Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

François Hervé Marie Durand, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 12 June 1911
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,530 (2,522 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Centre-Est
Official Web Site: https://valence.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Maison Diocesaine du Bon Pasteur, 11 rue du Clos-Gaillard, B.P. 825, 26008 Valence CEDEX, France
Telephone: 4.75.81.77.07

Historical Details

Diocese of Valence
- Latin Name: Valentinensis
- Erected: 4th Century
- Country: France
Diocese of Valence and Die
- Latin Name: Valentinensis et Diensis
- United: 25 September 1275
- Country: France
Diocese of Valence
- Latin Name: Valentinensis
- Split: 1687
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lyon
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Filippo di Savoia † ( 1242 Appointed - 1267 Resigned)
Guy de Montlaur † (6 Aug 1272 Appointed - 1274 Died)
Amedée de Roussillon † (30 Sep 1275 Appointed - 17 Sep 1281 Died)
Jean de Genève, O.S.B. † (13 Feb 1283 Appointed - 1297 Died)
Guillaume de Roussillon † ( 1298 Appointed - 1331 Died)
Aymar de La Voulte † (22 Aug 1331 Appointed - 24 Jan 1337 Appointed, Bishop of Viviers (Aps))
Henri de Villars † (24 Jan 1337 Appointed - 7 Oct 1342 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon)
Pierre Chatelus (Chastellux), O.S.B. † (11 Dec 1342 Appointed - 1350 Died)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (2 Mar 1352 Appointed - 5 May 1354 Appointed, Bishop of Luçon)
Louis de Villars † (5 May 1354 Appointed - 3 Sep 1377 Died)
Guillaume de la Voute, O.S.B. † (1 Jun 1379 Appointed - 4 Nov 1383 Appointed, Archbishop of Albi)
Amedeo di Saluzzo † (4 Nov 1383 Appointed - 15 Jun 1388 Resigned)
Henri Bayler (Péyer) † (15 Jun 1388 Appointed - 27 May 1390 Appointed, Bishop of Alet)
Jean Gérard de Poitiers † (2 Sep 1390 Appointed - 26 Jun 1447 Appointed, Archbishop of Vienne)
Louis de Poitiers † (26 Jul 1447 Appointed - 26 Apr 1468 Died)
Gérard (Bastet) de Crussol † (13 May 1468 Appointed - 28 Aug 1472 Died)
Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (23 Sep 1472 Appointed - 3 Jan 1474 Died)
Antoine de Bal, O. Cist. † (9 May 1474 Appointed - 3 Nov 1491 Died)
Jean Chabrol (d’Espinay) † (16 Nov 1491 Appointed - 3 Jan 1503 Died)
Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (Jan 1503 Appointed - 13 Feb 1505 Resigned)
Gaspard de Tournon † (13 Feb 1505 Appointed - 1520 Died)
Jean de Lorraine † (26 Apr 1521 Appointed - 11 Jan 1523 Resigned)
François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève † (11 Jan 1523 Appointed - 10 May 1531 Appointed, Bishop of Agde)
Antoine-Charles de Vesc † (10 May 1531 Appointed - 1536 Resigned)
Jacques de Tournon † (8 Apr 1536 Appointed - 15 Aug 1553 Died)
Jean de Montluc † (30 Mar 1554 Appointed - 11 Dec 1566 Resigned)
Charles de Gelas de Léberon † (17 Nov 1574 Appointed - 1598 Resigned)
Pierre-André de Gelas de Léberon † (17 Aug 1598 Appointed - 15 Sep 1622 Died)
Charles-Jacques de Gelas de Léberon † (22 May 1623 Appointed - 5 Jun 1654 Died)
Daniel de Cosnac † (21 Apr 1655 Confirmed - 1693 Resigned)
Guillaume Bochart de Champigny † (12 Oct 1693 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1705 Died)
Jean de Catelan † (14 Dec 1705 Confirmed - 7 Jan 1725 Died)
Alexandre Milon † (28 Sep 1725 Appointed - 18 Nov 1771 Died)
François-Fiacre de Grave † (30 Mar 1772 Confirmed - 1 Jul 1787 Died)
Gabriel-Melchior de Messey † (15 Sep 1788 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1806 Died)
François Bécherel † (15 Jul 1802 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1815 Died)
Marie-Joseph-Antoine-Laurent de la Rivoire de La Tourette † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1840 Died)
Pierre Chatrousse † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 16 May 1857 Died)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (6 Aug 1857 Confirmed - 27 Mar 1865 Confirmed, Archbishop of Albi)
Nicolas-Edouard-François Gueullette † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 7 Jan 1875 Resigned)
Charles-Pierre-François Cotton † (15 Mar 1875 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1905 Died)
Jean Victor Émile Chesnelong † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 12 Jan 1912 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre))
Emmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de Gibergues † (7 Feb 1912 Appointed - 28 Dec 1919 Died)
Désiré Marie Hippolyte Paget † (22 Apr 1920 Appointed - 11 Jan 1932 Died)
Camille Pic † (16 Aug 1932 Appointed - 25 Nov 1951 Died)
Joseph-Martin Urtasun † (10 Aug 1952 Appointed - 17 Sep 1955 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison))
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (18 Dec 1957 Appointed - 6 Mar 1966 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bourges)
Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg † (6 Mar 1966 Appointed - 1 Dec 1977 Resigned)
Didier-Léon Marchand † (8 Sep 1978 Appointed - 11 Dec 2001 Retired)
Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize (11 Dec 2001 Appointed - 27 Sep 2013 Appointed, Bishop of Metz)
Pierre-Yves Michel (4 Apr 2014 Appointed - 6 Apr 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Nancy (-Toul))
François Hervé Marie Durand (5 Jan 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Valence
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Valence (erected)
Diocese of Valence and Die
25 September 1275	United	Diocese of Die Diocese of Valence	Diocese of Valence and Die
1687	Split	Diocese of Valence and Die	Diocese of Die Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Valence
1687	Split	Diocese of Valence and Die	Diocese of Die Diocese of Valence
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (suppressed)	Diocese of Avignon Diocese of Valence
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Vienne (suppressed)	Diocese of Grenoble Diocese of Valence
Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
12 June 1911	Name Changed	Diocese of Valence	Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (from Avignon)

