Fréjus-Toulon (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Dominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm., Bishop
François Marie Pierre Touvet, Coadjutor Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 28 April 1957
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Marseille
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,032 (2,329 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-frejus-toulon.com/
Mailing Address: Eveche, C.S. 30518, 68 impasse de Beaulieu, 83041 Toulon CEDEX 9, France
Telephone: 4.94.27.92.64

Historical Details

Diocese of Fréjus
- Latin Name: Foroiuliensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aix
- Country: France
Diocese of Fréjus
- Latin Name: Foroiuliensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aix (-Arles-Embrun)
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bermond Cornut † ( 1206 Appointed - 1212 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
Bertrand de Saint Martin, O.S.B. † ( 1248 Appointed - 5 Mar 1264 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
Pierre de Comaret † ( 1264 Appointed - 25 Dec 1266 Died)
Guillaume de La Fonte † ( 1267 Appointed - 1280 Died)
Bertrand Comarque † ( 1280 Appointed - 19 Dec 1299 Died)
Jacques d’Euse † (4 Feb 1300 Appointed - 18 Mar 1310 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
Bertrand d’Aimini † (18 Mar 1310 Appointed - 1317 Died)
Barthélémy Grassi † (20 Jan 1318 Appointed - 5 Mar 1340 Died)
Jean d’Arpadelle † (6 Nov 1340 Appointed - 1343 Died)
Guillaume d’Aubussac † (4 Jun 1343 Appointed - 1346 Died)
Pierre Alamanni † (7 Apr 1346 Appointed - 1348 Died)
Pietro Dupin † ( 1348 Appointed - 10 Dec 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania)
Guillaume Lamy † (2 Mar 1349 Appointed - 9 Jun 1360 Died)
Pierre Artaudi, O.P. † ( 1360 Appointed - 1360 Died)
Guillaume de Ruffec † (27 Aug 1361 Appointed - 3 Nov 1364 Died)
Raymond de Draconis, O.E.S.A. † (13 Nov 1364 Appointed - 6 Jun 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Pamiers)
Bertrand de Villemus † (6 Jun 1371 Appointed - 30 May 1385 Died)
Louis de Bouillac † (3 Aug 1385 Appointed - 13 Apr 1405 Died)
Gilles Juvenis † (9 Sep 1409 Appointed - 1 Feb 1422 Died)
Jean Bélard † (3 Mar 1422 Appointed - 1449 Died)
Giacomo Juvénal des Ursins † (21 Nov 1449 Appointed - 1452 Resigned)
Jacques Séguin † (20 Oct 1452 Appointed - 1453 Died)
Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing, O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1453 Appointed - 28 Oct 1455 Died)
Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. † (7 Nov 1455 Appointed - 15 Apr 1462 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Léon Guérinet † (15 Apr 1462 Appointed - 1472 Resigned)
Reginald d’Anglure † (18 Jul 1472 Appointed - Aug 1472 Died)
Urbain de Flisco † (16 Sep 1472 Appointed - 1485 Died)
Niccolò Fieschi † (14 Oct 1485 Appointed - 1486 Resigned)
Rostaing d’Ancezune † (17 Sep 1487 Appointed - 26 Nov 1494 Appointed, Archbishop of Embrun)
Niccolò Fieschi † (15 Feb 1495 Appointed - 5 Nov 1511 Resigned)
Urbano Fieschi † (5 Nov 1511 Appointed - 23 Jan 1524 Died)
Franciotto Orsini † (15 Jun 1524 Appointed - 15 Dec 1525 Resigned)
Leone Orsini † (15 Dec 1525 Appointed - 11 May 1564 Died)
Bertrando de Romanis † (15 Feb 1566 Appointed - 19 Mar 1579 Died)
François de Bouliers † (22 May 1579 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Gérard Bellenger † (2 Dec 1592 Appointed - 1593 Died)
Barthélémy Camelin † (1 Sep 1599 Confirmed - 15 Jun 1637 Died)
Pierre Camelin † (15 Jun 1637 Succeeded - 4 Feb 1654 Died)
Giuseppe Zonga Ondedei † (8 Jul 1658 Appointed - 23 Jul 1674 Died)
Antoine-Benoît de Clermont-Tonnerre † (23 Mar 1676 Confirmed - 24 Aug 1678 Died)
Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont † (17 Jul 1679 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Carcassonne)
Luc d’Acquin † (17 Mar 1681 Appointed - 1697 Resigned)
Louis Thomas d’Acquin † (27 Mar 1697 Appointed - 30 Mar 1699 Confirmed, Bishop of Sées {Séez})
André-Hercule de Fleury † (18 May 1699 Confirmed - 3 May 1715 Resigned)
Joseph-Pierre de Castellane † (29 May 1715 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1739 Died)
Martin du Bellay † (16 Nov 1739 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1766 Resigned)
Emmanuel-François de Bausset-Roquefort † (6 Aug 1766 Confirmed - 1801 Resigned)
Charles-Alexandre de Richery † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 27 Jul 1829 Confirmed, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun))
Louis-Charles-Jean-Baptiste Michel † (27 Jul 1829 Confirmed - 22 Feb 1845 Died)
Casimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart † (24 Apr 1845 Confirmed - 28 Sep 1855 Confirmed, Bishop of Laval)
Joseph-Antoine-Henri Jordany † (20 Dec 1855 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1876 Retired)
Joseph-Sébastien-Ferdinand Terris † (7 Apr 1876 Confirmed - 8 Apr 1885 Died)
Frédéric-Henri Oury † (10 Jun 1886 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1890 Confirmed, Bishop of Dijon)
Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot † (26 Jun 1890 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1899 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
Aloys-Joseph-Eugène Arnaud † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 17 Jun 1905 Died)
Félix-Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste Guillibert † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 31 May 1926 Died)
Augustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone † (30 Jul 1926 Appointed - 22 Oct 1940 Died)
Auguste Joseph Gaudel † (24 Sep 1941 Appointed - 30 Jun 1960 Retired)
Louis Marie Henri Mazerat † (30 Jun 1960 Succeeded - 11 Dec 1961 Appointed, Bishop of Angers)
Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe † (4 May 1962 Appointed - 8 Feb 1983 Retired)
Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec † (8 Feb 1983 Appointed - 16 May 2000 Retired)
Dominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm. (16 May 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Fréjus
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Fréjus (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Arles (suppressed) Diocese of Fréjus (suppressed) Diocese of Marseille (suppressed) Diocese of Toulon (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Aix
Diocese of Fréjus
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Avignon	Diocese of Fréjus Diocese of Nîmes
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
28 April 1957	Name Changed	Diocese of Fréjus	Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon (from Aix)

