Ancient Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
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.
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]
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
Additional reading
The Making of the French Episcopate, 1589-1661 By Joseph Bergin
External links
- http://www.catholic.org/printer_friendly.php?id=11875§ion=Encyclopedia [information at Catholic.org]
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