Mende (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jean Pelletier, Bishop-Elect

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3rd Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montpellier (-Lod�ve-B�ziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomi�res)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 5,167 (1,995 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Provence-M�diterran�e
Official Web Site: https://www.diocese-mende.fr/
Mailing Address: Secretariat de �v�ch�, 7 rue Mgr. de Ligonnes, 48000 Mende, France
Telephone: 4.66.65.61.90

Past and Present Ordinaries

�tienne de Brioude † (7 Mar 1224 Appointed - )
Odilon de Mercoeur † ( 1255 Appointed - 28 Jan 1273 Died)
�tienne d’Auriac † ( 1272 Appointed - 1279 Died)
Guillaume Duranti † (5 Nov 1285 Appointed - 1 Nov 1296 Died)
Guillaume Duranti † (17 Dec 1296 Appointed - )
Jean d’Arcy † (14 Dec 1330 Appointed - 21 Dec 1331 Appointed, Bishop of Autun)
Albert Lordet † (21 Dec 1331 Appointed - 1361 Died)
Guillaume Lordet † (16 Mar 1362 Appointed - 1364 Died)
Pierre d’Aigrefeuille † (11 Aug 1366 Appointed - 11 Oct 1368 Appointed, Bishop of Avignon)
Guillaume de Chanac, O.S.B. † (8 Jan 1371 Appointed - 30 May 1371 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale)
Bompar Virgili † (16 Jun 1371 Appointed - 31 Jul 1375 Died)
Pons de la Garde † (13 Feb 1376 Appointed - 1386 Died)
Jean d’Armagnac † (22 Apr 1387 Appointed - 17 Oct 1390 Appointed, Archbishop of Auch)
Robert de Bosco (Bose), O.S.B. † (17 Oct 1390 Appointed - 1408 Died)
Jean de La Coste † (10 Mar 1408 Appointed - 1409 Removed)
Pierre de Saluces † (24 Jul 1409 Appointed - 1412 Died)
G�raud du Puy † (4 Jan 1413 Appointed - 19 Apr 1413 Appointed, Bishop of Carcassonne)
Jean de Corbie † (19 Apr 1413 Appointed - 11 Dec 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Auxerre)
Ramnulphe de P�russe d’Escars † (11 Dec 1426 Appointed - 1441 Died)
Aldebert de Peyre † (23 Aug 1441 Appointed - 1443 Died)
Guy de La Panouse † (20 Nov 1443 Appointed - 1467 Resigned)
Antoine de La Panouse † (20 Nov 1467 Appointed - 28 Jun 1473 Died)
Pietro Riario, O.F.M. Conv. † (3 Nov 1473 Appointed - 3 Jan 1474 Died)
Jean Petitde † (18 Apr 1474 Appointed - 1478 Died)
Giuliano della Rovere † (3 Jul 1478 Appointed - Oct 1483 Resigned)
Cl�ment Grosso della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (27 Oct 1483 Appointed - 18 Aug 1504 Died)
Francesco Grosso della Rovere † (8 Nov 1504 Appointed - 15 May 1524 Died)
Claude Prato (du Prat), O.S.B. † (14 Dec 1524 Appointed - 1532 Died)
Jean de La Rochefoucauld, O.S.B. † (22 May 1534 Appointed - 24 Sep 1538 Died)
Charles de Pisseleu † (13 Oct 1538 Appointed - 15 Jun 1545 Appointed, Bishop of Condom)
Nicolas Dangu † (12 Aug 1545 Appointed - 1567 Died)
Renaud de Beaune † (18 Jun 1571 Appointed - 10 Jul 1581 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
Antonio de Tremblay (Pramblay) † (10 Jul 1581 Appointed - 1586 Resigned)
Adam de Heurtelou † (5 Mar 1586 Appointed - 26 Jun 1609 Died)
Charles de Rousseau † (26 Jun 1608 Succeeded - 4 Nov 1623 Died)
Daniel de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (9 Oct 1624 Confirmed - 5 Mar 1628 Died)
Silvestre de Crusy de Marcillac † (31 Jul 1628 Confirmed - 21 Oct 1660 Died)
Hyacinthe Serroni, O.P. † (8 Aug 1661 Confirmed - 11 Oct 1677 Resigned)
Fran�ois-Placide de Baudry de Piancourt, O.S.B. † (11 Oct 1677 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1707 Died)
Pierre de Baglion de la Salle de Saillant † (30 Apr 1708 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1723 Died)
Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupr� † (11 Sep 1724 Confirmed - 7 Jul 1767 Died)
Jean-Arnauld de Castellane † (25 Jan 1768 Confirmed - 9 Sep 1792 Died)
Jean-Baptiste de Chabot † (1 May 1802 Confirmed - Dec 1804 Resigned)
Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons † (22 Mar 1805 Confirmed - 24 Sep 1821 Confirmed, Bishop of Avignon)
Claude-Jean-Joseph Brulley de La Bruni�re † (19 Apr 1822 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1848 Died)
Jean-Antoine-Marie Foulquier † (2 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 1 Mar 1873 Retired)
Joseph-Fr�d�ric Saivet † (21 Mar 1873 Confirmed - 26 Jun 1876 Confirmed, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne)
Julien Costes † (26 Jun 1876 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1889 Resigned)
Fran�ois-Narcisse Baptifolier † (27 May 1889 Confirmed - 26 Sep 1900 Died)
Henri-Louis-Alfred Bouquet † (18 Apr 1901 Confirmed - 21 Feb 1906 Appointed, Bishop of Chartres)
Jacques-Jean Gely † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 29 May 1929 Died)
Jules-Alexandre Cusin † (29 May 1929 Succeeded - 5 Jun 1937 Died)
Fran�ois-Louis Auvity, P.S.S. † (14 Aug 1937 Appointed - 11 Sep 1945 Resigned)
Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau † (3 Nov 1945 Appointed - 14 Jun 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Laval)
Emile-Charles-Raymond Pirolley † (27 Mar 1951 Appointed - 26 Jan 1957 Appointed, Bishop of Nancy (-Toul))
Ren�-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon † (12 Apr 1957 Appointed - 14 Jul 1983 Resigned)
Roger Lucien Meindre † (14 Jul 1983 Appointed - 8 Apr 1989 Appointed, Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur))
Paul �mile Joseph Bertrand † (14 Sep 1989 Appointed - 16 Oct 2001 Retired)
Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. (16 Oct 2001 Appointed - 11 Jul 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux))
Fran�ois Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. (16 Jan 2007 Appointed - 29 May 2018 Appointed, Bishop of Lu�on)
Beno�t Bertrand (17 Jan 2019 Appointed - 4 Jun 2024 Appointed, Bishop of Pontoise)
Jean Pelletier (20 May 2025 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Mende (erected) (or 4th Century)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Al�s (Alais) (suppressed)	Diocese of Avignon Diocese of Mende
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Viviers (Aps) (suppressed)	Diocese of Mende
6 October 1822	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mende	Diocese of Viviers
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mende (from Albi)

