Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jacques Raymond Germain Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm., Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 12 April 1851
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,860 (2,263 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: https://oise.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 15 rue Jeanne Hachette, B.P. 20636, 60026 Beauvais CEDEX, France
Telephone: 3.44.06.28.23

Historical Details

Diocese of Beauvais
- Latin Name: Bellovacensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
- Country: France
Diocese of Beauvais
- Latin Name: Bellovacensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

St. Odon † ( 861 Appointed - 881 Died)
Henri de France † ( 1149 Appointed - 14 Jan 1162 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
Philippe de Dreux † ( 1175 Appointed - 4 Nov 1217 Died)
Milo de Nanteuil † ( 1217 Appointed - 6 Sep 1234 Died)
Geoffroy de Clermont-Nesle † ( 1234 Appointed - Aug 1236 Died)
Robert de Cressonsacq † (Aug 1237 Appointed - Oct 1248 Died)
Guillaume de Grez † ( 1249 Appointed - 22 Feb 1267 Died)
Renaud de Nanteuil † (31 Mar 1267 Appointed - 27 Sep 1283 Died)
Thibaud de Nanteuil † ( 1283 Appointed - 26 Dec 1300 Died)
Simon de Clermont-Nesle † (28 Jun 1301 Appointed - 22 Dec 1312 Died)
Jean de Marigny † (8 Jan 1313 Appointed - 14 May 1347 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Guillaume Bertrand † (14 May 1347 Appointed - 1355 Died)
Philippe d’Alençon de Valois † (8 Jun 1356 Appointed - 3 Jul 1359 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Jean de Dormans † (12 Jul 1359 Appointed - 22 Sep 1368 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati)
Jean d’Augerant † ( 1368 Appointed - 24 Jan 1375 Died)
Milon des Dormans † (31 Jan 1375 Appointed - 17 Aug 1387 Died)
Guillaume de Vienne, O.S.B. † (26 Aug 1387 Appointed - 29 Mar 1389 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Thomas d’Estouteville † (29 Mar 1389 Appointed - 22 Mar 1395 Died)
Louis d’Orléans † (2 Apr 1395 Appointed - 1397 Died)
Pierre de Savoisy † (16 Jan 1398 Appointed - 13 Sep 1412 Died)
Bernard de Chevenon † (29 Mar 1413 Appointed - 16 Feb 1420 Died)
Pierre Cauchon de Somièvre † (21 Aug 1420 Appointed - 29 Jan 1432 Appointed, Bishop of Lisieux)
Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (29 Jan 1432 Appointed - 3 Apr 1444 Appointed, Bishop of Laon)
Guillaume d’Hellande † (3 Apr 1444 Appointed - 3 Apr 1462 Died)
Jean de Bar † (14 May 1462 Appointed - 15 Mar 1488 Died)
Louis de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam † ( 1488 Appointed - 24 Aug 1521 Died)
Antoine Dubois † (4 Apr 1488 Appointed - 13 Sep 1497 Appointed, Bishop of Béziers)
Michel de Savoie † (2 Oct 1521 Appointed - 1522 Died)
Antonio Lascaris de Tenda † (12 Jan 1523 Appointed - 10 Jan 1530 Appointed, Bishop of Limoges)
Charles de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam † (10 Jan 1530 Appointed - 27 Sep 1535 Died)
Odet de Coligny de Châtillon † (20 Oct 1535 Appointed - 31 Mar 1563 Resigned)
Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † (26 Aug 1569 Appointed - 24 Aug 1575 Resigned)
Nicolas Fumée † (24 Aug 1575 Appointed - 3 Mar 1593 Died)
René Potier † (23 Sep 1596 Appointed - 4 Oct 1616 Died)
Augustin Potier de Blancmesnil † (21 Aug 1617 Appointed - 19 Jun 1650 Died)
Nicolaus Choart de Buzenval † (3 Oct 1650 Appointed - 21 Jul 1679 Died)
Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (25 Sep 1679 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1713 Died)
François-Honoré de Beauvillier de Saint-Aignan † (30 Aug 1713 Appointed - 10 Apr 1728 Resigned)
Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres † (24 Apr 1728 Confirmed - 22 May 1772 Retired)
Bl. François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers † (22 Jun 1772 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1792 Died)
Louis-Sylvestre de La Châtre † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 8 Jan 1823 Resigned)
Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1825 Confirmed, Bishop of Rennes)
François-Hyacinthe-Jean Feutrier † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1830 Died)
Jean-Louis-Simon Lemercier † (17 Dec 1832 Confirmed - 28 Dec 1837 Retired)
Pierre-Marie Cottret † (12 Feb 1838 Confirmed - 13 Nov 1841 Died)
Joseph-Armand Gignoux † (24 Jan 1842 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1878 Died)
François-Edouard Hasley † (15 Jul 1878 Confirmed - 27 Feb 1880 Confirmed, Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison))
Désiré-Joseph Dennel † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 13 Nov 1884 Confirmed, Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer))
Joseph-Maxence Péronne † (13 Nov 1884 Confirmed - 20 Feb 1892 Died)
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1899 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Marie-Jean-Célestin Douais † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 28 Feb 1915 Died)
Eugène-Stanislas Le Senne † (1 Jun 1915 Appointed - 14 Mar 1937 Died)
Félix Roeder † (14 Aug 1937 Appointed - 21 Feb 1955 Retired)
Pierre-Marie Gustave Lacointe † (23 Mar 1955 Appointed - 23 Apr 1965 Died)
Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières † (2 Aug 1965 Appointed - 20 Sep 1978 Retired)
Jacques André Marie Jullien † (20 Sep 1978 Appointed - 21 May 1984 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy † (13 Apr 1985 Appointed - 13 May 1995 Retired)
Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (13 May 1995 Succeeded - 28 Aug 2002 Appointed, Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières))
Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (9 Jan 2003 Appointed - 8 Jul 2009 Appointed, Bishop of Nantes)
Jacques Raymond Germain Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm. (18 Mar 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Beauvais
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Beauvais (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Beauvais (suppressed)	Diocese of Amiens
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Senlis (suppressed)	Diocese of Beauvais
Diocese of Beauvais
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Amiens	Diocese of Beauvais
Diocese of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis)
12 April 1851	Name Changed	Diocese of Beauvais Diocese of Noyon	Diocese of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis)

