Diocese of Agen, France

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.05.22 – ...):

Bishop Alexandre de Bucy (54)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Agen (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alexandre de Bucy (54)
(2024.05.22 – ...)

Bishop of Agen (France)

Born:	1970.08.11 (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France)
Ordained Priest:	1997.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.09.01

Priest of Versailles (France) (1997.06.29 – 2024.05.22)

Bishop of Agen (France) (2024.05.22 – ...)

Archbishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré (77)
(Apostolic Administrator 2023.08.19 – 2024.05.22)

Bishop Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau (76)
(2005.01.17 – 2023.08.19)

Bishop emeritus of Agen (France)

Affermis tes frères

Born:	1948.06.10 (Vendrennes, France)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.04.24

Priest of Luçon (France) (1975.06.22 – 2005.01.17)

Bishop of Agen (France) (2005.01.17 – 2023.08.19)

Bishop Jean-Charles Marie Descubes (84) (later Archbishop)
(1996.12.13 – 2004.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Rouen (France)

In libertatem vocati

Born:	1940.02.07 (Tonnay-Charente, France)
Ordained Priest:	1965.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.03.09

Priest of La Rochelle (France) (1965.07.03 – 1996.12.13)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1996.12.13 – 2004.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) (2004.03.25 – 2015.07.10)

Bishop Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens
(1976.03.13 – 1996.12.13)

Born:	1921.09.21 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1948.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.05.21
Died:	2001.12.23 († 80)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (France) (1967.02.27 – 1972.09.15)

Titular Bishop of Lapda (1967.02.27 – 1976.03.13)

Coadjutor Bishop of Agen (France) (1972.09.15 – 1976.03.13)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1976.03.13 – 1996.12.13)

Bishop Roger Johan
(1956.04.13 – 1976.03.13)

Born:	1902.04.28 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1927.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.08.24
Died:	1993.04.13 († 90)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1956.04.13 – 1976.03.13)

Bishop Jean-Marcel Rodié
(1938.03.07 – 1956.02.15)

Born:	1879.07.16 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1910.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.07.02
Died:	1968.04.10 († 88)

Bishop of Ajaccio (France) (1927.04.29 – 1938.03.07)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1938.03.07 – 1956.02.15)

Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia (1956.02.15 – 1968.04.10)

Bishop Charles-Paul Sagot du Vauroux
(1906.02.21 – 1937.08.14)

Born:	1857.03.31 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1881.10.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1906.02.25
Died:	1937.08.14 († 80)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1906.02.21 – 1937.08.14)

Bishop Charles-Evariste-Joseph Coeuret-Varin
(1885.03.27 – 1905.02.23)

Born:	1838.08.22 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1863.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.05.26
Died:	1905.02.23 († 66)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1884.12.31] 1885.03.27 – 1905.02.23)

Bishop Jean-Emile Fonteneau (later Archbishop)
(1874.12.21 – 1884.09.22)

Born:	1825.08.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1848.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.01.25
Died:	1899.03.23 († 73)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1874.11.14] 1874.12.21 – 1884.09.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Albi (France) ([1884.09.22] 1884.11.13 – 1899.03.23)

Bishop Hector-Albert Chaulet d’Outremont
(1871.02.24 – 1874.12.21)

Born:	1825.02.27 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1856.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1871.03.19
Died:	1884.09.14 († 59)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1871.01.24] 1871.02.24 – 1874.12.21)

Bishop of Le Mans (France) ([1874.09.14] 1874.12.21 – 1884.09.14)

Bishop Jean-Aimé de Levezou de Vezins
(1841.07.12 – 1867.04.11)

Born:	1793.08.25 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1836.10.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1841.08.08
Died:	1867.04.11 († 73)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1841.01.26] 1841.07.12 – 1867.04.11)

Bishop Jean Jacoupy
(1802.07.15 – 1840.11.06)

Born:	1761.04.28 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1786
Consecrated Bishop:	1802.07.18
Died:	1848.05.27 († 87)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1802.07.05] 1802.07.15 – 1840.11.06)

Bishop Jean-Louis d’Usson de Bonac
(1768.01.25 – 1816?)

Born:	1734.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1768.02.14
Died:	1821.03.11 († 87)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1768.01.25 – 1816?)

