Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisieux
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The Diocese of Lisieux was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in France
, centered on Lisieux
, in Calvados
.
The bishop of Lisieux was the Ordinary
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisieux
. The first known Bishop of Lisieux is one Theodibandes, mentioned in connexion with a council held in 538
.
The bishopric was suppressed during the French revolution
and was not reinstated. Present day Lisieux is part of the diocese of Bayeux
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, centered on Lisieux
Lisieux
Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
, in Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisieux
Lisieux
Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
. The first known Bishop of Lisieux is one Theodibandes, mentioned in connexion with a council held in 538
538
Year 538 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iohannes without colleague...
.
The bishopric was suppressed during the French revolution
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...
and was not reinstated. Present day Lisieux is part of the diocese of Bayeux
Bayeux
Bayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...
.
To 1000
- Theudobaudis (Theodibandes, Theudebaud, Theudobaud, Thibaud) ca. 538–ca. 549
- Ætherius ca. 560
- Launebaud (Launobaud) ca. 644
- Leudebold (Léodebold) ca. 662
- Hinchon ca. 685
- FreculphusFreculphusFreculphus, also known as Freculphus Lexoviensis or Freculphus of Lisieux, was a Frankish Bishop of Lisieux, between 825 and 851, but is now known for his Chronicle, which is a source of information about the conversion of Gaul and Frankish history....
(825–850), a pupil of the palace school founded by Charlemagne, and author of a universal historyUniversal historyUniversal history is basic to the Western tradition of historiography, especially the Abrahamic wellspring of that tradition. Simply stated, universal history is the presentation of the history of humankind as a whole, as a coherent unit.-Ancient authors:... - Airard (Hairard) ca. 853–ca. 880
- Roger (Rogier) ca. 985–1022 or ca. 980–ca. 1018
1000 to 1300
- Robert ca. 1022–ca. 1025
- Herbert ca. 1026–1049
- Hugo d'Eu 1049–1077 (Rollonide)
- Gilbert Maminot 1077–1101
- FulcherFulcherFulcher is a surname shared by the following people:*Bill Fulcher, American Football head coach*Byron Fulcher, trombonist*Colin Fulcher, aka Barney Bubbles, a graphic artist*David Fulcher, a former American Football player...
(Foucher) 1101–1102, - brother of Ranulf FlambardRanulf FlambardRanulf Flambard was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government minister of King William Rufus of England...
, sometimes named as William, and bishop from 1101 - Thomas of Lisieux - son of Ranulf Flambard
- John 1107–1141
- ArnoulArnulf of Lisieux"Arnoul" redirects here. For the Cyborg 009 character, Francoise Arnoul, see more info in Cyborg 009.Arnulf of Lisieux was a medieval French bishop.He was educated by his brother, the Bishop of Sées, and studied canon law at Rome...
1141–1181, statesman and writer - Raoul de Varneville 1182–1191 or 1192
- Guillaume de Ruffière (Rupière) 1192–1201
- Jourdain du Houmet (Hommet) 1202–1218
- Guillaume Du Pont-de-L'Arche 1218–1250
- Foulque D'Astin 1250–1267
- Guy du Merle 1267–1285
- Guillaume D'Asnières 1285–1298
- Jean de Samois 1299–1302
1300 to 1500
- Guy D'Harcourt 1303–1336
- Guillaume de Clermont 1336–49
- Guillaume Guitard 1350–1358
- Jean de Dormans 1359–1361
- Adhémar Robert 1361–1368
- Alphonse Chevrier 1369–1377
- Nicole Oresme 1377–1382
- Guillaume d'Estouteville 1382–1414
- Pierre Fresnel 1415–1418
- Mathieu Du Bosc 1418–1419
- Branda Castiglione (CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
) 1420–1424 - Zénon Castiglione 1424–1430 or 1432
- Pierre CauchonPierre CauchonPierre Cauchon , bishop of Beauvais. A strong partisan of English interests in France during the latter years of the Hundred Years' War, his role in arranging Joan of Arc's downfall led most subsequent observers to condemn his extension of secular politics into an ecclesiastical trial...
1432–1442 (also Bishop of Beauvais) - Pasquier de Vaux 1443–1447
- Thomas BasinThomas BasinThomas Basin was a French bishop of Lisieux and historian. He was born probably at Caudebec in Normandy, but in the devastation caused by the Hundred Years' War, his childhood was itinerant....
1447–1474 - Antoine Raguier 1475–1482
- Etienne Blosset de Carrouges 1482–1505
From 1500
- Jean Le VeneurJean Le Veneur-Biography:He was born into a noble family, his father being baron of Tillières, Valquier and Homme. Many of his close relatives were involved in the Church: an uncle and a brother were bishops, and a cousin on his mother's side eventually became a Cardinal himself.Jean began his ecumenical...
(Cardinal of Tillières) 1505–1539 - Jacques D'AnnebautJacques D'AnnebautJacques d'Annebaut was a French Cardinal. He was a cousin of Jean Le Veneur , and brother of Claude d'Annebault, marshal of France....
(Cardinal) 1539–1558 - Jean Hennuyer 1561–1578
- Jean de Vassé 1580–1583
- Anne de Pérusse Des Cars ('Escars) de Giury, O.S.B. 1589–1598 (Cardinal)
- François Rouxel de Médavy 1600–1617
- Guillaume du VairGuillaume du VairGuillaume du Vair was a French author and lawyer.He was born in Paris. After taking holy orders, he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisieux. His reputation is that of a lawyer, a statesman and a man of letters...
1618–1621 - Guillaume Aleaume (Alleaume) 1622–1634 (also bishop of Riez)
- Philippe Cospeau 1636–1646
- Léonor I Goyon de Matignon 1646–1674
- Léonor II Goyon de Matignon 1674–1714
- Henri-Ignace de Brancas 1714–1760
- Jacques Marie de Caritat de Condorcet 1761–1783
- Jules-Basile Perron (Ferron) de La Ferronays 1783–1790