Ancient Diocese of Couserans

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Saint-Lizier Cathedral

The former French Catholic diocese of Couserans existed perhaps from the fifth century, to the French Revolution. It covered the former province of Couserans, in south-west France. Its see was in Saint-Lizier. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Auch.

History

According to Gregory of Tours, the first bishop was St. Valier (Valerius), before the sixth century. Bishop Glycerius was present at the Council of Agde in 506. According to Louis Duchesne, he should be identified with Saint Lycerius whom the Gallia Christiana places lower in the list of bishops; he was patron saint of St-Lizier, the episcopal residence of the bishops of Couserans.

The historian Pierre de Marca (1643-52) president of the Parliament of Navarre, was subsequently Bishop of Toulouse and Archbishop of Paris.

Bishops

• c. 451: Saint Valerius
• 506-c. 548: Glycerius
• 549-551: Theodorus
• c. 614: Johannes I.
• Saint Quintianus
• † ca. 663: Saint Licerius
• c. 663 or 664: Sesemundus
• Maurolenus
• c. 788-c. 791: Francolinus
• c. 879: Wainardus
• c. 887: Rogerius or Roger I.
• 973-978: Bernardus or Bernard I.
• c. 1019: Atto
• c. 1025: Berengarius or Béranger I.
• c. 1035: Bernard II. Raymond
• 1068-1078: Pelet
• 1078-1085: Vacant
• 1085-1095: William I. or Guilielmus
• 1117-1120: Jordanes I.
• 1120-1155: Petrus or Pierre I.
• 1165-1177: Rogerius or Roger II.
• c. 1177: Augustinus
• Stephanus (?)
• c. 1180: Auger I. (or Augerius I.)
• 1190-1191: Arnoldus or Arnaldus I.
• 1195-1198: Laurentius
• 1208-1211: Navarrus d'Acqs
• 1213: Sance or Sanchius
• c. 1226: Raymond I. (or Raymundus I.)
• c. 1229: Cerebrun
• 1246-4. October 1270: Nikolaus
• c. 1273: Petrus or Pierre II.
•  ?-16. October 1275: Raymond II. de Sobole or de Saboulies
• 1277-c. 1279: Raymond III. de Rostoil
• 1279-1. June 1303: Auger II. (or Augustin) de Montfaucon
• 1303-31. May 1309: Bernard III. de Montaigu
• ca. 1313-31. May 1329: Arnaldus II. Fredeti
• 27. June 1329-1336: Raymond IV. de Montaigu
• c. 1336-c. 1337: Antonius d'Aspel
• c. 1337-1342: Pierre III. de Palude
• Durandus
• 1354-1. December 1358: Canardus
• c. 1358-1360 or 1361: Jean II. de Rochechouart
• c. 1361-17. October 1362: Béranger II.
• 10. December 1362-1368: Ponce de Villemur
• 1371-1381: Cardinal Amelius de Lautrec
• 1381-1384: Arnaldus III.
• 1384-1389: Pierre IV.
• 1390: Robert
• 1391: Gérald or Gérard I.
• c. 1391 (?)-13. August 1398: Raymond V.
• William II.
• Réol (?)
• 1409-19. Juli 1412: Sicard (or Aicard) de Burguiroles
• c. 1412 or 1413 (17. January): Guillac.e III. Beau-Maître
• 1417-1425: Guillac.e IV. de Nalajo
• 10. September 1425-1432: Gérard II. Faidit
• 1433-1438 (?): Jean III.
• 23. March 1439-c. 1441: André
• 17. May 1441-1443: Jordanes II. d'Aure
• 1443-c. 1444: Raymond VI. de Tullio
• 1444-1461: Tristan
• 1462-1475: Guiscard d'Aubusson
• 1480-1515: Jean IV. d'Aule
• 1515-1523: Charles de Grammont
• 1523-1524: Gabriel I. de Grammont
• 1524-1548: Ménald de Martory
• 1548-1574: Hector d'Ossun
• 1581-1584: François Bonard
• 1593-1612: Jérôme de Langue
• 1614-14. November 1621: Octave de Bellegarde
• 10. March 1624-1641: Bruno Ruade
• 1642-1652: Pierre de Marca, (also archbishop of Toulouse)
• 28. May 1652-22. January 1680: Bernard IV. de Marmiesse
• 1680-24. December 1707: Gabriel II. de Saint-Estève
• 24. June 1708-1725: Isaac-Jacob de Verthamont
• 12. January 1727-1752: Jean-François de Machéco de Bremeux
• 22. October 1752-28. September 1779: Joseph de Saint-André-Marnays de Vercel
• 1780-1790: Dominique de Lartic