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 Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)

1950 250,842 268,233 93.5% 409 90 499 502 175 877 246 ap1951

1970 300,000 341,945 87.7% 318 90 408 735 139 810 250 ap1971

1980 315,000 367,000 85.8% 258 84 342 921 162 585 250 ap1981

1990 326,000 402,800 80.9% 188 80 268 1,216 4 160 465 244 ap1991

1999 250,000 414,072 60.4% 143 50 193 1,295 17 72 180 173 ap2000

2000 381,000 436,500 87.3% 138 23 161 2,366 19 63 207 135 ap2001

2001 350,000 436,500 80.2% 133 45 178 1,966 22 85 207 126 ap2002

2002 340,000 436,500 77.9% 122 24 146 2,328 24 100 214 23 ap2003

2003 340,000 436,500 77.9% 112 24 136 2,500 24 100 214 23 ap2004

2004 340,000 436,500 77.9% 103 24 127 2,677 24 122 243 23 ap2005

2010 283,081 486,019 58.2% 93 92 185 1,530 35 163 206 22 ap2011

2014 289,500 502,877 57.6% 85 83 168 1,723 34 145 164 22 ap2015

2017 293,763 509,419 57.7% 79 77 156 1,883 37 140 146 22 ap2018

2020 298,330 517,414 57.7% 87 69 156 1,912 37 131 138 22 ap2021

2022 298,000 516,762 57.7% 68 59 127 2,346 37 125 119 22 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 Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
1950	250,842	268,233	93.5%	409	90	499	502		175	877	246	ap1951
1970	300,000	341,945	87.7%	318	90	408	735		139	810	250	ap1971
1980	315,000	367,000	85.8%	258	84	342	921		162	585	250	ap1981
1990	326,000	402,800	80.9%	188	80	268	1,216	4	160	465	244	ap1991
1999	250,000	414,072	60.4%	143	50	193	1,295	17	72	180	173	ap2000
2000	381,000	436,500	87.3%	138	23	161	2,366	19	63	207	135	ap2001
2001	350,000	436,500	80.2%	133	45	178	1,966	22	85	207	126	ap2002
2002	340,000	436,500	77.9%	122	24	146	2,328	24	100	214	23	ap2003
2003	340,000	436,500	77.9%	112	24	136	2,500	24	100	214	23	ap2004
2004	340,000	436,500	77.9%	103	24	127	2,677	24	122	243	23	ap2005
2010	283,081	486,019	58.2%	93	92	185	1,530	35	163	206	22	ap2011
2014	289,500	502,877	57.6%	85	83	168	1,723	34	145	164	22	ap2015
2017	293,763	509,419	57.7%	79	77	156	1,883	37	140	146	22	ap2018
2020	298,330	517,414	57.7%	87	69	156	1,912	37	131	138	22	ap2021
2022	298,000	516,762	57.7%	68	59	127	2,346	37	125	119	22	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Antoine de Bal, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 9 May 1474 to 3 Nov 1491)
Henri Bayler (Péyer) † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1388 to 27 May 1390)
François Bécherel † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1802 to 25 Jun 1815)
Guillaume Bochart de Champigny † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1693 to 4 Jul 1705)
Gabriel Joseph Élie Breynat, O.M.I. †
Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1966 to 1 Dec 1977)
François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Ludève † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1523 to 10 May 1531)
Jean de Catelan † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1705 to 7 Jan 1725)
Jean Chabrol (d’Espinay) † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1491 to 3 Jan 1503)
Pierre Chatelus (Chastellux), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1342 to 1350)
Pierre Chatrousse † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 16 May 1857)
Jean Victor Émile Chesnelong † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 12 Jan 1912)
Isidore Clut, O.M.I. †
Marie-Simon-Henri Colomb †
Daniel de Cosnac † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1655 to 1693)
Charles-Pierre-François Cotton † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1875 to 25 Sep 1905)
Gérard (Bastet) de Crussol † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 May 1468 to 28 Aug 1472)
Alexandre-Raymond Devie † (Priest: 6 Nov 1791 to 10 Mar 1823)
Charles de Gelas de Léberon † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1574 to 1598)
