Ancient Diocese of Apt
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The former French Catholic diocese of Apt, in south-east France, existed from the fourth century until the French Revolution
. By the Concordat of 1801
, it was suppressed, and its territory was divided between the diocese of Digne and the diocese of Avignon. Its see was Apt Cathedral, in Vaucluse
.
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. By the Concordat of 1801
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....
, it was suppressed, and its territory was divided between the diocese of Digne and the diocese of Avignon. Its see was Apt Cathedral, in Vaucluse
Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...
.
Bishops
- 96–102?: Auspice
- 260?: Leonius
- 400–410?: Quentin
- 410–423?: CastorCastor of AptSaint Castor of Apt was a bishop of Apt, in Gaul.He was born in Nîmes and may have been the brother of Saint Leontius of Fréjus. Castor was a lawyer and married to a wealthy widow. He lived in Marseilles. His wife, however, allowed him to enter the religious life; she herself entered a nunnery....
- 431?–436: Auxonius
- 439–442: Jules
- 517–545: Pretextat
- 546: Eusebe
- 549–573: Clementin
- 581–585: Pappus
- 614: Innozenz
- 788: Magneric
- 853: Trutbert
- 867: Paul I.
- 879: Richard
- 885: Sendard
- 887: Paul II.
- 951–955: Rostan
- 960–964: Arnulf
- 965–984: Nartold
- 989–998: Theodoric
- 999–1110?: Ilbogus
- 1010–1046: Stephan
- 1046?: Laugier I.
- 1048–1080: Alphant
- 1095?–1099: Isoard
- 1102?: Bertrand
- 1103–1143: Laugier II. d'Agout
- 1145–1151: Raimond
- 1158–1162: Wilhelm I.
- 1162–1182: Pierre de Saint-Paul
- 1186–1193: Guiran de Viens
- 1208–1221: Gottfried I.
- 1221–1243: Gottfried II.
- 1243–1246: Guillaume Centullion
- 1246–1256: Geofroi Dalmas
- 1256–1268: Pierre Baile
- 1268–1272: Ripert de Viens
- 1272–1275: Raimond Centullion
- 1275–1303: Raimond Bot
- 1303–1319: Hugues Bot
- 1319–1330: Raimond Bot II.
- 1330–1331: Guiraud de Languissel
- 1331–1332: Bertrand Acciaioli
- 1332–1336: Guillaume d'Astre
- 1336–1341: Guillaume Audibert
- 1341–1342: Guillaume Amici (also Bishop of Fréjus)
- 1342–1348: Arnaud
- 1348–1358: Bertrand de Meissexier
- 1358–1361: Elzéar de Pontevès
- 1362–1383: Raimond Savini
- 1383–1390: Géraud du Breuil
- 1390–1410: Jean Fillet
- 1411–1412: Pierre Perricaud
- 1412–1430: Constantin de Pergola
- 1430–1437: Étienne d'Épernay
- 1438–1466: Pierre Nasondi
- 1467–1482: Jean d'Ortigue
- 1482–1489: Agricol de Panisse
- 1490–1494: Jean Chabrol
- 1494–1527?: Jean de Montaigu
- 1527?–1533: Jean de Nicolaï
- 1533–1540: César Trivulce
- 1540–1559: Pierre de Forli
- 1560–1571: Baptiste de Simiane
- 1571–1582: François de Simiane
- 1588–1607: Pompée de Periglio
- 1607–1628: Jean Pélissier
- 1629–1670: Modeste de Villeneuve
- 1671–1695: Jean de Gaillard
- 1696–1723: Ignace de Foresta
- 1723–1751: Jean-Baptiste de Vaccon
- 1752–1778: Félicien de la Merlière
- 1778–1801: Laurent Éon de Cély