Roman Catholic Diocese of Périgueux
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Périgueux is a diocese
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church
, in France
. The see is located in the city of Périgueux
, in the department of Dordogne
, in the Region
of Aquitaine
. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bordeaux, and the current Bishop is Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse, appointed in 2004.
of Ado
gives St. Front as the first Bishop of Périgueux; Saint Peter
is said to have sent him to this town with the St. George to whom later traditions assign the foundation of the church of Le Puy
. Subsequent biographies, which appeared between the 10th and 13th centuries, make St. Front's life one with that of St. Fronto of Nitria, thereby giving it an Egyptian colouring. At all events we know by the Chronicle of Sulpicius Severus
that a Bishop of Périgueux, Paternus, was deposed for heresy about 361.
Among its bishops are:
The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur of Sarlat, later placed under the patronage of St. Sacerdos of Limoges, seems to have existed before the reigns of Pepin the Short and Charlemagne
who came there in pilgrimage and because of their munificence deserved to be called "founders" in a Bull of Pope Eugene III
(1153). About 936 St. Odo, Abbot of Cluny, was sent to reform the abbey. The abbey was made an episcopal see by pope John XXII
, on 13 January 1318.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, in France
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...
. The see is located in the city of Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Périgueux is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the region...
, in the department of Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
, in the Region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bordeaux, and the current Bishop is Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse, appointed in 2004.
History
The MartyrologyMartyrology
A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs , arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by names borrowed from neighbouring churches...
of Ado
Ado (archbishop)
Ado , archbishop of Vienne in Lotharingia, belonged to a famous Frankish house, and spent much of his middle life in Italy. He held his archiepiscopal seat from 850 till his death on the 16 December 874. Several of his letters are extant and reveal their writer as an energetic man of wide...
gives St. Front as the first Bishop of Périgueux; Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
is said to have sent him to this town with the St. George to whom later traditions assign the foundation of the church of Le Puy
Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary...
. Subsequent biographies, which appeared between the 10th and 13th centuries, make St. Front's life one with that of St. Fronto of Nitria, thereby giving it an Egyptian colouring. At all events we know by the Chronicle of Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.-Life:...
that a Bishop of Périgueux, Paternus, was deposed for heresy about 361.
Among its bishops are:
- Raymond V, Cardinal of Pons (1220–1223)
- the future cardinal, Blessed Elie de Bourdeilles (1447–1468)
- Claude de Longwy, Cardinal of Givry (1540–1547)
- the future Cardinal Gousset (1836–1840), subsequently Archbishop of ReimsArchbishop of ReimsThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
.
The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur of Sarlat, later placed under the patronage of St. Sacerdos of Limoges, seems to have existed before the reigns of Pepin the Short and Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
who came there in pilgrimage and because of their munificence deserved to be called "founders" in a Bull of Pope Eugene III
Pope Eugene III
Pope Blessed Eugene III , born Bernardo da Pisa, was Pope from 1145 to 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become Pope.-Early life:...
(1153). About 936 St. Odo, Abbot of Cluny, was sent to reform the abbey. The abbey was made an episcopal see by pope John XXII
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France...
, on 13 January 1318.
Bishops
- Saint Front
- Agnan
- Chronope I.
- c. 356: Paterne
- c. 380: Gavide
- c. 410: Pégase
- c. 506 to c. 533: Chronope II.
- c. 540: Sabaude
- c. 582: Chartier
- c. 590: Saffaire
- c. 629: Austier
- c. 767 to c. 778: Bertrand
- c. 805 to c. 811: Raimond I.
- c. 844: Ainard
- c. 900: Sébaude
- 977–991: Frotaire
- 992–1000: Martin
- 1000–1009: Rodolphe de Coué
- 1010–1036 or 1037: Arnaud de Vitabre
- c. 1037–1059: Géraud de Gourdon
- 1060–1081: Guillaume I. de Montberon
- 1081–1099: Renaud de Tivier
- 1100–1101: Raimond II.
- 1102–1129: Guillaume II. d'Auberoche
- 1130–1138: Guillaume III. de Nanclars
- 1138–1142: Geoffroi I. de Cauze
- 1142–1147: Pierre I.
