Clermont (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

François Michel Pierre Kalist, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 8 December 2002
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 8,019 (3,097 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre-Est
Official Web Site: http://clermont.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 9 rue d'Ambert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Telephone: 4.73.98.01.40

Historical Details

Diocese of Clermont
- Latin Name: Claromontana
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bourges
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Robert d’Auvergne † ( 1195 Appointed - 3 Apr 1227 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon)
Hughes de La Tour-du-Pin † ( 1227 Appointed - 28 Dec 1249 Died)
Guy de La Tour-du-Pin, O.P. † ( 1250 Appointed - 28 Feb 1286 Died)
Aimar de Cros † (30 Jul 1286 Appointed - 17 Oct 1297 Died)
Jean Aicelin † ( 1298 Appointed - 1301 Died)
Pierre de Cros † (21 Jan 1302 Appointed - 25 Sep 1304 Died)
Aubert de Montaigu † (11 Aug 1307 Appointed - 1328 Died)
Arnaud-Roger de Comminges, C.R.S.A. † ( 1328 Appointed - 1336 Died)
Raymond de Montaigu † (17 Jul 1336 Appointed - 1 Apr 1340 Died)
Étienne Aubert † (Oct 1340 Appointed - 20 Sep 1342 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo)
Pierre d’André † (25 Sep 1342 Appointed - 17 Feb 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Cambrai)
Pierre d’Aigrefeuille † (18 Feb 1349 Appointed - 8 Feb 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Uzés)
Jean de Mello † (8 Feb 1357 Appointed - 23 Dec 1375 Died)
Henri de La Tour † (2 Jan 1376 Appointed - 7 May 1415 Died)
Martin Gouge (Goyon) † (15 May 1415 Appointed - 25 Nov 1444 Died)
Jacques de Comborn † (10 May 1445 Appointed - 15 Feb 1475 Died)
Antonio Alamandi † (8 Mar 1475 Appointed - 15 Jul 1476 Appointed, Bishop of Cahors)
Charles de Bourbon † (10 Mar 1476 Appointed - 17 Sep 1488 Died)
Charles de Bourbon † (26 Sep 1488 Appointed - 22 Feb 1504 Died)
Jacques d’Amboise † (23 May 1505 Appointed - 27 Dec 1516 Died)
Thomas Du Prat † (3 Jun 1517 Appointed - 19 Nov 1528 Died)
Guillaume Du Prat † (26 Feb 1528 Appointed - 22 Oct 1560 Died)
Bernardo Salviati † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 10 Mar 1568 Resigned)
Antoine Senneterre † (10 Mar 1568 Appointed - 15 Sep 1584 Died)
François de La Rochefoucauld † (29 Jul 1585 Appointed - 15 Feb 1610 Appointed, Bishop of Senlis)
Antoine Rose † (1 Mar 1610 Appointed - 31 Jan 1614 Died)
Joachim d’Estaing † (12 Jan 1615 Appointed - 11 Sep 1650 Died)
Louis d’Estaing † (9 Jun 1651 Appointed - 15 Mar 1664 Died)
Gilbert de Vény d’Arbouze † (11 Aug 1664 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1682 Died)
François Bochart de Saron de Champigny † (10 Mar 1692 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1715 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Massillon, C.O.I. † (14 Nov 1718 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1742 Died)
François-Marie Le Maistre de La Garlaye † (28 Jan 1743 Confirmed - 5 Jun 1776 Died)
François de Bonal (d’Aujac) † (16 Sep 1776 Confirmed - 3 Sep 1800 Died)
Charles-Antoine-Henri Du Valk de Dampierre † (14 Apr 1802 Confirmed - 8 Jun 1833 Died)
Louis-Charles Féron † (20 Jan 1834 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1879 Died)
Jean-Pierre Boyer † (24 Dec 1879 Succeeded - 19 Jan 1893 Confirmed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Pierre-Marie Belmont † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1921 Died)
Francisque- Jean-Etienne Marnas † (19 Mar 1921 Succeeded - 13 Oct 1932 Died)
Gabriel-Emmanuel-Joseph Piguet † (7 Dec 1933 Appointed - 3 Jul 1952 Died)
Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie † (17 Mar 1953 Appointed - 18 Jan 1974 Retired)
Jean Louis Joseph Dardel † (18 Jan 1974 Appointed - 27 Nov 1995 Retired)
Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon † (22 Feb 1996 Appointed - 17 Mar 2016 Resigned)
François Michel Pierre Kalist (20 Sep 2016 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Clermont
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Clermont (erected)
20 February 1317	Territory Lost	Diocese of Clermont	Diocese of Saint-Flour (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay (suppressed)	Diocese of Clermont
27 July 1817	Territory Lost	Diocese of Autun Archdiocese of Bourges Diocese of Clermont	Diocese of Moulins (erected)
Archdiocese of Clermont
8 December 2002	Elevated	Diocese of Clermont	Archdiocese of Clermont

