The Roman Catholic Diocese of Évreux is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese

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...

 in France

France

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. The diocese comprises the department of Eure

Eure

Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 within 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 Normandy

Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...

. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and the current bishop is Christian Nourrichard, appointed in 2006.

Cathedral

Part of the lower portion of the nave of Évreux Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, in Évreux, Normandy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Évreux.- Building description :...

 dates from the 11th century; the west facade with its two ungainly towers is, for the most part, the work of the late Renaissance

Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...

, and various styles of the intervening period are represented in the rest of the church. A thorough restoration was completed in 1896. The elaborate north transept and portal are in the flamboyant Gothic; the choir, the finest part of the interior, is in an earlier Gothic style. Cardinal de la Balue, bishop of Évreux in the latter half of the 15th century, constructed the octagonal central tower, with its elegant spire; to him is also due the Lady chapel, which is remarkable for its finely preserved stained glass. Two rose window

Rose window

A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery...

s in the transept

Transept

For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...

s and the carved wooden screens of the side chapels are masterpieces of 16th-century workmanship.

The episcopal palace, a building of the 15th century, adjoins the south side of the cathedral. An interesting belfry, facing the handsome modern town hall, also dates from the 15th century. The church of St Taurin, in part Romanesque

Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

, has a choir of the 14th century and other portions of later date; it contains the shrine of St Taurin, a work of the 13th century.

From 1982 to 1995 the bishop of Évreux was the dissident cleric Jacques Gaillot

Jacques Gaillot

The Most Reverend Dr. Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Monseigneur Gaillot , Titular Bishop of Partenia, is a French Catholic clergyman and social activist. He was from 1982 to 1995 Bishop of Évreux in France...

 who was subsequently demoted to the titular see

Titular see

A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....

 of Partenia

Partenia

Partenia is a Roman Catholic titular see in present-day Sétif Province, Algeria. Formerly a major city, the episcopal see was abandoned and consumed by the Sahara desert in the 5th century...

.

To 1000

• Saint Taurinus
  Saint Taurinus
  Saint Taurinus of Évreux , also known as Saint Taurin, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was the first bishop of Évreux. He evangelized the region and died a martyr.-Legend:...
  
   (Taurin) 350 and 411
• Maximus (Mauxe)
  Maximus of Évreux
  Saint Maximus of Évreux , called Saint Mauxe locally, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was the second bishop of Évreux, and that he died a martyr at Acquigny with his brother, who was his deacon...
  
  
• Etherius
• Maurusius 511 (Council of Orléans
  First Council of Orléans
  The First Council of Orléans was convoked by Clovis I in 511. Shortly before his death, Clovis called a synod of Gallic bishops to meet at Orléans to reform the church and create a strong link between the crown and the Catholic episcopate. 33 bishops assisted and passed thirty-one decrees on the...
  
  )
• Licinius 541 and 549
• Ferrocintusau 558 and 573 ? (Council of Paris)
• Viator
• Laudulfus 585
• Erminulfus 614 or 615 (Council of Paris)
• Waldus (Gaud) c. 648
• Ragnericus 650
• Concessus around 667
• Ethernus or Detherus (Eterne) around 670
• Aquilinus
  Aquilinus of Evreux
  Saint Aquilinus was a Frankish bishop and hermit. Born in Bayeux, he had been a warrior in the service of Clovis II and married in 660 at Chartres. He moved to Évreux with his wife, and both cared for the poor and sick in this town. In 670, he was named bishop of the city, but Aquilinus...
  
   (Aquilin) 673-695
• Desiderius (Didier) c. 695
• Stephan c. 752
• Maurinus 765
• Gervold 775-788
• Ouen
• Joseph 833-846
• Guntbertus 847-863
• Hilduinus 864-870
• Sebarius (Sébar) 870-893
• Cerdegarius 893 ?- c. 912
• Hugo I 920-ca. 950 ?
• Guichard (GuiscardGunhard) c. 954 - c. 1006
• Gérard (Géraud) c. 988 - c. 969

1000-1300

• Gilbert I around 1012-, 1014
• Hugo II 1015-1046
• Guillaume Flertel 1046-1066
• Balduin 1066-1070
• Gilbert (d'Arques) 1071-1112 (Giffard)
• Audin de Bayeux
  Audoen
  Audoen was a medieval Bishop of Évreux in Normandy. He was the son of Anger, a canon of London, and brother of Thurstan, the Archbishop of York. Audoen served as bishop from 1113 to 1139.-References:...
  
