Troyes (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Alexandre François Marie Joly, Bishop
Marc Camille Michel Stenger, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,026 (2,327 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: https://www.cathotroyes.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 3 rue du Cloitre - Saint-Etienne, 10000 Troyes, France
Telephone: 3.25.80.58.30
Fax: 3.25.80.48.50

Past and Present Ordinaries

Mainard (Ménard) † ( 1035 Appointed - Nov 1049 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens)
Trotmont † ( 1049 Appointed - 1058 Died)
Mattieu † ( 1169 Appointed - 28 Sep 1180 Died)
Garnier de Traînel † ( 1193 Appointed - 14 Apr 1205 Died)
Hervé † (20 Feb 1207 Confirmed - 2 Jul 1223 Died)
Robert † (Aug 1223 Appointed - 3 Jun 1233 Died)
Nicolas de Brie † (30 Oct 1233 Ordained Bishop - 24 Apr 1269 Died)
Jean de Nanteuil † (Jul 1269 Appointed - 3 Aug 1298 Died)
Guichard , O.S.B. † ( 1298 Appointed - 14 Mar 1314 Appointed, Bishop of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar))
Jean d’Auxois † (14 Mar 1314 Appointed - 13 Jan 1317 Died)
Guillaume Méchin † (2 Mar 1317 Appointed - 26 Apr 1324 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
Jean de Cherchemont † (26 Apr 1324 Appointed - 18 Feb 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Amiens)
Jean d’Aubigny † (18 Feb 1326 Appointed - 6 Nov 1341 Died)
Jean d’Auxois † (24 Sep 1342 Appointed - 30 Jan 1353 Appointed, Bishop of Auxerre)
Henri de Poitiers † (13 Mar 1353 Appointed - 25 Aug 1370 Died)
Jean de Braque † (20 Sep 1370 Appointed - 10 Aug 1375 Died)
Pierre de Villiers, O.P. † (12 Sep 1375 Appointed - 11 Jun 1377 Died)
Pierre d’Arcy † ( 1377 Appointed - 18 Apr 1395 Died)
Etienne de Givry † (19 Jul 1395 Appointed - 26 Apr 1426 Died)
Jean Léguisé † (23 Aug 1426 Appointed - 3 Aug 1450 Died)
Louis Raguier † (23 Dec 1450 Appointed - 3 Dec 1483 Resigned)
Jacques Raguier † (3 Dec 1483 Succeeded - 14 Nov 1518 Died)
Guillaume Petit, O.P. † (24 Jan 1519 Appointed - 18 Sep 1527 Appointed, Bishop of Senlis)
Oudart Hennequin † (18 Sep 1527 Appointed - 13 Nov 1544 Died)
Louis de Guise de Lorraine † (11 May 1545 Appointed - 27 Jun 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Albi)
Antoine Caracciolo, C.R.S.A. † (5 Oct 1551 Appointed - 31 Mar 1563 Resigned)
Claude-Charles-Roger de Bauffremont † (16 Dec 1562 Appointed - 24 Sep 1593 Died)
René Benoit † (3 May 1594 Appointed - 1604 Resigned)
René Breslay † (18 Jul 1605 Appointed - 2 Nov 1641 Died)
François Mallier du Houssay † (2 Nov 1641 Succeeded - 11 Oct 1678 Died)
François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (6 Feb 1679 Confirmed - 1697 Resigned)
Denis-François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (10 Mar 1698 Confirmed - 11 May 1718 Confirmed, Archbishop of Sens)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet † (27 Jun 1718 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1742 Retired)
Mathias Poncet de la Rivière † (9 Jul 1742 Confirmed - 28 Feb 1758 Resigned)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé † (2 Aug 1758 Confirmed - 14 Feb 1761 Resigned)
Claude-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (16 Feb 1761 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1790 Retired)
Louis-Mathias-Joseph de Barral † (22 Dec 1790 Succeeded - 5 Oct 1801 Resigned)
Marc-Antoine de Noé † (11 Apr 1802 Appointed - 22 Sep 1802 Died)
Louis-Apolinaire de La Tour du Pin-Montauban † (20 Dec 1802 Confirmed - 28 Nov 1807 Died)
Etienne-Marie de Boulogne † (11 Jul 1808 Confirmed - 13 May 1825 Died)
Claude-Madeleine de La Myre-Mory † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
Etienne-Marie de Boulogne † (25 Feb 1825 Appointed - 13 May 1825 Died)
Jacques-Louis-David de Séguin des Hons † (19 Dec 1825 Confirmed - 31 Aug 1843 Died)
Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay † (22 Jan 1844 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1848 Confirmed, Archbishop of Avignon)
Pierre-Louis Coeur † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1860 Died)
Emmanuel-Jules Ravinet † (18 Mar 1861 Confirmed - 2 Aug 1875 Retired)
Pierre-Louis-Marie Cortet † (23 Sep 1875 Confirmed - 15 Feb 1898 Died)
Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot † (24 Mar 1898 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
Laurent Marie Étienne Monnier † (10 Oct 1907 Appointed - 7 Jul 1927 Died)
Maurice Feltin † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 16 Aug 1932 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre))
Joseph-Jean Heintz † (7 Dec 1933 Appointed - 4 Mar 1938 Confirmed, Bishop of Metz)
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † (27 Jul 1938 Appointed - 17 Jun 1943 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Julien François Le Couëdic † (4 Nov 1943 Appointed - 21 Feb 1967 Retired)
André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet † (21 Feb 1967 Appointed - 4 Apr 1992 Retired)
Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt (4 Apr 1992 Succeeded - 2 Jul 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Orléans)
Marc Camille Michel Stenger (30 Apr 1999 Appointed - 28 Dec 2020 Resigned)
Alexandre François Marie Joly (11 Dec 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Troyes (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Auxerre (suppressed) Archdiocese of Sens (suppressed)	Diocese of Troyes
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Langres (suppressed)	Diocese of Dijon Diocese of Troyes
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Troyes	Archdiocese of Sens
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Troyes (from Sens)

