1857 to 28 Jan 1876)
Nicholas Habart † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1420 to 29 Sep 1431)
Flavien-Abel-Antoinin Hugonin † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 2 May 1898)
André Jacques Marie Jacquemin † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Dec 1951; Bishop: 29 Oct 1954 to 10 Dec 1969)
Jean Langret † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1412 to 14 Jul 1419)
Joseph-Emmanuel de la Trémoille † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1716 to 11 May 1718)
Thomas-Paul-Henri Lemonnier † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1906 to 29 Dec 1927)
Jules Lepley, M.E.P. †
Pierre de Lévis de Mirepoix † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1324 to 1326)
François-Armand de Lorraine d’Armagnac † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1719 to 9 Jun 1728)
Eudes de Lorry † (Bishop: 9 May 1263 to 8 Aug 1274)
Jean Lunel (Lunelli), O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1537 to 1557)
Pierre de Martigny † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1531 to 13 Sep 1531)
Édouard Molé † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1648 to 6 Apr 1652)
Pierre de Moussy (Jean) † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1326 to 30 Jan 1330)
Gregorio di Napoli † (Bishop: 1274 to 11 Jul 1276)
François de Nesmond † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1661 to 16 May 1715)
Charles de Neufchâtel † (Administrator: 6 Mar 1480 to 20 Jul 1498)
Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican, S.D.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1988; Bishop: 19 Nov 1988 to 12 Mar 2010)
François-Marie Picaud † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1931 to 5 Aug 1954)
Jean Pradelle † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 2 Apr 1818)
René de Prie † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1498 to 24 Nov 1516)
Louis-François Robin † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 29 Dec 1855)
Pierre-Jules-César de Rochechouard-Montigny † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1753 to 27 Dec 1776)
Bernardin de Saint-François † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1573 to 14 Jul 1582)
Geoffroy de Saligny † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1374 to Jun 1374)
Mathurin de Savonnières, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1583 to 11 Jun 1586)
François Servien † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1654 to 2 Feb 1659)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1928 to 23 Dec 1930)
Louis Thésait † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1360 to 14 Apr 1374)
Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures, M.E.P. †
Stanislas-Arthur-Xavier Touchet †
Guillaume de Trie † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1312 to 28 Mar 1324)
Agostino Trivulzio † (Administrator: 6 Oct 1531 to 30 Mar 1548)
Désiré-Michel Vesque †
Pierre de Villaine † (Bishop: 14 May 1347 to 3 Sep 1360)
Guy † (Bishop: 1241 to 27 Feb 1260)
Henri † (Bishop: 1164 to Dec 1205)

Source(s)

Diocese of Bayeux
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 124, and Page 125
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 101
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 127
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 107, and Page 108
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 111, and Page 112
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 113
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 506, to Page 508

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