Marseille (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jean-Marc Noël Aveline, Cardinal, Archbishop
Georges Paul Pontier, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 31 January 1948
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 650 (251 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-Méditerranée
Official Web Site: https://marseille.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Archevêché, 14 Place du Colonel Edon, 13284 Marseille CEDEX 07, France
Telephone: 4.91.52.38.23
Fax: 4.91.52.45.19

Historical Details

Diocese of Marseille
- Latin Name: Massiliensis
- Erected: 1st Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Arles
- Country: France
Diocese of Marseille
- Latin Name: Massiliensis
- Restored: 6 October 1822
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Aix (-Arles-Embrun)
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pierre de Montlaur † (7 Oct 1214 Appointed - 29 Aug 1229 Died)
Benoît d’Alignan, O.S.B. † ( 1229 Appointed - 1267 Resigned)
Raimond de Nîmes † (23 Dec 1267 Appointed - 15 Jul 1288 Died)
Durand de Trésémines † (17 Apr 1289 Appointed - 3 Aug 1312 Died)
Raimond Rogaudi † (1 Jan 1313 Appointed - 12 Sep 1319 Appointed, Archbishop of Embrun)
Gaspert de Laval † (18 Sep 1319 Appointed - 26 Aug 1323 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Aymard Amiel † (26 Aug 1323 Appointed - 23 Dec 1333 Died)
Jean Artaud, O.P. † (10 Jan 1334 Appointed - 7 Jul 1335 Died)
Jean Gasqui † (13 Oct 1335 Appointed - 10 Sep 1344 Died)
Robert de Mandagot † (13 Sep 1344 Appointed - 1358 Died)
Hugues d’Harpajon † (4 Feb 1359 Appointed - 31 May 1361 Died)
Pierre Fabri † (Jun 1361 Appointed - )
Guillaume de La Sudré, O.P. † (27 Aug 1361 Appointed - 18 Sep 1366 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo)
Philippe de Cabassole † (23 Sep 1366 Appointed - 9 Dec 1368 Resigned)
Guillaume de la Voute, O.S.B. † (9 Dec 1368 Appointed - 1 Jun 1379 Appointed, Bishop of Valence and Die)
Aymar de La Voulte, O.S.B. † (1 Jun 1379 Appointed - 28 Apr 1395 Died)
Guillaume Letort † (25 Oct 1396 Appointed - 5 Nov 1403 Died)
Paul de Sade † (17 Dec 1404 Appointed - 28 Feb 1433 Died)
André Boutaric † (30 Mar 1433 Appointed - Aug 1433 Died)
Barthélémy de Roccalli, O. Carm. † (2 Sep 1433 Appointed - 1445 Died)
Nicolas de Brancas † (18 Jun 1445 Appointed - 21 Apr 1466 Died)
Jean Allardeau † (20 Jun 1466 Confirmed - 16 Nov 1496 Resigned)
Ogier d’Anglure † (16 Nov 1496 Appointed - 27 Apr 1506 Died)
Jean de Cuers † (29 Apr 1506 Appointed - 14 Jul 1506 Resigned)
Pietro Bodoni † (Jul 1506 Appointed - 29 Jul 1506 Appointed, Bishop of Terni)
Antoine Dufour, O.P. † (21 Aug 1506 Appointed - Jun 1509 Died)
Claude de Seyssel † (3 Dec 1511 Appointed - 11 May 1517 Appointed, Archbishop of Torino {Turin})
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (11 May 1517 Appointed - 12 Jan 1530 Resigned)
Giovanni Battista Cibo † (19 Jan 1530 Succeeded - 15 Mar 1550 Died)
Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte † (27 Jun 1550 Appointed - 9 Mar 1556 Appointed, Bishop of Cagli)
Pierre Ragueneau † (9 Mar 1556 Appointed - 1572 Resigned)
Frédéric Ragueneau † (30 Jul 1572 Appointed - 26 Sep 1603 Died)
Jacques Turicella, O.F.M. † (19 Jan 1605 Appointed - 19 Jan 1618 Died)
Arthur d’Épinay de Saint Luc † (28 Jan 1619 Appointed - 14 Aug 1621 Died)
François de Loménie, O.P. † (13 May 1624 Appointed - 27 Feb 1639 Died)
Eustache Gault, C.O. † (30 Jan 1640 Appointed - 13 Mar 1640 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Gault, C.O. † (14 Jul 1642 Confirmed - 23 May 1643 Died)
Étienne de Puget † (18 Apr 1644 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1668 Died)
Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (9 Jul 1668 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1679 Confirmed, Bishop of Beauvais)
Jean-Baptiste d’Estampes de Valançay † (12 Jan 1682 Appointed - 6 Jan 1684 Died)
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc † (21 Jan 1692 Confirmed - 14 May 1708 Confirmed, Archbishop of Aix)
Bernard-François de Poudenx de Castillon † (14 May 1708 Confirmed - 19 Jan 1709 Died)
Henri-François-Xavier de Belzunce de Castelmoron † (19 Feb 1710 Confirmed - 4 Jun 1755 Died)
Jean-Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle † (4 Aug 1755 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1801 Resigned)
Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod † (16 May 1823 Confirmed - 29 Apr 1837 Retired)
St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 21 May 1861 Died)
Patrice-François-Marie Cruice † (22 Jul 1861 Confirmed - 1 Sep 1865 Resigned)
Charles-Philippe Place † (22 Jun 1866 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1878 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (15 Jul 1878 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1900 Died)
Paulin-Pierre Andrieu † (18 Apr 1901 Confirmed - 2 Jan 1909 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
Joseph Antoine Fabre † (29 Apr 1909 Appointed - 9 Jan 1923 Died)
Daniel Champavier † (19 Jan 1923 Appointed - 2 Feb 1928 Died)
Maurice-Louis Dubourg † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 9 Dec 1936 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Jean Delay † (14 Aug 1937 Appointed - 5 Sep 1956 Retired)
Marc-Armand Lallier † (28 Sep 1956 Appointed - 26 Aug 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Besançon)
Georges Jacquot † (1 Nov 1966 Appointed - 25 Sep 1970 Died)
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (22 Dec 1970 Appointed - 13 Apr 1985 Resigned)
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (13 Apr 1985 Appointed - 22 Apr 1995 Retired)
Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu † (22 Apr 1995 Succeeded - 12 May 2006 Retired)
Georges Paul Pontier (12 May 2006 Appointed - 8 Aug 2019 Retired)
Jean-Marc Noël Aveline (8 Aug 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Marseille
1st Century	Erected		Diocese of Marseille (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 Marseille
6 October 1822	Restored	Archdiocese of Aix	Diocese of Marseille
Archdiocese of Marseille
31 January 1948	Elevated	Diocese of Marseille	Archdiocese of Marseille
8 December 2002	Elevated		Archdiocese of Marseille (became a Metropolitan)