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

1950 200,000 235,000 85.1% 207 27 234 854 56 550 457 ap1951

1969 200,000 268,460 74.5% 182 39 221 904 80 524 103 ap1971

1980 201,000 294,000 68.4% 145 34 179 1,122 65 454 425 ap1981

1990 203,000 293,000 69.3% 118 27 145 1,400 2 51 319 425 ap1991

1999 220,000 300,000 73.3% 86 20 106 2,075 14 30 269 425 ap2000

2000 204,600 292,131 70.0% 85 19 104 1,967 14 34 224 425 ap2001

2001 205,612 292,131 70.4% 75 18 93 2,210 14 28 259 425 ap2002

2002 205,612 292,131 70.4% 88 17 105 1,958 16 35 219 59 ap2003

2003 205,612 292,131 70.4% 82 17 99 2,076 16 36 231 59 ap2004

2004 205,612 292,131 70.4% 77 17 94 2,187 16 36 139 59 ap2005

2010 210,000 296,000 70.9% 88 23 111 1,891 20 32 187 61 ap2011

2014 216,800 303,997 71.3% 64 16 80 2,710 20 21 158 44 ap2015

2017 219,518 315,000 69.7% 51 16 67 3,276 24 19 100 43 ap2018

2020 215,700 310,000 69.6% 50 12 62 3,479 23 16 107 43 ap2021

2022 216,000 310,242 69.6% 40 10 50 4,320 22 12 100 43 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	200,000	235,000	85.1%	207	27	234	854		56	550	457	ap1951
1969	200,000	268,460	74.5%	182	39	221	904		80	524	103	ap1971
1980	201,000	294,000	68.4%	145	34	179	1,122		65	454	425	ap1981
1990	203,000	293,000	69.3%	118	27	145	1,400	2	51	319	425	ap1991
1999	220,000	300,000	73.3%	86	20	106	2,075	14	30	269	425	ap2000
2000	204,600	292,131	70.0%	85	19	104	1,967	14	34	224	425	ap2001
2001	205,612	292,131	70.4%	75	18	93	2,210	14	28	259	425	ap2002
2002	205,612	292,131	70.4%	88	17	105	1,958	16	35	219	59	ap2003
2003	205,612	292,131	70.4%	82	17	99	2,076	16	36	231	59	ap2004
2004	205,612	292,131	70.4%	77	17	94	2,187	16	36	139	59	ap2005
2010	210,000	296,000	70.9%	88	23	111	1,891	20	32	187	61	ap2011
2014	216,800	303,997	71.3%	64	16	80	2,710	20	21	158	44	ap2015
2017	219,518	315,000	69.7%	51	16	67	3,276	24	19	100	43	ap2018
2020	215,700	310,000	69.6%	50	12	62	3,479	23	16	107	43	ap2021
2022	216,000	310,242	69.6%	40	10	50	4,320	22	12	100	43	ap2023