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 Fréjus

1950 350,000 377,100 92.8% 210 150 360 972 150 180 ap1951

Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon

1969 556,000 .0% 243 85 328 0 87 800 126 ap1971

1980 563,000 647,000 87.0% 203 155 358 1,572 1 179 660 194 ap1981

1990 560,000 763,500 73.3% 208 144 352 1,590 6 164 533 196 ap1991

1999 700,000 880,000 79.5% 196 200 396 1,767 13 220 400 196 ap2000

2000 700,000 898,000 78.0% 187 196 383 1,827 13 254 498 196 ap2001

2001 700,000 832,291 84.1% 191 147 338 2,071 18 199 413 139 ap2002

2002 628,600 898,000 70.0% 217 101 318 1,976 18 125 413 139 ap2003

2003 628,600 898,000 70.0% 174 67 241 2,608 22 111 410 139 ap2004

2004 627,000 898,000 69.8% 189 120 309 2,029 24 186 424 196 ap2005

2006 660,000 1,100,000 60.0% 204 103 307 2,149 18 159 391 197 ap2007

2013 682,000 1,142,000 59.7% 216 95 311 2,192 20 154 450 166 ap2014

2016 602,000 1,028,583 58.5% 212 89 301 2,000 22 115 162 188 ap2017

2019 634,500 1,057,500 60.0% 202 85 287 2,210 21 110 162 188 ap2020

2021 645,200 1,075,653 60.0% 215 69 284 2,271 21 105 217 91 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 Fréjus
1950	350,000	377,100	92.8%	210	150	360	972		150		180	ap1951
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
1969		556,000	.0%	243	85	328	0		87	800	126	ap1971
1980	563,000	647,000	87.0%	203	155	358	1,572	1	179	660	194	ap1981
1990	560,000	763,500	73.3%	208	144	352	1,590	6	164	533	196	ap1991
1999	700,000	880,000	79.5%	196	200	396	1,767	13	220	400	196	ap2000
2000	700,000	898,000	78.0%	187	196	383	1,827	13	254	498	196	ap2001
2001	700,000	832,291	84.1%	191	147	338	2,071	18	199	413	139	ap2002
2002	628,600	898,000	70.0%	217	101	318	1,976	18	125	413	139	ap2003
2003	628,600	898,000	70.0%	174	67	241	2,608	22	111	410	139	ap2004
2004	627,000	898,000	69.8%	189	120	309	2,029	24	186	424	196	ap2005
2006	660,000	1,100,000	60.0%	204	103	307	2,149	18	159	391	197	ap2007
2013	682,000	1,142,000	59.7%	216	95	311	2,192	20	154	450	166	ap2014
2016	602,000	1,028,583	58.5%	212	89	301	2,000	22	115	162	188	ap2017
2019	634,500	1,057,500	60.0%	202	85	287	2,210	21	110	162	188	ap2020
2021	645,200	1,075,653	60.0%	215	69	284	2,271	21	105	217	91	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pierre Alamanni † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1346 to 1348)
Rostaing d’Ancezune † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1487 to 26 Nov 1494)
Aloys-Joseph-Eugène Arnaud † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 17 Jun 1905)
Pierre Artaudi, O.P. † (Bishop: 1360 to 1360)
Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe † (Bishop: 4 May 1962 to 8 Feb 1983)
Emmanuel-François de Bausset-Roquefort † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1766 to 1801)
Jean Bélard † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1422 to 1449)
Jean du Bellay, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1455 to 15 Apr 1462)
Martin du Bellay † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1739 to 4 Aug 1766)
Gérard Bellenger † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1592 to 1593)
Louis de Bouillac † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1385 to 13 Apr 1405)
François de Bouliers † (Bishop: 22 May 1579 to 1591)
Charles Amarin Brand † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Dec 1971 to 18 Nov 1976)
Barthélémy Camelin † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1599 to 15 Jun 1637)
Pierre Camelin † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Jun 1621; Bishop: 15 Jun 1637 to 4 Feb 1654)
Joseph-Pierre de Castellane † (Bishop: 29 May 1715 to 21 Mar 1739)
Antoine-Benoît de Clermont-Tonnerre † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1676 to 24 Aug 1678)
Pierre de Comaret † (Bishop: 1264 to 25 Dec 1266)
Bertrand Comarque † (Bishop: 1280 to 19 Dec 1299)
Bermond Cornut † (Bishop: 1206 to 1212)
Louis Thomas d’Acquin † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1697 to 30 Mar 1699)
Luc d’Acquin † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1681 to 1697)
Bertrand d’Aimini † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1310 to 1317)
