The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the

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. It was an

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, with its see at

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...

, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into

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. During the French Revolution, under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, the diocese of Narbonne was combined with the dioceses of Carcassonne, Alet, Saint-Papoul and Mirepoix into the new Diocese of the Aude, with its seat at Narbonne. It included 565 parishes. It was a part of the Métropole du Sud, which included ten départements. The territory of the former diocese of Narbonne was merged under the

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into the

diocese of Carcassonne The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese co ...

. After the Restoration of the Bourbons following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, an attempt was made to re-establish the see was defeated in the French Parliament (1817). After nearly a century, a new metropolitan see was created for the Languedoc region, with the elevation of the bishopric of Montpellier to the rank of Metropolitan Archbishop on 8 December 2002. The diocese of Carcassonne was transferred from the metropolitanate of Toulouse to that of Montpellier, and on 14 June 2006 the name of the diocese of Carcassonne was changed to the Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne. Toulouse no longer carries the title Toulouse-Narbonne.

Bishops and archbishops

To 1000

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

(c. 251) * Saint Etienne (third century) * Gavidius (359) * Hilarius (417–422) *

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(427, 461, c. 441–445) * Hermes (462) * Caprarius (506) * Aquilinus (560) * Athaloc (c. 589) * Migetius (Migecio) (c. 589–597) * Sergius (c. 610) * Selva (Sclua) (c. 633–638) *

Argebaud Argebad or Argebaud was the Visigothic Archbishop of Narbonne (fl. c. 672). He played a major role in the Septimanian rebellion in 672 A.D. Argebad was a strong supporter of King Recceswinth, and remained a supporter of his successor. When the '' ...

(c. 672) * Sunifred (c. 683–688) * Aribertus (c. 768) * Daniel (c. 769–c. 798) * Nebridius (Nefridius) (c. 790–822 or c. 799–c. 825) * Bartholomeus (c. 827–840, or c. 822–844) * Berarius (c. 842–c. 850) * Fredoldus (c. 855–872) * Sigebaud (873–885) *

Theodard :''Theodard was also the murdered bishop Theodard of Maastricht.'' Saint Theodard (french: Théodard) (ca. 840–1 May, ca. 893) was an archbishop of Narbonne. He may have been born to the nobility and served as a subdeacon at a church coun ...

(Teodard) (885–893) * Arnustus (893–912) * Gerard (912) * Agio (912–924) * Aimery (926–977) * Ermengaud (Ermengol) (977–1017/1019)

1000–1300

* Guifred de Cerdagne (6 October 1019 – 1079) ** (1079–1085) * Dalmatius (Dalmace) (elected September 1081 – 1097) * Bertrand de Montredon (1097–1106) *

Richard de Millau Richard de Millau (Milhau) was an 11th-century Cardinal and a major player in the Gregorian reform implemented in the South of France at the turn of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Career He entered the Order of Saint Benedict early in life a ...

(Milhau) (1106–1121) * Arnaud de Lévezou (1121–1149) (

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

) * Pierre d'Anduze (1150–1156) * Berenger of Narbonne (1156–1162), son of viscount

Aimery I of Narbonne Aimery I of Narbonne, son of Bernard Berenger of Narbonne and Foy of Rouergue. He was viscount of Narbonne 1071 until his death in the Holy Land in 1106. Biography Quite young when his father Viscount Bernard died, the first years of Aymeri take ...

Pons D'Arce Pons d'Arsac was the Archbishop of Narbonne from 1162 until 1181. He was archbishop at an important time in the history of Narbonne and Languedoc in general; a time when the Roman Catholic Church denounced the local religious way of life as heret ...

(1162–1181) * Bernard Gaucelin (1182–1191) (

, 1167–1182, and Administrator of Béziers, 1182–1184) *

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(1191–1212); son of

Raimund Berengar IV Ramon Berenguer IV (; c. 1114 – 6 August 1162, Anglicized Raymond Berengar IV), sometimes called ''the Saint'', was the count of Barcelona who brought about the union of the County of Barcelona with the Kingdom of Aragon to form the Crown of Ar ...

Arnaldus Amalric Arnaud Amalric ( la, Arnoldus Amalricus; died 1225) was a Cistercian abbot who played a prominent role in the Albigensian Crusade. It is reported that prior to the massacre of Béziers, Amalric, when asked how to distinguish Cathars from Cathol ...

, O.Cist. (or ''Arnaud Amaury'') (1212–1225) * Pierre Amiel (Petrus Amelii) (1226–1245) *

Guillaume de Broue Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname) Other uses * Guillaume (crater) See also * '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem * Guillaume affair, a Cold War ...

(1245–1257) * Jacques (1257–1259) *

Guy de Foulques Pope Clement IV ( la, Clemens IV; 23 November 1190 – 29 November 1268), born Gui Foucois ( la, Guido Falcodius; french: Guy de Foulques or ') and also known as Guy le Gros ( French for "Guy the Fat"; it, Guido il Grosso), was bishop of Le ...