   or Ouen 1113-1139
• Rotrou de Warwick 1139-1165
• Gilles I du Perche 1170-1179
• Johann I (John Fitz Luke). 1180-1192
• Garin de Cierrey 1193-1201
• Robert I de Roye 1201-1203
• Lucas 1203-1220
• Raoul I. de Cierrey 1220-1223
• Richard de Bellevue 1223-1236
• Raoul II. de Cierrey 1236-1243
• Jean II. de La Cour D`Aubergenville 1244-1256
• Raoul III. de Grosparmi 1259-1263
• Raoul IV. de Chevry 1263-1269
• Philippe de Chaourse 1270-1281
• Nicolas d'Auteuil 1281-1298
• Gottfried I. von Bar 1298-1299
• Mathieu des Essarts 1299-1310

1300-1500

• Geoffroy II' du Plessis 1310-1327
• Adam de L'Ille, † 1328
• Jean III du Prat 1329-1333
• Guillaume II des Essarts 1333-1334
• Vincent des Essarts 1334-1335
• Geoffroy III. de Faé 1335-1340
• Robert II. de Brucourt 1340-1374
• Guillaume III. D`Estouteville 1374-1376
• Bernard de Caritis 1376-1383
• Philippe de Moulins 1384-1388
• Guillaume IV. de Vallau 1388-1400
• Guillaume V. de Cantiers 1400-1418
• Paul Capranica 1420-1427
• Martial Formier 1427-1439
• Pasquier de Vaux 1439-1443
• Pierre I. de Treignac de Comborn 1443-1463
• Guillaume VI. de Flocques 7 January 1425 - November 1464
• Jean IV de La Balue 1464-1467
• Pierre I. Turpin de Crissé 1470-1473
• Jean V. Héberge 1473-1479
• Raoul V. du Faon 1479-1511

1500-1700

• Ambroise Le Veneur de Tillières 1511-1531
• Gabriel Le Veneur de Tillières 1531-1574
• Claude de Sanctes 1575-1591
• Jacques I. Davy du Perron
  Jacques-Davy Duperron
  Jacques Davy Duperron was a French cardinal.-Biography:He was born in Saint-Lô, in Normandy. His father was a physician, who on embracing the doctrines of the Reformation became a Protestant minister, and to escape persecution settled at Bern, in Switzerland...
  
   1591-1606
• Guillaume VII. de Péricard 1608-1613
• François I. de Péricard 1613-1646
• Jacques II. Le Nöel du Perron 1646-1649
• Gilles II. Boutaut 1649-1661
• Joseph Zongo Ondedei 1661
• Henri Cauchon de Maupas du Tour 1664-1680
• Louis-Joseph de Grignan 1681
• Jacques III. Potier de Novion 1682-1709 (also Bishop of Sisteron)

1700-1900

• M. de Heudicourt 1709
• Jean VI Le Normand 1710-1733
• Pierre-Jules-César de Rochechouard-Montigny (1733-1753) (also Bishop of Bayeux)
• Arthur-Richard Dillon (1753-1758) (also Archbishop of Toulouse)
• Léopold-Charles Choiseul de Stainville (1758-1759)
• Louis-Albert de Lézay-Marnésia (1759-1773)
• François de Narbonne-Lara (1774-1792)
• Robert Thomas Lindet (1791-1793)
• Jean-Baptiste Boulier (1802-1821)
• Charles-Louis Salmon du Châtelier (1821-1841)
• Nicolas-Théodore Olivier (1841-1854)
• Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
  Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose
  Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose was a French Catholic and senator.Entering the magistracy, he became attorney-general for the district of Besançon in 1830, but having received holy orders at Strasburg, under the episcopate of Jean François Marie Lepappe de Trevern, he was made...
  
   (1854-1858) (also Archbishop of Rouen
  Archbishop of Rouen
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....
  
  )
• Jean-Sébastien-Adolphe Devoucoux (1858-1870)
• François Grolleau (1870-1890)
• François Hautin (1890-1893) (also Archbishop of Chambéry)
• Louis-François Sueur (1894-1896) (also Archbishop of Avignon)
• Marie-Simon-Henri Colomb (1896-1898)
• Philippe Meunier
  Philippe Meunier
  Philippe Meunier is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Rhône department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:...
  
   (1898-1913)

From 1900

• Louis-Jean Dechelette (1913-1920)
• Constantin-Marie-Joseph Chauvin (1920-1930)
• Alphonse-Paul-Désiré Gaudron (1930-1964)
• Antoine Caillot (1964-1972)
• Jean Marcel Honoré (1972-1981) (also Archbishop of Tours)
• Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Gaillot
  Jacques Gaillot
  The Most Reverend Dr. Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Monseigneur Gaillot , Titular Bishop of Partenia, is a French Catholic clergyman and social activist. He was from 1982 to 1995 Bishop of Évreux in France...
  
   (1982-1995) (also titular archbishop of Partenia
  Partenia
  Partenia is a Roman Catholic titular see in present-day Sétif Province, Algeria. Formerly a major city, the episcopal see was abandoned and consumed by the Sahara desert in the 5th century...
  
  )
• Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David (1996-2006)
• Christian Nourrichard (2006-present)