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 Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis)

1948 394,500 396,724 99.4% 361 15 376 1,049 60 572 551 ap1951

1959 435,000 450,000 96.7% 370 93 463 939 208 580 710 ap1960

1970 540,998 .0% 327 49 376 0 72 545 712 ap1971

1980 475,000 620,450 76.6% 244 38 282 1,684 5 59 490 709 ap1981

1990 583,000 712,000 81.9% 192 63 255 2,286 12 100 394 706 ap1991

1999 698,000 780,000 89.5% 141 15 156 4,474 18 50 275 45 ap2000

2000 685,000 765,011 89.5% 117 15 132 5,189 18 45 275 45 ap2001

2001 700,000 765,011 91.5% 182 13 195 3,589 19 44 261 45 ap2002

2002 710,000 766,441 92.6% 152 28 180 3,944 21 57 247 45 ap2003

2003 690,000 766,441 90.0% 136 28 164 4,207 19 54 238 45 ap2004

2004 685,000 766,441 89.4% 123 31 154 4,448 19 45 215 45 ap2005

2006 690,000 779,916 88.5% 120 17 137 5,036 22 41 194 45 ap2007

2012 714,000 804,100 88.8% 123 30 153 4,666 27 40 200 45 ap2013

2015 550,000 801,512 68.6% 115 24 139 3,956 25 33 167 45 ap2016

2018 557,980 814,490 68.5% 210 23 233 2,394 29 35 153 42 ap2019

2020 558,750 815,650 68.5% 210 23 233 2,398 29 35 153 42 ap2021

2022 569,000 831,000 68.5% 84 15 99 5,747 32 25 115 33 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 Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis)
1948	394,500	396,724	99.4%	361	15	376	1,049		60	572	551	ap1951
1959	435,000	450,000	96.7%	370	93	463	939		208	580	710	ap1960
1970		540,998	.0%	327	49	376	0		72	545	712	ap1971
1980	475,000	620,450	76.6%	244	38	282	1,684	5	59	490	709	ap1981
1990	583,000	712,000	81.9%	192	63	255	2,286	12	100	394	706	ap1991
1999	698,000	780,000	89.5%	141	15	156	4,474	18	50	275	45	ap2000
2000	685,000	765,011	89.5%	117	15	132	5,189	18	45	275	45	ap2001
2001	700,000	765,011	91.5%	182	13	195	3,589	19	44	261	45	ap2002
2002	710,000	766,441	92.6%	152	28	180	3,944	21	57	247	45	ap2003
2003	690,000	766,441	90.0%	136	28	164	4,207	19	54	238	45	ap2004
2004	685,000	766,441	89.4%	123	31	154	4,448	19	45	215	45	ap2005
2006	690,000	779,916	88.5%	120	17	137	5,036	22	41	194	45	ap2007
2012	714,000	804,100	88.8%	123	30	153	4,666	27	40	200	45	ap2013
2015	550,000	801,512	68.6%	115	24	139	3,956	25	33	167	45	ap2016
2018	557,980	814,490	68.5%	210	23	233	2,394	29	35	153	42	ap2019
2020	558,750	815,650	68.5%	210	23	233	2,398	29	35	153	42	ap2021
2022	569,000	831,000	68.5%	84	15	99	5,747	32	25	115	33	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Philippe d’Alençon de Valois † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1356 to 3 Jul 1359)
Jean d’Augerant † (Bishop: 1368 to 24 Jan 1375)
Jean de Bar † (Bishop: 14 May 1462 to 15 Mar 1488)
François-Honoré de Beauvillier de Saint-Aignan † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1713 to 10 Apr 1728)
Guillaume Bertrand † (Bishop: 14 May 1347 to 1355)
André Gustave Bossuyt † (Priest: 29 Oct 1950 to 3 Aug 1971)
Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † (Administrator: 26 Aug 1569 to 24 Aug 1575)
Pierre Cauchon de Somièvre † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1420 to 29 Jan 1432)
Bernard de Chevenon † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1413 to 16 Feb 1420)
Nicolaus Choart de Buzenval † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1650 to 21 Jul 1679)
Jean Cholet †
Geoffroy de Clermont-Nesle † (Bishop: 1234 to Aug 1236)
Simon de Clermont-Nesle † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1301 to 22 Dec 1312)
Odet de Coligny de Châtillon † (Administrator: 20 Oct 1535 to 31 Mar 1563)
Pierre-Marie Cottret † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1838 to 13 Nov 1841)
Robert de Cressonsacq † (Bishop: Aug 1237 to Oct 1248)
Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte † (Priest: 25 Jul 1955 to 22 Jun 1976)
Désiré-Joseph Dennel † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 13 Nov 1884)
Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1965 to 20 Sep 1978)
Thomas d’Estouteville † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1389 to 22 Mar 1395)
Louis d’Orléans † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1395 to 1397)