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

1949 80,000 95,000 84.2% 400 15 415 192 690 213 ap1951

1969 70,000 76,175 91.9% 284 22 306 228 75 578 133 ap1971

1980 63,300 75,100 84.3% 235 3 238 265 18 400 138 ap1981

1990 66,000 79,000 83.5% 190 1 191 345 26 370 138 ap1991

1999 63,000 73,500 85.7% 154 6 160 393 3 19 233 135 ap2000

2000 61,000 73,500 83.0% 155 7 162 376 3 19 232 135 ap2001

2001 60,000 73,500 81.6% 152 4 156 384 3 13 225 135 ap2002

2002 60,000 73,500 81.6% 142 3 145 413 2 12 218 135 ap2003

2003 60,000 73,500 81.6% 134 5 139 431 3 14 202 135 ap2004

2004 58,000 73,830 78.6% 122 4 126 460 4 14 183 135 ap2005

2013 60,800 78,400 77.6% 75 1 76 800 5 4 126 135 ap2014

2016 60,667 76,700 79.1% 66 66 919 5 2 94 135 ap2017

2019 55,000 76,300 72.1% 59 1 60 916 4 4 83 135 ap2020

2021 55,000 76,520 71.9% 52 52 1,057 4 2 52 135 ap2022

2023 50,245 76,075 66.0% 47 47 1,069 6 1 51 135 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	80,000	95,000	84.2%	400	15	415	192			690	213	ap1951
1969	70,000	76,175	91.9%	284	22	306	228		75	578	133	ap1971
1980	63,300	75,100	84.3%	235	3	238	265		18	400	138	ap1981
1990	66,000	79,000	83.5%	190	1	191	345		26	370	138	ap1991
1999	63,000	73,500	85.7%	154	6	160	393	3	19	233	135	ap2000
2000	61,000	73,500	83.0%	155	7	162	376	3	19	232	135	ap2001
2001	60,000	73,500	81.6%	152	4	156	384	3	13	225	135	ap2002
2002	60,000	73,500	81.6%	142	3	145	413	2	12	218	135	ap2003
2003	60,000	73,500	81.6%	134	5	139	431	3	14	202	135	ap2004
2004	58,000	73,830	78.6%	122	4	126	460	4	14	183	135	ap2005
2013	60,800	78,400	77.6%	75	1	76	800	5	4	126	135	ap2014
2016	60,667	76,700	79.1%	66		66	919	5	2	94	135	ap2017
2019	55,000	76,300	72.1%	59	1	60	916	4	4	83	135	ap2020
2021	55,000	76,520	71.9%	52		52	1,057	4	2	52	135	ap2022
2023	50,245	76,075	66.0%	47		47	1,069	6	1	51	135	ap2024