Bishop Jean-Gaspard-Gilbert de Chabannas
(1735.12.19 – 1767.07.26)

Born:	1702 (France)
Consecrated Bishop:	1736.01.29
Died:	1767.07.26 († 64)

Bishop of Agen (France) ([1735.10.08] 1735.12.19 – 1767.07.26)

Bishop Jean d’Ise de Saléon (later Archbishop)
(1730.04.16 – 1735.04.11)

Consecrated Bishop:	1730.04.16
Died:	1751.02.10

Bishop of Agen (France) (1730.04.16 – 1735.04.11)

Bishop of Rodez (France) (1735.04.11 – 1746.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienne (France) (1746.12.19 – 1751.02.10)

Bishop François Hébert
(1704.04.06 – 1728.08.20)

Consecrated Bishop:	1704.04.06
Died:	1728.08.20

Bishop of Agen (France) (1704.04.06 – 1728.08.20)

Bishop Jules Mascaron, C.O.I.
(1679.02.25 – 1703.11.16)

Born:	1634.03.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1658.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1672.05.08
Died:	1703.11.16 († 69)

Bishop of Tulle (France) (1671 – 1679.02.25)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1679.02.25 – 1703.11.16)

Bishop Claude Joli
(1665.03.15 – 1678.10.21)

Consecrated Bishop:	1665.03.15
Died:	1678.10.21

Bishop of Agen (France) (1665.03.15 – 1678.10.21)

Bishop Barthélemi d’Elbène
(1638.06.10 – 1663.03.04)

Died:

1663.03.04

Bishop of Agen (France) (1638.06.10 – 1663.03.04)

Bishop Gaspard de Daillon du Lude
(1631 – 1635.01.28)

Died:

1676.07.25

Bishop of Agen (France) (1631 – 1635.01.28)

Bishop of Albi (France) (1635.01.28 – 1676.07.25)

Bishop Claude de Gelas
(1609 – 1630.12.26)

Died:

1630.12.26

Bishop of Agen (France) (1609 – 1630.12.26)

Bishop Nicolas de Villars
(1588 – 1608.12.10)

Died:

1608.12.10

Bishop of Agen (France) (1588 – 1608.12.10)

Bishop Pierre Bonsom de Donnaud, O.S.B.
(1586 – 1587)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1586 – 1587)

Bishop of Mirepoix (France) (1587 – 1630)

Bishop Giano Fregoso
(1555.09 – 1586.10.16)

Died:

1586.10.16

Bishop of Agen (France) (1555.09 – 1586.10.16)

Bishop Matteo Bandello, O.P.
(1550.09.01 – 1555)

Born:	1485 (Italy)
Died:	1561 († 76)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1550.09.01 – 1555)

Cardinal Jean de Lorraine
(Apostolic Administrator 1538.05.24 – 1550.05.10)

Bishop Marcantonio della Rovere
(1519.03.22 – 1538)

Died:

1538

Bishop of Agen (France) (1519.03.22 – 1538)

Cardinal Leonardo Grosso della Rovere
(1487.12.09 – 1519.03.22)

Born:	1464 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1492?
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1505.12.01
Revealed as Cardinal:	1505.12.12
Died:	1520.09.17 († 55)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1487.12.09 – 1519.03.22)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1505.12.17 – 1508.09.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1508.09.15 – 1517.03.09)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1511.10.05 – 1520.09.17)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1512.02 – 1513)

Bishop of Lucca (Italy) (1517.03.09 – 1517.03.14)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1517.03.09 – 1520.09.17)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1518.02 – 1520.09.17)

Bishop Galeazzo della Rovere
(1478.07.03 – 1487)

Died:

1487

Bishop of Coutances (France) (1477.12.03 – 1478.07.03)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1478.07.03 – 1487)

Bishop Jean de Monchen
(1477 – 1477)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1477 – 1477)

Bishop Pierre de Bérard
(1461 – 1477.07.21)

Died:

1477.07.21

Bishop of Agen (France) (1461 – 1477.07.21)

Bishop Jean Borgia
(1438.12.28 – 1461)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1438.12.28 – 1461)

Bishop Imbert de Saint-Laurent
(1398 – 1438)

Died:

1438

Bishop of Agen (France) (1398 – 1438)

Bishop Bernard de Chevenon
(1397.03.27 – 1398.07.23)

Died:

1420.02.16

Bishop of Lavaur (France) (1394 – 1397.03.27)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1397.03.27 – 1398.07.23)

Bishop of Saintes (France) (1398.07.23 – 1411.03.20)

Bishop of Amiens (France) (1411.03.20 – 1413.03.29)

Bishop of Beauvais (France) (1413.03.29 – 1420.02.16)

Bishop Jean
(1383.10.14 – 1397)

Died:

1397

Bishop of Agen (France) (1383.10.14 – 1397)

Bishop Simon de Cramaud (later Pseudocardinal)
(1382.05.30 – 1383.08.07)

Born:	1345 (France)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:	1382?
Created Cardinal:	1413.04.13
Died:	1422.12.15 († 76)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1382.05.30 – 1383.08.07)

Bishop of Béziers (France) (1383.09.02 – 1385.11.24)

Bishop of Poitiers (France) (1385.11.24 – 1391.09.19)

Patriarch of Alexandria (1391.03.17 – 1422.12.15?▼)

Apostolic Administrator of Carcassonne (France) (1391.09.19 – 1409.07.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1409.07.02 [1409.12.15] – 1413.04.14▼)

Apostolic Administrator of Avignon (France) (1412 – 1415)

Apostolic Administrator of Poitiers (France) (1413.04.14 – 1422.12.15)

Pseudocardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1413.05.12 – 1422.12.15▼)

Bishop Jean Belveti de Saie
(1375.06.09 – 1381.12.28)

Died:

1383

Bishop of Lombez (France) (1362 – 1363.01.18)

Bishop of Dax (France) (1363.01.18 – 1375.06.09)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1375.06.09 – 1381.12.28)

Bishop of Albi (France) (1382.07.24 – 1383)

Bishop Richard
(1367? – 1367?)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1367? – 1367?)

