Roman Catholic Diocese of Évreux
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Évreux is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. The diocese comprises the department of Eure within the Region of Normandy. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and the current bishop is Christian Nourrichard, appointed in 2006.
Cathedral
Part of the lower portion of the nave of Évreux Cathedral dates from the 11th century; the west facade with its two ungainly towers is, for the most part, the work of the late Renaissance, and various styles of the intervening period are represented in the rest of the church. A thorough restoration was completed in 1896. The elaborate north transept and portal are in the flamboyant Gothic; the choir, the finest part of the interior, is in an earlier Gothic style. Cardinal de la Balue, bishop of Évreux in the latter half of the 15th century, constructed the octagonal central tower, with its elegant spire; to him is also due the Lady chapel, which is remarkable for its finely preserved stained glass. Two rose windows in the transepts and the carved wooden screens of the side chapels are masterpieces of 16th-century workmanship.
The episcopal palace, a building of the 15th century, adjoins the south side of the cathedral. An interesting belfry, facing the handsome modern town hall, also dates from the 15th century. The church of St Taurin, in part Romanesque, has a choir of the 14th century and other portions of later date; it contains the shrine of St Taurin, a work of the 13th century.
From 1982 to 1995 the bishop of Évreux was the dissident cleric Jacques Gaillot who was subsequently demoted to the titular see of Partenia.
Bishops
To 1000
- Saint Taurinus (Taurin) 350 and 411
- Maximus (Mauxe)
- Etherius
- Maurusius 511 (Council of Orléans)
- Licinius 541 and 549
- Ferrocintusau 558 and 573 ? (Council of Paris)
- Viator
- Laudulfus 585
- Erminulfus 614 or 615 (Council of Paris)
- Waldus (Gaud) c. 648
- Ragnericus 650
- Concessus around 667
- Ethernus or Detherus (Eterne) around 670
- Aquilinus (Aquilin) 673-695
- Desiderius (Didier) c. 695
- Stephan c. 752
- Maurinus 765
- Gervold 775-788
- Ouen
- Joseph 833-846
- Guntbertus 847-863
- Hilduinus 864-870
- Sebarius (Sébar) 870-893
- Cerdegarius 893 ?- c. 912
- Hugo I 920-ca. 950 ?
- Guichard (GuiscardGunhard) c. 954 - c. 1006
- Gérard (Géraud) c. 988 - c. 969
1000-1300
- Gilbert I around 1012-, 1014
- Hugo II 1015-1046
- Guillaume Flertel 1046-1066
- Balduin 1066-1070
- Gilbert (d'Arques) 1071-1112 (Giffard)
- Audin de Bayeux or Ouen 1113-1139
- Rotrou de Warwick 1139-1165
- Gilles I du Perche 1170-1179
- Johann I (John Fitz Luke). 1180-1192
- Garin de Cierrey 1193-1201
- Robert I de Roye 1201-1203
- Lucas 1203-1220
- Raoul I. de Cierrey 1220-1223
- Richard de Bellevue 1223-1236
- Raoul II. de Cierrey 1236-1243
- Jean II. de La Cour D`Aubergenville 1244-1256
- Raoul III. de Grosparmi 1259-1263
- Raoul IV. de Chevry 1263-1269
- Philippe de Chaourse 1270-1281
- Nicolas d'Auteuil 1281-1298
- Gottfried I. von Bar 1298-1299
- Mathieu des Essarts 1299-1310
1300-1500
- Geoffroy II' du Plessis 1310-1327
- Adam de L'Ille, † 1328
- Jean III du Prat 1329-1333
- Guillaume II des Essarts 1333-1334
- Vincent des Essarts 1334-1335
- Geoffroy III. de Faé 1335-1340
- Robert II. de Brucourt 1340-1374
- Guillaume III. D`Estouteville 1374-1376
- Bernard de Caritis 1376-1383
- Philippe de Moulins 1384-1388
- Guillaume IV. de Vallau 1388-1400
- Guillaume V. de Cantiers 1400-1418
- Paul Capranica 1420-1427
- Martial Formier 1427-1439
- Pasquier de Vaux 1439-1443
- Pierre I. de Treignac de Comborn 1443-1463
- Guillaume VI. de Flocques 7 January 1425 - November 1464
- Jean IV de La Balue 1464-1467
- Pierre I. Turpin de Crissé 1470-1473
- Jean V. Héberge 1473-1479
- Raoul V. du Faon 1479-1511
1500-1700
- Ambroise Le Veneur de Tillières 1511-1531
- Gabriel Le Veneur de Tillières 1531-1574
- Claude de Sanctes 1575-1591
- Jacques I. Davy du Perron 1591-1606
- Guillaume VII. de Péricard 1608-1613
- François I. de Péricard 1613-1646
- Jacques II. Le Nöel du Perron 1646-1649
- Gilles II. Boutaut 1649-1661
- Joseph Zongo Ondedei 1661
- Henri Cauchon de Maupas du Tour 1664-1680
- Louis-Joseph de Grignan 1681
- Jacques III. Potier de Novion 1682-1709 (also Bishop of Sisteron)
1700-1900
From 1900
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