Reginald d’Anglure † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1472 to Aug 1472)
Louis d’Anglure de Bourlemont † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1679 to 15 Jul 1680)
Jean d’Arpadelle † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1340 to 1343)
Guillaume d’Aubussac † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1343 to 1346)
Raymond de Draconis, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1364 to 6 Jun 1371)
Pietro Dupin † (Bishop: 1348 to 10 Dec 1348)
Guillaume-Hugues d’Estaing, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1453 to 28 Oct 1455)
Jacques d’Euse † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1300 to 18 Mar 1310)
Niccolò Fieschi † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1485 to 1486)
Urbano Fieschi † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1511 to 23 Jan 1524)
André-Hercule de Fleury † (Bishop: 18 May 1699 to 3 May 1715)
Urbain de Flisco † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1472 to 1485)
Auguste Joseph Gaudel † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1941 to 30 Jun 1960)
Barthélémy Grassi † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1318 to 5 Mar 1340)
Léon Guérinet † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1462 to 1472)
Félix-Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste Guillibert † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 31 May 1926)
Jacques-Marie-Joseph Jeancard † (Priest: 20 Dec 1823 to Jul 1826)
Joseph-Antoine-Henri Jordany † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1855 to 4 Apr 1876)
Giacomo Juvénal des Ursins † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1449 to 1452)
Gilles Juvenis † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1409 to 1 Feb 1422)
Guillaume de La Fonte † (Bishop: 1267 to 1280)
Guillaume Lamy † (Administrator: 2 Mar 1349 to 9 Jun 1360)
Pierre Léger, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1450)
Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1983 to 16 May 2000)
Louis Marie Henri Mazerat † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Sep 1958; Bishop: 30 Jun 1960 to 11 Dec 1961)
Louis-Charles-Jean-Baptiste Michel † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1829 to 22 Feb 1845)
Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1890 to 14 Dec 1899)
Giuseppe Zonga Ondedei † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1658 to 23 Jul 1674)
Franciotto Orsini † (Administrator: 15 Jun 1524 to 15 Dec 1525)
Leone Orsini † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1525 to 11 May 1564)
Frédéric-Henri Oury † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886 to 26 Jun 1890)
Charles-Alexandre de Richery † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 27 Jul 1829)
Bertrando de Romanis † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1566 to 19 Mar 1579)
Guillaume de Ruffec † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1361 to 3 Nov 1364)
Bertrand de Saint Martin, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1248 to 5 Mar 1264)
Jacques Séguin † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1452 to 1453)
Augustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1926 to 22 Oct 1940)
Joseph-Sébastien-Ferdinand Terris † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1876 to 8 Apr 1885)
Bertrand de Villemus † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1371 to 30 May 1385)
Casimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1845 to 28 Sep 1855)

Source(s)

Diocese of Fréjus
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 252
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 155
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 197, and Page 198
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 189
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 203, and Page 204
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 218
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 551, to Page 552

Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 883, to Page 885

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