Jean de Dormans † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1359 to 22 Sep 1368)
Milon des Dormans † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1375 to 17 Aug 1387)
Marie-Jean-Célestin Douais † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 28 Feb 1915)
Philippe de Dreux † (Bishop: 1175 to 4 Nov 1217)
Antoine Dubois † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1488 to 13 Sep 1497)
François-Hyacinthe-Jean Feutrier † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1825 to 27 Jun 1830)
Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1679 to 24 Mar 1713)
Henri de France † (Bishop: 1149 to 14 Jan 1162)
Nicolas Fumée † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1575 to 3 Mar 1593)
Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 14 Dec 1899)
Louis-Joseph Gaillard † (Priest: 29 Jun 1902 to 21 Nov 1921)
Joseph-Armand Gignoux † (Priest: 20 Sep 1823; Bishop: 24 Jan 1842 to 1 Mar 1878)
Guillaume de Grez † (Bishop: 1249 to 22 Feb 1267)
Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1985 to 13 May 1995)
François-Edouard Hasley † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 27 Feb 1880)
Guillaume d’Hellande † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1444 to 3 Apr 1462)
Jacques André Marie Jullien † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1978 to 21 May 1984)
Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1432 to 3 Apr 1444)
Louis-Sylvestre de La Châtre † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 8 Jan 1823)
Pierre-Marie Gustave Lacointe † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1955 to 23 Apr 1965)
Bl. François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1772 to 2 Sep 1792)
Antonio Lascaris de Tenda † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1523 to 10 Jan 1530)
Jean-Louis-Simon Lemercier † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1832 to 28 Dec 1837)
Eugène-Stanislas Le Senne † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1915 to 14 Mar 1937)
Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 21 Mar 1825)
Jean de Marigny † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1313 to 14 May 1347)
Milo de Nanteuil † (Bishop: 1217 to 6 Sep 1234)
Renaud de Nanteuil † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1267 to 27 Sep 1283)
Thibaud de Nanteuil † (Bishop: 1283 to 26 Dec 1300)
Claude-Thierry Obré † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 1877 to 28 Feb 1878)
Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † (Priest: 8 Oct 1939; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1962 to 3 Aug 1965)
Joseph-Maxence Péronne † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1884 to 20 Feb 1892)
Réginald Polet, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Mar 1436)
René Potier † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1596 to 4 Oct 1616)
Augustin Potier de Blancmesnil † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1617 to 19 Jun 1650)
Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1728 to 22 May 1772)
Félix Roeder † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1937 to 21 Feb 1955)
Michel de Savoie † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1521 to 1522)
Pierre de Savoisy † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1398 to 13 Sep 1412)
Paul-Louis Touzé †
Guillaume de Vienne, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1387 to 29 Mar 1389)
Charles de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1530 to 27 Sep 1535)
Louis de Villiers de L’Isle-Adam † (Bishop: 1488 to 24 Aug 1521)
St. Odon † (Bishop: 861 to 881)

Source(s)

Diocese of Beauvais
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 132
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 104
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 131
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 113
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 117
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 119
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 510, to Page 512

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