Ancient Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

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The former French diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux existed from the sixth century to the French Revolution. Its see was at Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, in the modern department of Drôme, southern France. Its territory was included in the expanded diocese of Valence, by the Concordat of 1801.

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[edit] History

According to a legend of the fifteenth century, St. Restitutus, first Bishop of St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, was the man born blind, mentioned in the Gospel. Local traditions also make Sts. Eusebuis, Torquatus, Paulus, Amantius, Sulpicius, Bonifatius, Castorinus, and Michael early bishops of St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. Of those, Louis Duchesne regards St. Paulus (fourth or sixth century), patron of the city, as the only known bishop.

Owing to Saracen ravages (827-29) the Church of St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, by Decree of Gregory IV, was united with the Church of Orange until the end of the eleventh century, when the Diocese of Orange was re-established.

The Diocese of St-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was always dependent on the archdiocese of Arles. Among its bishops were Heraclius (525-42), correspondent of St. Avitus; Saint Martin des Ormeaux (seventh century), who became a solitary.[1]

[edit] Bishops

  • Florent 517-524
  • Heraclius 527-541
  • Victor, before 567-583
  • Eusebius II. 584-585
  • Agricole 614
  • Betton 639-654
  • Bonifatius II. ca. 839
  • Aldebrand
  • Pons I. 850-852
  • Udalric 1013-1058
  • Géraud I. D'Asteri 1060-1085
  • Pons de Port 1095-1112
  • Aimar Adhémar 1112?-1119
  • Pons de Grillon 1134-1136
  • Géraud II. 1138-1147
  • Guillaume Hugues, † 1179
  • Bertrand de Pierrelatte 1179-1206
  • Gaucerand 1206-1211
  • Geoffroy de Vogüé 1211-1233
  • Laurent 1233-1251
  • Bertrand de Clansayes 1251-1286
  • Benoit 1288-1292
  • Guillaume d'Aubenas 1293-1309
  • Dragonet de Montauban 1310-1328
  • Hugues Aimery 1328-1348
  • Guillaume Guitard 1348-1349
  • Jean Coci 1349-1364
  • Jacques Artaud 1364-1367
  • Raimond Geoffroy de Castellane 1367-1378
  • Aimar Fabri de La Roche 1378-1385
  • Jean de Murol 1385-1388 (administrator, Cardinal)
  • Dieudonné D'Estaing 1388-1411
  • Hugues de Theissiac 1411-† 1448
  • Pons de Sade 1444-1445
  • Romanet Velheu 1445-1449
  • Jean de Segóvie 1449-1450
  • Étienne Genevès 1450-1473
  • Ysembert de Laye 1473-1478
  • Astorg Aimery 1478-1480
  • Jean de Sirac 1480-1482
  • Guillaume Adhémar de Monteil 1482-1516
  • Jacques de Vesc 1516 (elect])
  • Antoine de Lévis 1516-1526
  • Michel D'Arandia 1526-1539
  • Jean de Joly 1539-1579
  • Thomas Pobel 1579-1582
  • Jean-Baptiste Legras 1583
  • Antoine Gaume 1585-1598
  • Antoine de Cros 1600-1630
  • François Adhémar de Monteil 1630-1644 (then archbishop of Arles)
  • Jacques Adhémar de Monteil 1645-1657
  • Claude Ruffier 1657-1674
  • Luc D'Acquin 1674-1680
  • Louis-Aube de Roquemartine 1680-1713
  • Joseph-Maurel du Chaffaut 1714-1717
  • Claude de Simiane de Gordes 1717-1743
  • Pierre-François-Xavier de Reboul de Lambert 1743-1791
  • Jean Marie du Lau 1791 (administrator, also archbishop of Arles)
  • Pierre Genès Tavernier 1800-1802

[edit] Additional Reading

The Making of the French Episcopate, 1589-1661 By Joseph Bergin

[edit] External Links

http://www.catholic.org/printer_friendly.php?id=11875&section=Encyclopedia [information at Catholic.org]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Valence
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