- 1148–1158: Raimond III. de Mareuil
- 1160–1169: Jean I. d'Assida
- 1169–1182: Pierre II. Minet
- 1185–1197: Adhémar I. de La Torre
- 1197–1210: Raimond IV. de Châteauneuf
- 1210–1220: Raoul I. de Lastours de Laron
- 1220–1233: Cardinal Raimond de Pons
- 1234–1266: Pierre III. de Saint-Astier
- 1267 to c. 1280: Elie I. Pilet
- c. 1282 to c. 1295: Raimond VI. d'Auberoche
- 1297 to c. 1312: Audouin
- 1314–1331: Raimond VII.
- 1332–1333: Giraud
- 1333–1335: Pierre IV.
- 1336–1340: Raimond VIII.
- 1340 to c. 1346: Guillaume IV. Audibert
- 1347–1348: Adhémar II.
- 1349 to c. 1382: Pierre V. Pin
- 1384–1385: Elie II. Servient
- 1387 to c. 1400: Pierre VI. de Durfort
- c. 1402: Guillaume V. Lefèvre
- c. 1405: Gabriel I.
- 1407–1408: Raimond IX. de Castelnau
- 1408 to c. 1430: Jean II.
- 1431 to c. 1436: Berenger
- 1437–1438: Elie III.
- 1438–1439: Pierre VII. de Durfort
- 1440–1441: Raimond X.
- 1441 to c. 1446: Geoffroi II. Bérenger d'Arpajon
- 1447–1463: Elie IV. de Bourdeille
- 1463–1470: Raoul II. du Fou (also Bishop of Angoulême)
- 1470–1485: Geoffroi III. de Pompadour (also Bishop of Angoulême)
- 1486–1500: Gabriel II. du Mas
- 1500–1504: Geoffroi III. de Pompadour
- 1504 to c. 1510: Jean III. Auriens
- 1510–1522: Gui I. de Castelnau
- 1522–1524: Jacques de Castelnau
- 1524–1532: Jean de Plas
- 1532–1540: Foucaud de Bonneval
- 1540–1541: Claude de Longwy, Cardinal de Givry
- 1541-1547 Agostino TrivulzioAgostino TrivulzioAgostino Trivulzio was an Italian Cardinal and papal legate. He was from a noble family in Milan.After the 1527 sack of Rome, he was taken hostage by the Imperial forces. He was subsequently a major pro-French figure in papal diplomacy....
, administrator - 1548–1550: Jean de Lustrac
- 1551–1552: Geoffroi de Pompadour
- 1554–1560: Gui II. Bouchard d'Aubeterre
- 1561–1575: Pierre VIII. Fournier
- 1578–1600: François I. de Bourdeille
- 1600–1612: Jean VI. Martin
- 1614–1646: François II. de La Béraudière
- 1646: Jean VII. d'Estrades
- 1646–1652: Philibert de Brandon
- 1654–1665: Cyr de Villers-la-Faye
- 1666–1693: Guillaume VI. Le Roux
- 1693–1702: Daniel de Francheville
- 1702–1719: Pierre IX. Clément
- 1721–1731: Michel-Pierre d'Argouges
- 1731–1771: Jean VIII. Chrétien de Macheco de Prémeaux
- 1771–1773: Gabriel III. Louis de Rougé
- 1773–1790: Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens
- 1791–1793: Pontaud
- 1817–1836: Alexandre-Charles-Louis-Rose de Lostanges-Saint-Alvère
- 1835–1840: Thomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetThomas-Marie-Joseph GoussetThomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset was a French cardinal and theologian....
(also Archbishop of ReimsArchbishop of ReimsThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
) - 1840–1860: Jean-Baptiste-Amédée Georges-Massonnais
- 1861–1863: Charles-Théodore Baudry
- 1863–1901: Nicolas-Joseph Dabert
- 1901–1906: François-Marie-Joseph Delamaire
- 1906–1915: Henri-Louis-Prosper Bougoin
- 1915–1920: Maurice-Louis-Marie Rivière
- 1920–1931: Christophe-Louis Légasse
- 1932–1965: Georges-Auguste Louis
- 1965–1988: Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria
- 1988–2004: Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S.
- 2004–present: Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse