Ancient Diocese of Toul

The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1824. From 1048 until 1552 (de jure until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.

History

The diocese was located at the western edge of the Holy Roman Empire; it was bordered by France, the Duchy of Bar, and the Duchy of Lorraine. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in 1552, and that was recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. It then was part of the province of the Three Bishoprics.

After the Duchy of Lorraine also became part of France in the 18th century, the Diocese of Toul was merged with the Diocese of Nancy into the Diocese of Nancy-Toul.

The Diocese of Toul belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Trier.

Bishops

To 1000

• Mansuetus 338–375 (Saint Mansuy), first bishop
• Amon ca. 400?
• Alchas ca. 423?
• Gelsimus ca. 455?
• Auspicius ca. 478?
• Ursus around 490
• Aprus (Aper) 500–507
• Aladius 508–525?
• Trifsorich 525–532
• Dulcitius 532?–549
• Alodius around 549
• Premon
• Antimund
• Eudolius around 602
• Theofred 640–653
• Bodo ca. 660
• Eborinus around 664
• Leudinus 667?–669
• Adeotatus 679–680
• Ermentheus ca. 690?
• Magnald ca. 695?
• Dodo ca. 705
• Griboald 706–739?
• Godo 739?–756
• Jakob 756–767
• Borno 775–794
• Wannich 794?–813
• Frotar 814–846
• Arnulf 847–871
• Arnald 872–894
• Ludhelm 895–905
• Drogo 907–922
• Gosselin 922–962
• Gerard I 963–994 (Saint Gerard)

(1026–51)

• Stephen 994–995
• Robert 995–996
• Berthold 996–1019

1000 to 1300

• Hermann 1020–1026
• Bruno of Eguisheim, later Pope Leo IX
• Odo 1052–1069
• Poppo 1070–1107
• Richwin de Commercy 1108–1126
  • Konrad I von Schwarzburg 1118–1124
• Heinrich I von Lothringen 1127–1167 (Châtenois)
• Pierre de Brizey 1168–1192
• Eudes I von Vaudemont 1192–1197
• Matthias von Lothringen 1197–1206, † 1217
• Reinald de Chantilly 1210–1217
• Gerard II de Vaudemont 1218–1219
• Eudes II de Sorcy 1219–1228
• Garinus 1228–1230
• Rogier de Marcey 1231–1251
• Giles de Sorcy 1253–1271
• Konrad II von Tübinghen 1272–1296
• Johann I. von Sierck 1296–1305

1300 to 1500

• Vito Venosa 1305–1306
• Eudes III de Grançon 1306–1308
• Giacomo Ottone Colonna 1308–1309
• Jean II de Arzillières 1309–1320
• Amatus von Genf 1320–1330
• Thomas de Bourlemont 1330–1353
• Bertram de la Tour 1353–1361
• Pietro di la Barreria 1361–1363
• Johann III von Hoya 1363–1372
• Johann IV von Neuenburg 1373–1384, † 1398
• Savin de Floxence 1384–1398
• Philipp II de la Ville-sur-Illon 1399–1409
• Heinrich II de la Ville-sur-Illom 1409–1436
• Louis de Haraucourt 1437–1449
• Guillaume Fillatre 1449–1460
• Jean V de Chevrot 1460
• Anton I von Neuenburg 1461–1495
• Ulrich von Blankenberg 1495–1506

From 1500

• Hugh des Hazards 1506–1517
• John, Cardinal of Lorraine 1517–1524, † 1544 (Bishop of Verdun 1523–1544)
• Hector de Ailly-Rochefort 1526–1532
• John, Cardinal of Lorraine (again) 1532–1537
• Antoine II Pellagrin 1537–1542
• Johann von Lothringen-Guise (again) 1542–1543, † 1544
• Toussaint de Hossey 1543–1565
• Pierre III de Châtelet 1565–1580
• Karl von Lothringen-Vaudémont (Mercœur) 1580–1587 (Bishop of Verdun 1585–1587)
• Christopher de la Vallée 1589–1607
• Jean VII Porcelet de Maillane 1609–1624
• Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine 1625–1634
• Charles Chretien de Gournay 1634–1637
• Henri Arnauld
• Paolo Fiesco 1643–1645
• Jacques Lebret 1645
• Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy 29 March 1687 to 10 May 1704 (Bishop of Meaux 1704–1737)
• François Blouet de Camilly 1706-1723
• Scipion-Jérôme Begon 1723-1753
• Claude Drouâs de Boussey 1754-1773
• Etienne-François-Xavier des Michels de Champorcin, last bishop, 1773–1802

References

• Bishopric of Toul at Catholic-hierarchy.org