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

Archdiocese of Marseille

1950 900,000 .0% 321 220 541 0 300 1,275 110 ap1951

1970 900,000 1,000,000 90.0% 314 314 2,866 1,300 123 ap1971

1980 709,000 1,052,000 67.4% 296 266 562 1,261 3 319 1,450 124 ap1981

1990 679,000 1,015,000 66.9% 240 175 415 1,636 10 249 1,052 124 ap1991

1999 669,000 1,000,000 66.9% 191 150 341 1,961 15 209 781 122 ap2000

2000 661,000 988,723 66.9% 172 150 322 2,052 19 209 778 122 ap2001

2001 650,000 988,725 65.7% 173 150 323 2,012 21 209 776 122 ap2002

2002 650,000 988,723 65.7% 173 148 321 2,024 20 206 745 122 ap2003

2003 650,000 988,723 65.7% 171 148 319 2,037 19 177 602 122 ap2004

2004 700,000 988,723 70.8% 165 148 313 2,236 21 183 599 122 ap2005

2013 715,000 1,048,521 68.2% 154 90 244 2,930 26 111 428 122 ap2014

2016 723,025 1,055,980 68.5% 133 100 233 3,103 25 125 375 119 ap2017

2019 739,930 1,080,795 68.5% 133 88 221 3,348 26 118 357 110 ap2020

2021 741,000 1,082,300 68.5% 130 85 215 3,446 26 125 302 110 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Marseille
1950		900,000	.0%	321	220	541	0		300	1,275	110	ap1951
1970	900,000	1,000,000	90.0%	314		314	2,866			1,300	123	ap1971
1980	709,000	1,052,000	67.4%	296	266	562	1,261	3	319	1,450	124	ap1981
1990	679,000	1,015,000	66.9%	240	175	415	1,636	10	249	1,052	124	ap1991
1999	669,000	1,000,000	66.9%	191	150	341	1,961	15	209	781	122	ap2000
2000	661,000	988,723	66.9%	172	150	322	2,052	19	209	778	122	ap2001
2001	650,000	988,725	65.7%	173	150	323	2,012	21	209	776	122	ap2002
2002	650,000	988,723	65.7%	173	148	321	2,024	20	206	745	122	ap2003
2003	650,000	988,723	65.7%	171	148	319	2,037	19	177	602	122	ap2004
2004	700,000	988,723	70.8%	165	148	313	2,236	21	183	599	122	ap2005
2013	715,000	1,048,521	68.2%	154	90	244	2,930	26	111	428	122	ap2014
2016	723,025	1,055,980	68.5%	133	100	233	3,103	25	125	375	119	ap2017
2019	739,930	1,080,795	68.5%	133	88	221	3,348	26	118	357	110	ap2020
2021	741,000	1,082,300	68.5%	130	85	215	3,446	26	125	302	110	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Benoît d’Alignan, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1229 to 1267)
Jean Allardeau † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1466 to 16 Nov 1496)
Aymard Amiel † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1323 to 23 Dec 1333)
Paulin-Pierre Andrieu † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1901 to 2 Jan 1909)
Jean Artaud, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1334 to 7 Jul 1335)
Jean-Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1755 to 21 Sep 1801)
Henri-François-Xavier de Belzunce de Castelmoron † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1710 to 4 Jun 1755)
Pietro Bodoni † (Bishop: Jul 1506 to 29 Jul 1506)
François-Joseph-Edwin Bonnefoy † (Priest: 8 Sep 1858 to 19 Jan 1893)
André Boutaric † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1433 to Aug 1433)
Nicolas de Brancas † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1445 to 21 Apr 1466)
Philippe de Cabassole † (Administrator: 23 Sep 1366 to 9 Dec 1368)
Edouard-Adolphe Cantel †
Alfonso Capecelatro (di Castelpagano), C.O. †
Dominique Castellan † (Priest: 29 Jun 1880 to 13 Jul 1906)
Daniel Champavier † (Priest: 11 Jun 1892; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1921; Bishop: 19 Jan 1923 to 2 Feb 1928)
Giovanni Battista Cibo † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jan 1530; Bishop: 19 Jan 1530 to 15 Mar 1550)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 11 May 1517 to 12 Jan 1530)
Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1550 to 9 Mar 1556)
Nicolas Coëffeteau, O.P. †
Robert-Joseph Coffy † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1985 to 22 Apr 1995)
Patrice-François-Marie Cruice † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1861 to 1 Sep 1865)
Jean de Cuers † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1506 to 14 Jul 1506)
Ogier d’Anglure † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1496 to 27 Apr 1506)
Jean Delay † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1937; Archbishop: 31 Jan 1948 to 5 Sep 1956)
Arthur d’Épinay de Saint Luc † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1619 to 14 Aug 1621)
Jean-Baptiste d’Estampes de Valançay † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1682 to 6 Jan 1684)
Maurice-Louis Dubourg † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 9 Dec 1936)
Louis Jean Dufaux † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1984 to 10 Mar 1988)