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 Clermont

1950 460,000 479,728 95.9% 492 50 542 848 100 1,000 516 ap1951

1969 520,800 544,568 95.6% 410 43 453 1,149 128 1,194 215 ap1971

1980 453,000 583,800 77.6% 351 13 364 1,244 23 683 521 ap1981

1990 506,000 621,000 81.5% 263 11 274 1,846 3 48 530 520 ap1991

1999 540,000 602,939 89.6% 205 44 249 2,168 9 78 371 521 ap2000

2000 535,000 602,978 88.7% 184 38 222 2,409 16 63 373 521 ap2001

2001 587,666 604,096 97.3% 189 5 194 3,029 18 32 354 521 ap2002

Archdiocese of Clermont

2002 587,666 604,096 97.3% 164 3 167 3,518 19 30 328 521 ap2003

2003 588,600 604,096 97.4% 175 4 179 3,288 20 16 320 521 ap2004

2004 588,600 604,266 97.4% 172 7 179 3,288 20 32 325 474 ap2005

2006 584,400 604,266 96.7% 158 7 165 3,541 22 29 280 37 ap2007

2013 600,000 619,000 96.9% 126 8 134 4,477 32 28 204 37 ap2014

2016 607,040 626,680 96.9% 102 11 113 5,372 33 29 176 37 ap2017

2019 612,200 632,000 96.9% 88 10 98 6,246 36 28 176 33 ap2020

2021 616,000 636,000 96.9% 83 10 93 6,623 35 25 108 33 ap2022

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 Clermont
1950	460,000	479,728	95.9%	492	50	542	848		100	1,000	516	ap1951
1969	520,800	544,568	95.6%	410	43	453	1,149		128	1,194	215	ap1971
1980	453,000	583,800	77.6%	351	13	364	1,244		23	683	521	ap1981
1990	506,000	621,000	81.5%	263	11	274	1,846	3	48	530	520	ap1991
1999	540,000	602,939	89.6%	205	44	249	2,168	9	78	371	521	ap2000
2000	535,000	602,978	88.7%	184	38	222	2,409	16	63	373	521	ap2001
2001	587,666	604,096	97.3%	189	5	194	3,029	18	32	354	521	ap2002
Archdiocese of Clermont
2002	587,666	604,096	97.3%	164	3	167	3,518	19	30	328	521	ap2003
2003	588,600	604,096	97.4%	175	4	179	3,288	20	16	320	521	ap2004
2004	588,600	604,266	97.4%	172	7	179	3,288	20	32	325	474	ap2005
2006	584,400	604,266	96.7%	158	7	165	3,541	22	29	280	37	ap2007
2013	600,000	619,000	96.9%	126	8	134	4,477	32	28	204	37	ap2014
2016	607,040	626,680	96.9%	102	11	113	5,372	33	29	176	37	ap2017
2019	612,200	632,000	96.9%	88	10	98	6,246	36	28	176	33	ap2020
2021	616,000	636,000	96.9%	83	10	93	6,623	35	25	108	33	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean Aicelin † (Bishop: 1298 to 1301)
Antonio Alamandi † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1475 to 15 Jul 1476)
Pierre de Albo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jul 1518)
Étienne Aubert † (Bishop: Oct 1340 to 20 Sep 1342)
Robert d’Auvergne † (Bishop: 1195 to 3 Apr 1227)
Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut, O.S.B. †
Miguel Alfredo Barrat, C.S.Sp. †
Pierre-Marie Belmont † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 19 Mar 1921)
François Bochart de Saron de Champigny † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1692 to 11 Aug 1715)
François de Bonal (d’Aujac) † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1776 to 3 Sep 1800)
Christophe-Ernest Bonjean, O.M.I. †
Benoit-Marius Bonnefoux, C.S.Sp. †
Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1924 to 10 Oct 1931)
Charles de Bourbon † (Administrator: 10 Mar 1476 to 17 Sep 1488)
Charles de Bourbon † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1488 to 22 Feb 1504)
Peter Bourgade (Bougarde) †
Jean-Pierre Boyer † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jul 1878; Bishop: 24 Dec 1879 to 19 Jan 1893)
Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1953 to 18 Jan 1974)
Aimable Chassaigne † (Priest: 29 Jul 1920 to 6 Feb 1940)
Jacques de Comborn † (Bishop: 10 May 1445 to 15 Feb 1475)
Arnaud-Roger de Comminges, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 1328 to 1336)
Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. †
Eugène-Paul Coupat, M.E.P. †
Félix Couturier, O.P. †
Aimar de Cros † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1286 to 17 Oct 1297)
Pierre de Cros † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1302 to 25 Sep 1304)
Pierre d’Aigrefeuille † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1349 to 8 Feb 1357)
