The former

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

diocese of Mirepoix, in south-west

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, was created in 1317 by

Pope John XXII Pope John XXII ( la, Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by ...

from the

diocese of Pamiers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers, Couserans, and Mirepoix (Latin: ''Dioecesis Apamiensis, Couseranensis, et Mirapicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Pamiers, Mirepoix, et Couserans'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church ...

. It existed until the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

, and was

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

of the

Archbishop of Toulouse The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse (–Saint Bertrand de Comminges–Rieux) ( la, Archidioecesis Tolosana (–Convenarum–Rivensis); French: ''Archidiocèse de Toulouse (–Saint-Bertrand de Comminges–Rieux-Volvestre)''; Occitan: ''A ...

. Its see was

Mirepoix, Ariège Mirepoix (; oc, Mirapeis, supposedly from ''mire peis'', meaning ''see the fish'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Geography Mirepoix is situated in the Hers valley between Carcassonne and Pamiers. History M ...

. Among its bishops were: * Raymond Atton d'Auterive 1318–1325 *

Jacques Fournier Pope Benedict XII ( la, Benedictus XII, french: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope. Benedict was a careful ...

1326–1327, later

Pope Benedict XII Pope Benedict XII ( la, Benedictus XII, french: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope. Benedict was a careful p ...

* Pierre de Piret 1327–1348 * Jean I. de Cojordan 1348–1361 * Arnaud de Villars 1361–1363 oder 1362–1362 * Pierre-Raymond de Barrière 1363–1368 or 1377 * Jean II. 1368 to ca. 1375 * Jean de Proins 1376–1377 * Guillaume de Provines 9. July to 29. September 1377 * Arnaud de La Trémoille 1377 or ca. 1380–1394 * Bertrand de Maumont 1394–1405 * Guillaume du Puy 1405–1431 or 1433 *

Guillaume d'Estouteville Guillaume d'Estouteville, OSB (c. 1412–1483) was a French aristocrat of royal blood who became a leading bishop and cardinal. He held a number of Church offices simultaneously. He conducted the reexamination of the case of Jeanne d'Arc and ...

1431–1433 or 1440–1441 * Jourdain d'Aure 1433–1441 or 1440 * Eustache de Lévis-Léran 1441–1462 or 1463 *

Louis d'Albret Louis d'Albret (1422–1465) was a French Cardinal. He was a son of Charles II of Albret, Count of Dreux. He was bishop of Aire in 1445, bishop of Cahors in 1460. He was created Cardinal in 1461. In 1465 he was Bishop of Tarbes and Camerlengo of ...

1462–1463 * Jean de Lévis-Léran 1463–1467 * Scipion Damián 1467–1469 * Élie Rivals 1470–1478 * Gabriel du Mas 1478–1486 * Jean d'Espinay 1486–1493 *''Vacant 1493–1497'' * Philippe de Lévis-Léran 1497–1537 *

David Beaton David Beaton (also Beton or Bethune; 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scotland, Scottish Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal prior to the Scottish Reformation, Reformation. Career Cardinal Beaton was the sixth and youngest ...

de Balfour 1537–1546 * Claude de La Guiche 1546–1553 *

Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte ( – 1577) was a notorious Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal whose relationship with Pope Julius III (born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte) caused grave scandal in the early 16th century. Born in Borgo San Donnino (now ...

1553–1555 * Jean Reuman Suavius (Jean Suau) 1555–1560 * Pierre de Villars I. 1561–1576 * Pierre de Villars II. 1576–1587 * Pierre Bonsom de Donnaud 1587–1630 * Louis de Nogaret d’Espernon 1630–1655 * Louis-Hercule de Lévis de Ventadour 1655–1679 * Pierre de La Broue 1679–1720 * François-Honoré Casaubon de Maniban 1721–1729 (danach Erzbischof von Bordeaux) *

Jean-François Boyer Jean-François Boyer (12 March 1675 in Paris – 20 August 1755 in Versailles), was a French bishop, best known for having been a vehement opponent of Jansenism and the Philosophe school. Life Boyer was a preacher, and the bishop of Mirepo ...

1730–1736, preceptor to the Dauphin, father of Louis XVI (1730-1736) * Quiqueran de Beaujeu 1736–1737 * Jean-Baptiste de Champflour 1737–1768 * François Tristán de Chambón 1768–1790

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