Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon
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Established in the 4th century as the Diocese of Avignon, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1475,Template:Efn with the suffragan sees of the Diocese of Carpentras, the Diocese of Vaison, and the Diocese of Cavaillon. By the Concordat of 1801 these three dioceses were united to Avignon, together with the Diocese of Apt, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix. At the same time, however, Avignon was reduced to the rank of a bishopric and was made a suffragan see of Aix.Template:Efn
The Archdiocese of Avignon was re-established in 1822,Template:Efn and received as suffragan sees the Diocese of Viviers (restored in 1822); Diocese of Valence (formerly under Lyon); Diocese of Nîmes (restored in 1822); and Diocese of Montpellier (formerly under Toulouse).
On 16 December 2002, the see – officially Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, and Vaison) – lost its Metropolitan status and became instead a suffragan see of Marseille. In 2009 its name was changed to Archdiocese of Avignon, the secondary titles being suppressed.
History
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In 1475 Pope Sixtus IV raised the diocese of Avignon to the rank of an archbishopric, in favour of his nephew Giuliano della Rovere who later became Pope Julius II.Template:Sfn
Bishops
To 1000
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- ? - 100: Saint Simon of Cyrene
- 3rd of 4th century: Saint RufTemplate:Sfn
- 439–451: NectariusTemplate:Sfn
- 465: SaturinusTemplate:Sfn
- 475–507: JulianusTemplate:Sfn
- 524–540: EucheriusTemplate:Sfn
- 541–554: AntoniusTemplate:Sfn
- 585: JohannesTemplate:Sfn
- 618: MaximusTemplate:Sfn
- 7th century: Saint VeredèmeTemplate:Sfn
- 7th century (683?): Saint AgricolTemplate:Sfn
- 855: RagenutiusTemplate:Sfn
- 860–876: HilduinusTemplate:Sfn
- 876–879: RatifridusTemplate:Sfn
1000 to 1474
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- mentioned 1002: Pierre
- before 1006–1033: Heldebert
- 1033–1036: Senioret
- 1037– after 1047: Benoît I
- before 1050– after 1173: Rostaing II
- 1095– after 1120: Albert
- before 1124–1142: Laugerius
- 1148–after 1148: Geoffroy I
- 1173–1174: Raymond I
- 1174–1177: Geoffroy II
- 1178–1180: Pontius
- 1180–1197: Rostaing III de Marguerite
- 1197–1209: Rostaing IV
- 1209–1216 death: Guillaume I de MontelierTemplate:Sfn
- mentioned 1225: Pierre IITemplate:Sfn
- before 1226– after 1230: Nicolas de CorbieTemplate:Sfn
- mentioned 1238: BenedictusTemplate:Sfn
- 1242–1261 death: Zoen Tencarari
- 1264–1266: Bertrand de Saint-MartinTemplate:Sfn
- 1267– c. 1287 death: Robert d'UzèsTemplate:Sfn
- mentioned 1288: Benoît IIITemplate:Sfn
- 1290– after 1294: André de LanguiscelTemplate:Sfn
- 1300–1310: Bertrandus AyminiTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn
- 1310–1312: Jacques Duèze, later Pope John XXIITemplate:Sfn
- 1313–1317: Jacques de Via (nephew of John XXII)Template:Sfn
- 1317–1334: John XXII (again)Template:Sfn
- 1336–1349: Jean de Cojordan
- 1349–1352 death: Clement VI
- 1352–1362 death: Innocent VI
- 1362–1366: Anglicus Grimoard (brother Pope Urban V)Template:Sfn
- 1366–1367: Urban V
- 1367–1368: Philippe de Cabassole
- 1368–1371 death: Pierre d'AigrefeuilleTemplate:Sfn
- 1371–1383: Faydit d'AigrefeuilleTemplate:Sfn
- 1391–1394: Clement VII (antipope)
- 1394–1398: Benedict XIII (antipope)
- 1398–1406: Gilles de Bellamere
- 1410–1412: Pierre V de Tourroye
- 1412–1415: Simond de Cramaud
- 1415–1419: Guy I de Roussillon-Bouchage
- 1419–1422: Guy II Spifame
- 1422–1432: Guy III de Roussillon-Bouchage
- 1432–1433: Marco CondulmerTemplate:Sfn
- 1437–1474: Alain de CoëtivyTemplate:Sfn
Archbishops
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- 1474–1503: Giuliano della Rovere (Archbishop from 1475)Template:Sfn
- 1503–1512: Antoine FlorèsTemplate:Sfn
- 1512–1517: Orlando Carretto della Rovere (Orland de Roure)
- 1517–1535: Hippolyte de' Medici
- 1535–1551: Alessandro Farnese the Younger
- 1551–1562: Annibale Bozzuti (Annibal Buzzutto)
- 1566–1576: Félicien Capitone
- 1577–1585: Georges d'Armagnac
- 1585–1592: Domenico Grimaldi
- 1592–1598: François-Marie Thaurusi (Francesco Maria Tarugi)Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
- 1598–1609: Jean-François BordiniTemplate:Sfn
- 1609–1624: Etienne II Dulci
- 1624–1644: Marius PhilonardiTemplate:Sfn
- 1644–1647: Bernard III PinelliTemplate:Sfn
- 1647–1649: César ArgelliTemplate:Sfn
- 1649–1669: Domenico de' MariniTemplate:Sfn
- 1669–1672: Azzo AriostoTemplate:Sfn
- 1673–1686: Hyacinthe LibelliTemplate:Sfn
- 1686–1689: Alexandre II MontecatiniTemplate:Sfn
- 1690–1705: Lorenzo FieschiTemplate:Sfn
- 1705–1717: François Maurice Gonteri Template:Sfn
- 1742–1757: Joseph Guyon de CrochansTemplate:Sfn
- 1757–1775: François Maria ManziTemplate:Sfn
- 1775–1790: Carlo Vincenzo GiovioTemplate:Sfn
- 1793–1794: François-Régis Rovère
- 1798: François Etienne
- 1802–1817: Jean-François Périer
- 1821–1830: Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons
- 1831–1834: Louis-Joseph d'Humières
- 1834–1842: Célestin Dupont (Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont) (also Archbishop of Bourges)
- 1842–1848: Paul Naudo
- 1848–1863: Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay
- 1863–1880: Louis-Anne Dubreuil
- 1880–1884: François-Edouard Hasley (also Archbishop of Cambrai)
- 1885–1895: Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne
- 1896–1907: Louis-François Sueur
- 1907–1928: Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André LattyTemplate:Sfn
- 1928–1957: Gabriel-Roch de LlobetTemplate:Sfn
- 1957–1970: Joseph-Martin UrtasunTemplate:Sfn
- 1970–1978: Eugène-Jean-Marie PolgeTemplate:Sfn
- 1978–2002: Raymond BouchexTemplate:Sfn
- 2002–2021: Jean-Pierre Marie CattenozTemplate:Sfn
- 2021–present: François Fonlupt
See also
Notes
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Official site of the Diocese of Avignon
- Diocese of Avignon on the website of the Église catholique en France
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