Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
| Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Toulouse |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Toulouse |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,535 km2 (1,751 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 229,000 151,000 (65.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
4th Century (As Diocese of Tarbes) 20 April 1912 (As Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the See in Tarbes |
| Patron saint | Nativity of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nicolas Jean René Brouwet |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Jean Louis Le Gall |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jacques Perrier Bishop Emeritus (1998-2012) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes (Latin: Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis) is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse. Its name was changed from the Diocese of Tarbes to the Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes (Lat: Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis) on 20 April 1912.[2]
Diocesan statistics
As of 2004 the official statistics for the diocese were as follows:[3]
- Catholic population: 150,000
- Parishes: 117
- Secular (diocesan) priests: 126
- Religious priests: 53
- Permanent deacons: 10
- Male religious: 75
- Female religious: 645
Incumbent bishop
As of 2012 the bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes was Nicolas Brouwet (b. 31 Aug 1962, ordained 27 Jun 1992), appointed on 11th Feb 2012.[4]
Previous bishops
Previous Bishops of Tarbes-et-Lourdes include:[5]
- François de Poudenx (appointed 1692; d.1716)
- Anne-François-Guillaume du Cambout-Beçay (appointed 1719; d.1729)
- Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon (appointed 1729-1740)
- Pierre de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire (appointed 1741; d.1751)
Bishop Nicholas Jean René Brouwet
- Pierre de La Romagère (appointed 1751; d.1769)
- Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry (appointed 1769-1782)
- Diocese "suppressed" in 1801
- Diocese "restored" in 1822
- Antoine-Xavier de Neirac (appointed 1817; d.1833)
- Pierre-Michel-Marie Double (appointed 1833; d.1844)
- Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou Laurence (appointed 1844; d.1870) (Bishop at the time of the Lourdes apparitions).[6]
- Pierre-Anastase Pichenot (appointed 1870-1873)
- Benoit-Marie Langénieux (appointed 1873-1874)
- César-Victor-Ange-Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (appointed 1874-1882)
- Prosper-Marie Billère (appointed 1882-1899)
- François-Xavier Schoepfer (appointed 1899; d.1927) [7]
- Alexandre-Philibert Poirier (succeeded 1927; d.1928)
- Pierre-Marie Gerlier (appointed 1929-1937)
- Georges Choquet (appointed 1938; d.1946)[8]
- Pierre-Marie Théas (appointed 1947; retired 1970)[9]
- Henri Clément Victor Donze (appointed 1970; retired 1988)
- Jean Yves Marie Sahuquet (succeeded 1988; retired 1998)
- Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier (succeeded 1998; retired 2012)
- Nicolas Jean René Brouwet (appointed 11 February 2012 - present)
References
- ↑ Tarbes - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ↑ "Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ "Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ "Bishop Nicolas Brouwet". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ "Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ↑ Ruth Harris, Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age, Penguin Books, 1999, p. 429.
- ↑ Ruth Harris, Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age, Penguin Books, 1999, p. 365.
- ↑ Ruth Harris, Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age, Penguin Books, 1999, p. 366.
- ↑ Ruth Harris, Lourdes: Body and Spirit in the Secular Age, Penguin Books, 1999, p. 366.
Coordinates: 43°14′01″N 0°04′09″W / 43.2337°N 0.069125°W
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