List of bishops of Troyes
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This is a list of bishops of Troyes
.
In 1790 the ancien régime and the diocese were abolished by the French revolutionaries
. The diocese was restored in 1791 and was given constitutional bishops
by the regime.
Bishopric of Troyes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese now comprises the département of Aube. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Reims...
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- 1716–1742 : Jacques-Bénigne BossuetJacques-Bénigne BossuetJacques-Bénigne Bossuet was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a masterly French stylist....
- 1742–1758 : M. Poncet de la Rivière
- 1758–1761 : Jean-Baptiste-Marie Champion de Cicé
- 1761–1790 : Louis-Claude-Mathias-Joseph Conte de BarralLouis-Mathias, Count de BarralLouis-Mathias, Count de Barral was a French church figure.He was born at Grenoble and was educated for the priesthood at the seminary of St. Sulpice, in Paris, and after ordination was made secretary, then coadjutor, and in 1790, successor, to his uncle, the Bishop of Troyes...
(later archbishop of Tours)
In 1790 the ancien régime and the diocese were abolished by the French revolutionaries
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...
. The diocese was restored in 1791 and was given constitutional bishops
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government....
by the regime.
- 1791–1793 : Augustin Sibille (constitutional bishop)
- 1802–1802 : Marc-Antoine de Noé
- 1802–1808 : Louis-Apolinaire de la Tour du Pin-Montauban
- 1809–1825 : Etienne-Marie de Boulogne
- 1825–1843 : Jacques-Louis-David de Seguin des Hons
- 1843–1848 : Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay (later archbishop of AvignonAvignonAvignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
) - 1848–1860 : Pierre-Louis Cœur
- 1860–1875 : Emmanuel-Jules Ravinet
- 1875–1898 : Pierre-Louis-Marie Cortet
- 1898–1907 : Gustave-Adolphe de Pélacot (later archbishop of ChambéryChambéryChambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...
) - 1907–1927 : Laurent-Marie-Etienne Monnier
- 1927–1932 : Maurice FeltinMaurice FeltinMaurice Feltin was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...
(later bishop of Sens, archbishop of Bordeaux, archbishop of ParisArchbishop of ParisThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on...
, also cardinal) - 1933–1938 : Joseph-Jean Heintz (later bishop of Metz)
- 1938–1943 : Joseph-Charles LefèbvreJoseph-Charles LefèbvreJoseph-Charles Lefèbvre was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bourges from 1943 to 1969, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960....
(later archbishop of Bourges, also cardinal) - 1943–1967 : Julien Le Couëdic
- 1967–1992 : André Pierre Louis Marie Fauchet
- 1992–1998 : Gérard-Antoine Daucourt (later bishop of Orléans)
- 1999 onwards : Marc-Camille-Michel Stenger