(1259–1261) (Bishop of Le Puy (1257–1259), later Pope Clement IV) * Maurinus (1262–1272) * Pierre de Montbrun (1272–1286) *

Gilles I Aycelin de Montaigu :''This article is not about Gilles II Aycelin de Montaigu (d.1378)'' Gilles I Aycelin de Montaigu or Montaigut (1252 – 23 June 1318), was a French Archbishop and diplomat who became Lord Chancellor of France. Biography Gilles I Aycelin de M ...

(1287–1311)

1300–1500

* Bernard de Fargis (1311–1341) * Gausbert du Val (1341–1346) (Cardinal) * Pierre de La Jugie (1347–1375) * Jean Roger (1375–1391) * François de Conzié (1391–1432) *

Francesco Condulmer Francesco Condulmer (1390 – 30 October 1453) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made cardinal on 19 September 1431 by his uncle, Pope Eugenius IV, and accumulated many offices and dignities. He was Camerlengo of the Holy Roma ...

(1433–1436) (Cardinal) * Jean D'Harcourt (1436–1451) (then

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, 1451–?) * Louis D'Harcourt (1451–1460) * Antoine du Bec-Crespin (1460–1472) * Renaud de Bourbon (1473–1482) *

Georges d'Amboise Georges d'Amboise (1460 – May 25, 1510) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and minister of state. He belonged to the house of Amboise, a noble family possessed of considerable influence: of his nine brothers, four were bishops. His father, ...

(1482–1484) * François Ilallé (1484–1491) * Georges d'Amboise, second time, (1492–1494) * Pierre D'Abzac (1494–1502)

after 1500

* François-Guillaume de Castelnau (1502–1507) * Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet (1507–1514) * Cardinal Giulio de Medici (1515–1523) (later Pope Clement VII) *

John, Cardinal of Lorraine Jean de Lorraine (9 April 1498 – c. 18 May 1550) was the third son of the ruling Duke of Lorraine, and a French cardinal, who was (at one time or another) archbishop of Reims (1532–1538), Lyon (1537–1539), and Narbonne (1524–1550), bishop ...

(1524–1550) * Ippolito II d'Este, Cardinal of Ferrara (1550–1551) *

Francesco Pisani Francesco Pisani (1494 – 28 June 1570) was an Italian Cardinal, born in Venice, the son of Alvise Pisani the noted banker, who was Procurator of S. Mark's, a member of the Council of Ten, and a Councilor of the Doge of Venice; and Cecilia Giust ...

(1551–1563) (Cardinal) * Cardinal Ippolito II. d'Este (1563–1572) *

Simon Vigor Simon Vigor (b. at Evreux, Normandy, about 1515; d. at Carcassonne, 1 November 1575) was a French Catholic bishop and controversialist. Life Son of Raynaud Vigor, a court physician, he went to Paris about 1520, where his studies included Greek, H ...

(1572–1575) * Cardinal

François de Joyeuse François de Joyeuse (24 June 1562 – 23 August 1615) was a French churchman and politician. Biography Born at Carcassonne, François de Joyeuse was the second son of Guillaume de Joyeuse and Marie Eléanor de Batarnay. As the younger son of a ...

(1581–1588) * Raymond Cavalésy, O.P. (1588–1594) * Louis de Vervins, O.P. (1600–1628) * Claude de Rebé (1628–1659) * François Fouquet (1659–1673) *

Pierre de Bonzi Piero de Bonzi (also ''Pierre''; 15 April 1631 - 11 July 1703) was an Italian-French Roman Catholic cardinal. His last name is also listed as Bonsi. Biography file:(Narbonne) Armoiries de Pierre de Bonzy - Escalier du palais des Archevêques.jpg ...

(1673–1703) (also

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 ...

) * Charles Legoux de La Berchère (1711–1715) * René-François de Beauvau du Rivau (1726–1738) * Jean-Louis de Berton de Crillon (1739–1751) *

Charles-Antoine de La Roche-Aimon Charles Antoine, Count of La Roche-Aymon, born at Mainsat (Marche) on 17 February 1697 and died in Paris on 27 October 1777, was a French prelate, Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal and grand aumônier de France. La Roche-Aymon was born in the ...

(1752–1762) * Arthur Richard de Dillon (1763–1790) (1806) * Guillaume Besaucèle (1791–4 February 1801) (Constitutional Bishop of Aude)Besaucèle had been Dean of the Chapter of Carcassonne before the Revolution. He was consecrated at Toulouse by Archbishop Antoine-Pascal-Hyacinthe Sermet of the Haute-Garonne on 15 May 1791. He was 78 years old.

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Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 582–584. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) pp. 356. * (in Latin) p. 199. * p. 253. * pp. 252. * pp. 280. * p. 301. *

Studies

* rchbishops of Narbonne * second edition (in French) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Narbonne, Ancient Diocese of

* 445 establishments 5th-century establishments in sub-Roman Gaul 1801 disestablishments in France History of Narbonne