Diocese of Nice

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Guillaume , O.F.M. † (24 Apr 1317 Appointed - )
• Rostang , O.P. † (5 Apr 1323 Appointed - 1326 Died)
• Jean Artaud, O.P. † (9 May 1329 Appointed - 10 Jan 1334 Appointed, Bishop of Marseille)
• Raymond , O.F.M. † (10 Jan 1334 Appointed - 1335 Died)
• Guillaume † (29 Mar 1335 Appointed - 6 Sep 1348 Died)
• Pierre Sardina † (22 Oct 1348 Appointed - 8 Mar 1360 Died)
• Laurent Le Peintre (Pictoris) † (15 May 1360 Appointed - 12 Apr 1365 Died)
• Roquesalve de Soliers, O.P. † (21 Aug 1371 Appointed - 1380 Died)
• Nicolas de Saint Saturnin, O.P. † (26 Mar 1380 Appointed - 1382 Resigned)
• Jean de Tournefort † (21 Feb 1382 Appointed - 1401 Died)
• Damiano Zavaglia, O.P. † ( 1385 Appointed - 26 Jun 1388 Appointed, Bishop of Mondovi)
• Francisco Alfonso † (17 Oct 1403 Appointed - 13 Nov 1408 Appointed, Bishop of Orense)
• Jean de Burgo (Burle) † (4 Mar 1409 Appointed - 23 Sep 1418 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Papoul)
• Antoine Clément, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 1418 Appointed - 1 Apr 1422 Appointed, Bishop of Belley)
• Aimon de Chissé † (20 Apr 1422 Appointed - 24 Oct 1427 Appointed, Bishop of Grenoble)
• Aimon de Chissé † (24 Oct 1427 Appointed - 1428 Died)
• Louis Badat, O.S.B. † (10 Mar 1428 Appointed - 1445 Died)
• Aimone Provana, O.S.B. † ( 1446 Appointed - 1460 Died)
• Barthelemy Chuet (Chouet, Cueti) † (29 Apr 1462 Confirmed - 1501 Resigned)
• Jean Oriolo (Loriol) † (25 Mar 1501 Appointed - 1506 Died)
• Agostino Ferrero, O. Cist. † (29 Nov 1506 Appointed - 17 Sep 1511 Appointed, Bishop of Vercelli)
• Jérome d’Arsago, O.S.B. † (27 Sep 1511 Appointed - Jan 1542 Died)
• Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (6 Feb 1542 Appointed - 1544 Resigned)
• Giovanni Battista Provana † (9 May 1544 Appointed - 21 Sep 1548 Died)
• François de Lambert † (5 Feb 1549 Appointed - 10 Nov 1582 Died)
• Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva † (7 Nov 1583 Appointed - 5 Nov 1598 Died)
• François Martinengo, O.F.M. † (23 Oct 1600 Appointed - 22 Aug 1620 Died)
• Pierre François Maletti, C.R.L. † (10 Jan 1622 Appointed - 4 Dec 1631 Died)
• Giacomo Marenco † (17 Dec 1634 Appointed - 2 Jan 1644 Died)
• Didier Palleti, C.R.L. † (28 Nov 1644 Appointed - 18 Sep 1658 Died)
• Giacinto Solaro di Moretta † (9 Jun 1659 Appointed - 23 Apr 1663 Appointed, Bishop of Mondovi)
• Diego della Chiesa † (6 Jul 1665 Appointed - 30 Dec 1669 Died)
• Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (23 Feb 1671 Appointed - 30 Nov 1706 Died)
• Raymond Recrosio, B. † (30 Jul 1727 Confirmed - 21 May 1732 Died)
• Charles-François Cantoni (Couton) † (17 Apr 1741 Confirmed - 23 Aug 1763 Died)
• Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (9 Jul 1764 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1778 Confirmed, Archbishop of Oristano)
• Charles-Eugène de Valperga de Maglione † (20 Mar 1780 Confirmed - Oct 1800 Resigned)
• Jean-Baptiste Colonna d’Istria † (24 May 1802 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1833 Retired)
• Dominique Galvano † (30 Sep 1833 Confirmed - 17 Aug 1855 Died)
• Jean-Pierre Sola † (21 Dec 1857 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1877 Retired)
• Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † (28 Dec 1877 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1896 Confirmed, Archbishop of Auch)
• Henri-Louis Chapon † (25 Jun 1896 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1925 Died)
• Louis-Marie Ricard † (31 Mar 1926 Appointed - 21 Oct 1929 Died)
• Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond † (20 May 1930 Appointed - 24 Apr 1963 Died)
• Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † (24 Apr 1963 Succeeded - 30 Apr 1984 Retired)
• François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (30 Apr 1984 Succeeded - 14 Nov 1997 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
• Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (28 Aug 1998 Appointed - 28 Mar 2005 Retired)
• Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (28 Mar 2005 Succeeded - 8 Aug 2013 Resigned)
• André Marceau (6 Mar 2014 Appointed - 9 Mar 2022 Retired)
• Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. (9 Mar 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1821		103,536	.0%									OTC
1835											188	OTC
1949	345,000	452,745	76.2%	330	90	420	821		102	1,320	240	ap1951
1970	652,000	722,070	90.3%	380	116	496	1,314		116	1,000	240	ap1971
1980	747,000	827,000	90.3%	321	109	430	1,737	2	120	843	241	ap1981
1990	750,000	833,000	90.0%	278	83	361	2,077	11	101	635	241	ap1991
1999	814,000	1,018,700	79.9%	226	99	325	2,504	15	126	419	102	ap2000
2000	800,000	1,008,075	79.4%	237	74	311	2,572	18	94	404	264	ap2001
2001	800,000	1,011,000	79.1%	215	90	305	2,622	24	108	423	128	ap2002
2002	800,000	1,000,000	80.0%	210	86	296	2,702	27	102	408	128	ap2003
2003	750,000	1,020,000	73.5%	209	82	291	2,577	29	99	372	128	ap2004
2004	750,000	1,012,000	74.1%	207	78	285	2,631	29	94	381	128	ap2005
2013	778,000	1,210,000	64.3%	145	50	195	3,989	38	62	225	47	ap2014
2016	788,000	1,226,000	64.3%	144	48	192	4,104	41	61	217	47	ap2017
2019	642,000	1,097,000	58.5%	148	57	205	3,131	35	62	159	45	ap2020
2021	642,890	1,098,550	58.5%	144	50	194	3,313	35	56	151	45	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jean-Louis Marie Balsa (Deacon: 30 Oct 1983; Priest: 9 Sep 1984 to 22 May 2015)
• Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. (Bishop: 28 Aug 1998 to 28 Mar 2005)
• Guy André Marie de Kerimel de Kerveno (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Feb 2001 to 6 May 2004)
