The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France, around

Noyon Noyon (; pcd, Noéyon; la, Noviomagus Veromanduorum, Noviomagus of the Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, a ...

. It was formed when Saint Medardus moved the seat of the bishopric at

Vermandois Vermandois was a French county that appeared in the Merovingian period. Its name derives from that of an ancient tribe, the Viromandui. In the 10th century, it was organised around two castellan domains: St Quentin ( Aisne) and Péronne ( Som ...

to Noyon, in the sixth century. For four centuries it was united with the

bishopric of Tournai The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon & Tournai, which had existed since the 7th Century. It is ...

. Then in the twelfth century it was again independent, and the bishop of Noyon became a '' pairie-comté'' of France. The diocese of Noyon was brought to an end by 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 ...

. Its territory passed to the

diocese of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The di ...

Bishops

* Faustin * Gondulph * Evroul * Bertimond * c. 531–545 :

Medardus Saint Medardus or St Medard ( French: ''Médard'' or ''Méard'') (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France. Medardus was one of the most ...

*''Unified with Tournai'' * 642–660:

Saint Eligius Saint Eligius (also Eloy, Eloi or Loye; french: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660 AD) is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and Coin collecting, coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of veterinarians, the Royal Elect ...

* 660–686: Saint Mommolin * 841–859 : Immo * 994: Radbod * 1146–1148 : Simon of Vermandois * 1148–1167 : Baldwin II of Boulogne * 1167–1174 or 1175 : Baldwin III de Beuseberg * 1175–1188 : Renaud * 1188–1221 : Stephan of Nemours * 1222–1228 : Gérard de Bazoches * 1228–1240 : Nicolas de Roye * 1240–1249 : Pierre I Charlot * 1250–1272 : Vermond de La Boissière * 1272–1297 : Guy II des Prés (Prez) * 1297–1301 : Simon II of Clermont-Nesle, son of

Simon II of Clermont Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (c. 1210–1285/86) was Seigneur (Lord) of Ailly, Maulette and Nesle (in Picardy) Biography Simon was the eldest son Raoul I of Clermont-Nesle, Seigneur of Ailly, Maulette, and Gertrude of Nesle. He was a counsellor o ...

, Seigneur of Nesle * 1301–1303 : Peire de Ferrières (also

bishop of Arles The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.bishop of Bourges The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Ch ...

) * 1331–1338 :

Guillaume Bertrand Guillaume Bertrand (died 19 May 1356) was a French prelate of the 14th century. Biography Coming from the Bertrand family, he was the son of Robert VII Bertrand de Bricquebec, Baron de Bricquebec, and Ide de Clermont-Nesle, and the brother of ...

(also

bishop of Bayeux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is ...

) * 1338–1339 :

Étienne Aubert Pope Innocent VI ( la, Innocentius VI; 1282 or 1295 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope a ...

* 1339–1342 : Pierre D'André (also

bishop of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman ...

) * 1342–1347 : Bernard Brion (or Le Brun) (also

bishop of Auxerre The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens, ...

) * 1347–1349 :Guy de Comborn * 1349–1350 : Firmin Coquerel * 1350–1351 : Philippe D'Arbois (also

bishop of Tournai The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon & Tournai, which had existed since the 7th Century. It is ...

) * 1351–1352 : Jean de Meulan (also

bishop of Paris The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France ...

) * 1352–1388 : Gilles de Lorris * 1388–1409 : Philippe de Moulins (also

bishop of Évreux A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

) * 1409–1415 : Pierre Fresnel (also

bishop of Meaux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Meldensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Meaux'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suff ...

and Lisieux) * 1415–1424 : Raoul de Coucy * 1425–1473 :

Jean de Mailly Jean Pierier of Mailly, called Jean de Mailly, was a Dominican chronicler working in Metz in the mid-13th century. In his Latin chronicle of the Diocese of Metz, ''Chronica universalis Mettensis'', the fable of Pope Joan first appears in written f ...

* 1473–1501 : Guillaume Marafin * 1501–1525 : Charles de Hangest * 1525–1577 : Jean de Hangest * 1577–1588 : Claude D'Angennes de Rambouillet * 1588–1590 or 1593 : Gabriel Le Genevois de Bleigny (Blaigny) * 1590–1594 : Jean Meusnier (Munier) * 1594–1596 : François-Annibal D'Estrées * 1596–1625 : Charles de Balsac (Balzac) * 1625 : Gilles de Lourmé * 1626–1660 : Henri de Baradat * 1661–1701 :

François de Clermont-Tonnerre François de Clermont-Tonnerre (1629 – 15 February 1701) was a French aristocrat and cleric. He served as the Count of Noyon, Bishop of Noyon, a pair de France and a member of the Conseil d'État. Early life Jean François de Clermont-Tonnerre ...

* 1701–1707 : Claude-Maur D'Aubigné (also

archbishop of Rouen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Ar ...

) * 1707–1731 : Charles-François de Châteauneuf de Rochebonne * 1731–1733 : Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon * 1734–1766 : Jean-François de La Cropte de Bourzac * 1766–1777 : Charles de Broglie * 1778–1808 :

Louis-André de Grimaldi Louis-André Grimaldi d'Antibes (17 December 173628 December 1804) was a French nobleman and bishop. He was one of the Princes of Monaco, Bishop of Le Mans, then a Peer of France as Count-Bishop of Noyon from 1777 and bishop emeritus after he resig ...

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''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
from 1660 onwards
Les évêques de Noyon de l'an 531 à la Révolution française
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