Charles-Jacques de Gelas de Léberon † (Bishop: 22 May 1623 to 5 Jun 1654)
Pierre-André de Gelas de Léberon † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1598 to 15 Sep 1622)
Jean de Genève, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1283 to 1297)
François-Fiacre de Grave † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1772 to 1 Jul 1787)
Nicolas-Edouard-François Gueullette † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 7 Jan 1875)
Jean Jourens (Joffevry, Jouffroi) † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1352 to 5 May 1354)
Marie-Joseph-Antoine-Laurent de la Rivoire de La Tourette † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1819 to 3 Apr 1840)
Aymar de La Voulte † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1331 to 24 Jan 1337)
Guillaume de la Voute, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1379 to 4 Nov 1383)
Francisco Lloris y de Borja † (Administrator: Jan 1503 to 13 Feb 1505)
Jean de Lorraine † (Administrator: 26 Apr 1521 to 11 Jan 1523)
Jean-Paul-François-Marie-Félix Lyonnet † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1857 to 27 Mar 1865)
Didier-Léon Marchand † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1978 to 11 Dec 2001)
Emmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de Gibergues † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1912 to 28 Dec 1919)
Gabriel-Melchior de Messey † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 17 Mar 1806)
Alexandre Milon † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1725 to 18 Nov 1771)
Guy de Montlaur † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1272 to 1274)
Jean de Montluc † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1554 to 11 Dec 1566)
Désiré Marie Hippolyte Paget † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1920 to 11 Jan 1932)
Camille Pic † (Priest: 7 Jul 1901 to 17 Dec 1928; Bishop: 16 Aug 1932 to 25 Nov 1951)
Jean Gérard de Poitiers † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1390 to 26 Jun 1447)
Louis de Poitiers † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1447 to 26 Apr 1468)
Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (Administrator: 23 Sep 1472 to 3 Jan 1474)
André Rousset †
Amedée de Roussillon † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1275 to 17 Sep 1281)
Guillaume de Roussillon † (Bishop: 1298 to 1331)
Amedeo di Saluzzo † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1383 to 15 Jun 1388)
Filippo di Savoia † (Bishop: 1242 to 1267)
Gaspard de Tournon † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1505 to 1520)
Jacques de Tournon † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1536 to 15 Aug 1553)
Joseph-Martin Urtasun † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1952 to 17 Sep 1955)
Antoine-Charles de Vesc † (Bishop: 10 May 1531 to 1536)
Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1957 to 6 Mar 1966)
Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne † (Priest: 25 May 1850 to 3 Apr 1876)
Henri de Villars † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1337 to 7 Oct 1342)
Louis de Villars † (Bishop: 5 May 1354 to 3 Sep 1377)

Source(s)

Diocese of Valence
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 648, to Page 649
Diocese of Valence and Die
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 512, and Page 513
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 262
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 326
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 357
Diocese of Valence
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 403
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 430
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 387

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