• André Marceau (Bishop: 6 Mar 2014 to 9 Mar 2022)
• Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. (Bishop: 9 Mar 2022 - )
• Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Jun 2004; Bishop: 28 Mar 2005 to 8 Aug 2013)
• Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Aug 2013 to 11 May 2014)
• Norbert José Henri Turini (Deacon: 31 May 1981; Priest: 27 Jun 1982 to 30 Jun 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Francisco Alfonso † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1403 to 13 Nov 1408)
• Jean Artaud, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 May 1329 to 10 Jan 1334)
• Jacques-Thomas Astesan, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1764 to 1 Jun 1778)
• Louis Badat, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1428 to 1445)
• Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1877 to 25 Jun 1896)
• Bernard César Augustin Barsi † (Deacon: 26 Oct 1968; Priest: 28 Jun 1969 to 16 May 2000)
• Simone Brossano †
• Jean de Burgo (Burle) † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1409 to 23 Sep 1418)
• Charles-François Cantoni (Couton) † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1741 to 23 Aug 1763)
• Pier Gerolamo Caravadossi, O.P. †
• Dudley Charles Cary-Elwes †
• Henri-Louis Chapon † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1896 to 14 Dec 1925)
• Aimon de Chissé † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1427 to 1428)
• Aimon de Chissé † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1422 to 24 Oct 1427)
• Barthelemy Chuet (Chouet, Cueti) † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1462 to 1501)
• Antoine Clément, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1418 to 1 Apr 1422)
• Jean-Baptiste Colonna d’Istria † (Bishop: 24 May 1802 to 29 Sep 1833)
• Jérome d’Arsago, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1511 to Jan 1542)
• Diego della Chiesa † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1665 to 30 Dec 1669)
• Louis Jean Dufaux † (Priest: 29 Jun 1955 to 27 Feb 1984)
• René-Alexandre Dupanloup † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1970 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. †
• Agostino Ferrero, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1506 to 17 Sep 1511)
• Dominique Galvano † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1833 to 17 Aug 1855)
• Angelo Gabriele Gautieri, O.F.M. Ref. †
• Clément Isnard †
• Octave Isnard †
• François de Lambert † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1549 to 10 Nov 1582)
• Carlo Giacinto Lascaris, O.P. †
• Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † (Priest: 28 Jun 1975 to 7 Dec 1998)
• Laurent Le Peintre (Pictoris) † (Bishop: 15 May 1360 to 12 Apr 1365)
• Pierre François Maletti, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1622 to 4 Dec 1631)
• Giacomo Marenco † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1634 to 2 Jan 1644)
• Jacques-Paul Martin † (Priest: 14 Oct 1934 to 5 Jan 1964)
• François Martinengo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1600 to 22 Aug 1620)
• Lodovico Martini †
• Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Aug 1962; Bishop: 24 Apr 1963 to 30 Apr 1984)
• Jean Oriolo (Loriol) † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1501 to 1506)
• Jean Louis Pallavicino Ceva † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1583 to 5 Nov 1598)
• Didier Palleti, C.R.L. † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1644 to 18 Sep 1658)
• Aimone Provana, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1446 to 1460)
• Giovanni Battista Provana † (Bishop: 9 May 1544 to 21 Sep 1548)
• Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1671 to 30 Nov 1706)
• Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1542 to 1544)
• Raymond Recrosio, B. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1727 to 21 May 1732)
• Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond † (Bishop: 20 May 1930; Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Jan 1950 to 24 Apr 1963)
• Louis-Marie Ricard † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1923; Bishop: 31 Mar 1926 to 21 Oct 1929)
• François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Feb 1983; Bishop: 30 Apr 1984 to 14 Nov 1997)
• Nicolas de Saint Saturnin, O.P. † (Administrator: 26 Mar 1380 to 1382)
• Pierre Sardina † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1348 to 8 Mar 1360)
• Jean-Pierre Sola † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1857 to 4 Dec 1877)
• Giacinto Solaro di Moretta † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1659 to 23 Apr 1663)
• Roquesalve de Soliers, O.P. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1371 to 1380)
• Jean de Tournefort † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1382 to 1401)
• Charles-Eugène de Valperga de Maglione † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1780 to Oct 1800)
• Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet † (Priest: 6 Jan 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jun 1952 to 1 Jul 1963)
• Damiano Zavaglia, O.P. † (Bishop: 1385 to 26 Jun 1388)
• Guillaume † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1335 to 6 Sep 1348)
• Guillaume , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1317)
• Raymond , O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1334 to 1335)
• Rostang , O.P. † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1323 to 1326)
• Ubertinus , O.F.M. Conv. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1538)

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