Jacques d’Amboise † (Bishop: 23 May 1505 to 27 Dec 1516)
Pierre d’André † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1342 to 17 Feb 1349)
Jean Louis Joseph Dardel † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1974 to 27 Nov 1995)
Joachim d’Estaing † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1615 to 11 Sep 1650)
Louis d’Estaing † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1651 to 15 Mar 1664)
Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † (Deacon: 23 Dec 1933; Priest: 31 Mar 1934 to 8 Feb 1960)
Peter Dufal, C.S.C. †
St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. †
Guillaume Du Prat † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1528 to 22 Oct 1560)
Thomas Du Prat † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1517 to 19 Nov 1528)
Charles-Antoine-Henri Du Valk de Dampierre † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1802 to 8 Jun 1833)
Louis-Charles Féron † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 24 Dec 1879)
Benedict Joseph Flaget, P.S.S. †
Jacques Girard, C.S.Sp. †
Pierre Giraud † (Priest: 23 Sep 1815 to 5 Jul 1830)
Martin Gouge (Goyon) † (Bishop: 15 May 1415 to 25 Nov 1444)
Pierre-Alfred Grimardias † (Priest: 23 Dec 1837 to 22 Jun 1866)
John Baptist Lamy †
François de La Rochefoucauld † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1585 to 15 Feb 1610)
Henri de La Tour † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1376 to 7 May 1415)
Guy de La Tour-du-Pin, O.P. † (Bishop: 1250 to 28 Feb 1286)
Hughes de La Tour-du-Pin † (Bishop: 1227 to 28 Dec 1249)
Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. †
François-Marie Le Maistre de La Garlaye † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1743 to 5 Jun 1776)
Joseph Projectus Machebeuf (Macheboeuf) † (Priest: 21 Dec 1836 to 3 Mar 1868)
Jean de Mallevaud, O.F.M. Rec. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Dec 1648 to 4 May 1682)
Charles Mannay † (Priest: 30 Mar 1770 to 17 Jul 1802)
Francisque- Jean-Etienne Marnas † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1919; Bishop: 19 Mar 1921 to 13 Oct 1932)
Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. †
Jean-Baptiste Massillon, C.O.I. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1718 to 28 Sep 1742)
Jean de Mello † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1357 to 23 Dec 1375)
Aubert de Montaigu † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1307 to 1328)
Raymond de Montaigu † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1336 to 1 Apr 1340)
Jean de Murol †
Gabriel-Emmanuel-Joseph Piguet † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1933 to 3 Jul 1952)
Antoine Rose † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1610 to 31 Jan 1614)
Pierre Rougeyron, S.M. †
Joseph Jean Marie Rozier † (Priest: 28 Sep 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1971 to 11 Apr 1973)
Nicolas de Saint Saturnin, O.P. †
John Baptist (Jean-Baptiste) Salpointe † (Priest: 20 Dec 1851 to 25 Sep 1868)
Bernardo Salviati † (Administrator: 8 Aug 1561 to 10 Mar 1568)
Antoine Senneterre † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1568 to 15 Sep 1584)
Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1996; Archbishop: 8 Dec 2002 to 17 Mar 2016)
Emile-Jean-François Thiénard †
Gilbert de Vény d’Arbouze † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1664 to 19 Apr 1682)
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (Priest: 11 Apr 1936 to 18 Dec 1957)
Jean-Marie Villot †

Source(s)

Diocese of Clermont
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 192
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 130
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 169, and Page 170
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 153
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 161
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 169
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 537, to Page 539

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