Antoine Dufour, O.P. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1506 to Jun 1509)
Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand † (Priest: 29 Mar 1902; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1919 to 11 Oct 1920)
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1970 to 13 Apr 1985)
Joseph Antoine Fabre † (Priest: 2 Jun 1867; Bishop: 29 Apr 1909 to 9 Jan 1923)
Pierre Fabri † (Bishop: Jun 1361)
Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1977 to 12 Feb 1983)
Toussaint de Forbin de Janson † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1668 to 25 Sep 1679)
Joseph-Ignace de Foresta Colongue †
Jean Gasqui † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1335 to 10 Sep 1344)
Eustache Gault, C.O. † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1640 to 13 Mar 1640)
Jean-Baptiste Gault, C.O. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1642 to 23 May 1643)
Hugues d’Harpajon † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1359 to 31 May 1361)
Georges Jacquot † (Archbishop: 1 Nov 1966 to 25 Sep 1970)
François-Antoine Jauffret †
Jacques-Marie-Joseph Jeancard † (Priest: 23 Jul 1834; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1858 to 21 May 1861)
César-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan †
Marc-Armand Lallier † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1956 to 26 Aug 1966)
Guillaume de La Sudré, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1361 to 18 Sep 1366)
Gaspert de Laval † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1319 to 26 Aug 1323)
Aymar de La Voulte, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1379 to 28 Apr 1395)
Guillaume de la Voute, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1368 to 1 Jun 1379)
Guillaume Letort † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1396 to 5 Nov 1403)
Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux † (Priest: 1 Mar 1947 to 26 Jan 1971)
François de Loménie, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 May 1624 to 27 Feb 1639)
Robert de Mandagot † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1344 to 1358)
Louis-Joseph Maurin † (Priest: 8 Apr 1882 to 1 Sep 1911)
Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod † (Bishop: 16 May 1823 to 29 Apr 1837)
St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 21 May 1861)
André-Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I. †
Pierre de Montlaur † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1214 to 29 Aug 1229)
Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † (Priest: 12 Mar 1949 to 5 Aug 1962)
Raimond de Nîmes † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1267 to 15 Jul 1288)
Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Aug 1994; Archbishop: 22 Apr 1995 to 12 May 2006)
Charles-Philippe Place † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1866 to 15 Jul 1878)
Bernard-François de Poudenx de Castillon † (Bishop: 14 May 1708 to 19 Jan 1709)
Étienne de Puget † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1644 to 11 Jan 1668)
Frédéric Ragueneau † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1572 to 26 Sep 1603)
Pierre Ragueneau † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1556 to 1572)
Joseph-Jean-Louis Robert † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 19 Nov 1900)
Barthélémy de Roccalli, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1433 to 1445)
Raimond Rogaudi † (Bishop: 1 Jan 1313 to 12 Sep 1319)
Paul de Sade † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1404 to 28 Feb 1433)
Claude de Seyssel † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1511 to 11 May 1517)
Augustin-Joseph-Marie Simeone † (Priest: 31 Mar 1888 to 27 May 1916)
Giovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †
Durand de Trésémines † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1289 to 3 Aug 1312)
Jacques Turicella, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1605 to 19 Jan 1618)
Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1692 to 14 May 1708)

Source(s)

Diocese of Marseille
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 329, and Page 330
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 187
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 237, and Page 238
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 234
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 260
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 280
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 573, to Page 575

Archdiocese of Marseille