Bishop Raymond de Salg
(1364.09.26 – 1374)

Died:

1374

Bishop of Agen (France) (1364.09.26 – 1374)

Bishop Déodat de Rotbald
(1357 – 1364)

Died:

1364

Bishop of Agen (France) (1357 – 1364)

Bishop Amanieu de Fargis
(1313 – 1356.05.26)

Died:

1356.05.26

Bishop of Agen (France) (1313 – 1356.05.26)

Bishop Bertrand de Goth
(1306 – 1313.05.05)

Died:

1313.05.05

Bishop of Agen (France) (1291 – 1305)

Bishop of Langres (France) (1305 – 1306)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1306 – 1313.05.05)

Fr. Bernard de Fargis (later Archbishop)
(1306 – 1306.06.04)

Died:

1341.07

Bishop of Agen (France) (1306 – 1306.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) (1306.06.04 – 1311.05.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Narbonne (France) (1311.05.05 – 1341.07)

Bishop Bertrand de Goth
(1291 – 1305)

Died:

1313.05.05

Bishop of Agen (France) (1291 – 1305)

Bishop of Langres (France) (1305 – 1306)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1306 – 1313.05.05)

Bishop Jean Jerlandi
(1272 – 1291.09.20?)

Died:

1291.09.20?

Bishop of Agen (France) (1272 – 1291.09.20?)

Bishop Arnaud de Got
(1271 – 1282.02.20)

Died:

1282.02.20

Bishop of Agen (France) (1271 – 1282.02.20)

Bishop Pierre Jerlandi
(1264 – 1271.07.28)

Died:

1271.07.28

Bishop of Agen (France) (1264 – 1271.07.28)

Bishop Guillaume
(1263 – 1264)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1263 – 1264)

Bishop Guillaume d’Agen (later Patriarch)
(1247 – 1262)

Died:

1270.04.21

Bishop of Agen (France) (1247 – 1262)

Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine) (1262.12.09 – 1270.04.21)

Bishop Pierre de Reims, O.P.
(1245.11.30 – 1247.01.29)

Died:

1247.01.29

Bishop of Agen (France) (1245.11.30 – 1247.01.29)

Bishop Arnaud de Galard
(1235 – 1245.09.12)

Died:

1245.09.12

Bishop of Agen (France) (1235 – 1245.09.12)

Bishop Raoul de Peyrines (later Archbishop)
(1232 – 1235)

Died:

1236.03.05

Bishop of Agen (France) (1232 – 1235)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1235 – 1236.03.05)

Bishop Géraud
(1231 – 1232.07.04)

Died:

1232.07.04

Bishop of Agen (France) (1231 – 1232.07.04)

Bishop Arnaud
(1228 – 1231)

Died:

1231

Bishop of Agen (France) (1228 – 1231)

Bishop Arnaud de Rovinha
(1209 – 1228.08.18)

Died:

1228.08.18

Bishop of Agen (France) (1209 – 1228.08.18)

Bishop Bertrand de Béceyras
(1182 – 1208.05)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1182 – 1208.05)

Bishop Pierre
(1180 – 1182)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1180 – 1182)

Bishop Elie de Castillon
(1149.08.31 – 1180?)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1149.08.31 – 1180?)

Bishop Raymond-Bernard du Fossat
(1128 – 1149.03.07)

Died:

1149.03.07

Bishop of Agen (France) (1128 – 1149.03.07)

Bishop Aldebert
(1118 – 1128)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1118 – 1128)

Bishop Gausbert
(1105 – 1115)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1105 – 1115)

Bishop Isarad
(1104? – 1105?)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1104? – 1105?)

Bishop Géraud
(1101? – 1103?)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1101? – 1103?)

Bishop Simon
(1083 – 1101.04.18)

Died:

1101.04.18

Bishop of Agen (France) (1083 – 1101.04.18)

Bishop Donat
(1080.12.06 – 1083)

Bishop of Agen (France) (1080.12.06 – 1083)

Saint Bishop Dulcide
(400? – ?)

Feast:

10.17

Bishop of Agen (France) (400? – ?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Phébade
(350? – 392?)

Feast:

04.25

Bishop of Agen (France) (350? – 392?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Vincent
(? – 313?)

Bishop of Agen (France) (? – 313?)

Bishop.

Saint Bishop Caprais
(? – 303)

Died:	303 🩸
Feast:	10.20

Bishop of Agen (France) (? – 303)

Bishop. Martyr.

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens (1972.09.15 – 1976.03.13)

Diocese of

Agen

France

Celebrations

History

Present Prelates

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Former Prelates

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