List of Bishops of Sion
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This is a list of the Bishops of Sion, a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Switzerland.
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Note that prior to the 11th century, details of bishops are not fully known, and have been omitted from the list.
The diocese of Sion is one of the Swiss Catholic dioceses. Diocese corresponds more or less to the district of the Was worth.
Been founded at the end of the IVe century, his seat was first to Octodure, the current Martigny. The more former mention of diocese dates back to 381 where the octodure bishop participa to the aquilée council. This Théodore, more knew under the name of holy Théodule and known for the foundation of the worship of holy Maurice, that there assista.
It is only at LIFE century that the seat was moved to Sion, probably following Lombard incursions alongside the strategic road of the Big one-Holy-Bernard.
In 975, the Frankfurt Council creates the ecclesiastical province of Tarentaise understanding the dioceses of Moûtiers, of Sion and of aoste.
In 999, the bishop of Sion devint count of the Was worth. During the whole Middle Ages, it luttera to maintain his check facing the foreign threat (the Zähringen, then the Knowledge) and facing the emancipation desire of the notable valaisans (The The Tower, then the dizains represented by Light diet).
The Was worth, at the same time the remainder of the Burgundy kingdom, is integrated in 1032 to the Holy Roman Germanic Empire. To the profit of imperial immediacy, the bishop, as a count of the Was worth, becomes empire prince. It henceforth is known under the title of prince bishop.
During the Italy Wars, the cardinal Matthieu Schiner joua an important role in the mobilization of Swiss troops against France.
While since his creation, the diocese was subordinated to the diocese subway Coming, Matthieu Schiner obtint of the pope to depend directly Rome.
| From | To | Bishop | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1034 | 13 July 1054 | Aymon of Savoy | Succeeded his brother Buchardus as Abbot of St Maurice in 1049 or 1050 |
| 1054 | 1087-1090 | Ermenfroi | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1107 | 1116 | Vilencus | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1135 | 1138 | Boson | |
| 1138 | 1150 | Saint Guérin | |
| 1150 | 1162(?) | Louis | |
| 1162 | 1168 (?) | Amédée of La Tour | |
| 1176 | 1177 | Guillaume of Blonay | |
| 1179 | 1181 or 1184 | Conon | |
| 1184(?) | 1196 | Guillaume | |
| 1196 | 1203 | Nantelme of Écublens | |
| 1203 | 1205 | Guillaume of Saillon | |
| 1206 | 1237 | Landry of Mont | |
| 1237 | 1243 | Boson II of Granges | |
| 1243 | 1271 | Henri of Rarogne | |
| 1271 | 1273 | Rodolphe of Valpelline | |
| 1273 | 1287 | Pierre of Oron | |
| February 1287 | 15 December 1289 | vacant | |
| 1289 | 1308 | Boniface of Challant | |
| 1308 | 1323 | Aymon of Châtillon | |
| 1323 | 1338 | Aymon of La Tour | |
| 1338 | 1342 | Philippe of Chamberlhac | |
| 1342 | 1375 | Guichard Tavelli | Murdered by defenestration |
| 1375 | 1386 | Édouard of Savoy | |
| 1386 | 1386 | Guillaume of La Baume | |
| 1387 | 1387 | Robert Chambrier | |
| 1388 | 1392 | Humbert de Billens | |
| 1392 | 1393 | Henri de Blanchis | |
| 1394 | 1402 | Guillaume IV ("the Good") of Rarogne | |
| 1402 | 1418 | Guillaume V of Rarogne | |
| 1418 | 1437 | André dei Benzi of Gualdo | Archbishop of Kolocza (in Hungary); administrator from 1418, bishop from 1431 |
| 1437 | 1451 | Guillaume VI of Rarogne | |
| 1451 | 1457 | Henri Asperlin | |
| 1457 | 1482 | Walter Supersaxo | |
| 1482 | 1496 | Jost of Silenen | |
| 1496 | 1499 | Nicolas Schiner | |
| 1499 | 1522 | Mathieu Schiner | Cardinal; nephew of Nicolas Schiner |
| 1522 | 1528 | Philippe am Hengart (not recognised by the Pope) Philippe de Platea (not recognised locally) |
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| 1529 | 1545 | Adrien I of Riedmatten | |
| 1548 | 1565 | Jean Jordan | |
| 1565 | 1604 | Hildebrand I of Riedmatten | |
| 1604 | 1613 | Adrien II of Riedmatten | |
| 1613 | 1638 | Hildebrand II Jost | |
| 1638 | 1640 | Barthélemy Supersaxo | |
| 1640 | 1646 | Adrien III of Riedmatten | |
| 1646 | 1672 | Adrien IV of Riedmatten | |
| 1672 | 1701 | Adrien V of Riedmatten | |
| 1701 | 1734 | François-Joseph Supersaxo | |
| 1734 | 1752 | Jean-Joseph-Arnold Blatter | |
| 1752 | 1760 | Jean-Hildebrand Roten | |
| 1760 | 1780 | François-Joseph-Frédéric Ambuel | |
| 1780 | 1790 | François-Melchior-Joseph Zen-Ruffinen | |
| 1790 | 1807 | Joseph-Antoine Blatter | Last prince-bishop |
| 1807 | 1817 | Joseph-François-Xavier de Preux | |
| 1817 | 1829 | Auguste-Sulpice Zen-Ruffinen | |
| 1830 | 1843 | Maurice-Fabien Roten | |
| 1843 | 1875 | Pierre-Joseph de Preux | |
| 1875 | 1901 | Adrien VI Jardinier | |
| 1901 | 11 July 1918 | Jules-Maurice Abbet | Born 11 September 1845 |
| 1919 | 19 March 1952 | Victor Bieler | Born 16 March 1881 |
| 1952 | 1975 | François-Nestor Adam | Born 7 February 1903; died 8 February 1990 |
| 1975 | 1995 | Henri Schwery | Born 14 June 1932 |
| 1995 | Norbert Brunner | Born 21 June 1942 |
[edit] Sources
This list is based on that found in the French Wikipedia article Évêché de Sion.
