The Roman Catholic Diocese of Condom was a French

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ric based in Condom from 1317 to 1801. It comprised four archdeaconries : Condom itself, Bruilhois, Villefranche and Nérac. In 1763 these totaled circa 140 parishes.

Abbey of Condom

The diocese grew out of a much older abbey at Condom whose origin remains obscure. After the original monastery's destruction during the ninth century Norman raids or, more likely, the Saracene mid tenth century raids, on its ruins a

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with a church devoted to Saint Peter was built in 1041, which over time enjoyed many donations and received privileges, confirmed by Popes. One of its monks wrote the

Historia abbatiae Condomensis The ''Historia abbatiae Condomensis, nunc episcopatus'' ("History of the Abbey of Condom, now a Bishopric") is a chronicle of the history of Saint-Pierre de Condom, an abbey from the ninth century, rebuilt in 1040 and converted into the seat of th ...

on its history, but it's held unreliable.

History

* The Diocese of Condom was established as such on 17 July 1317 by transforming the abbey into a bishopric: its elevation was confirmed on 13 August 1317 by Pope John XXII in the papal bull ''Salvator noster'', assigning to it a territory from its mother

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south of the

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. The abbey church became its cathedral, the last abbot Raymond de Galard was promoted its first bishop, suffragan of the

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. * After great devastations and moral decay throughout the bishopric during the Hundred Years' War, bishop Jean Marre rebuilt the cathedral and many churches and published an ''Enchiridion'', as Christian doctrinal manual for the diocesan clergy. The religious wars against the

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brought more bloodshed and devastation, but the wreck of the cathedral was bought off. * Its most famous incumbent,

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, championed moral reveil and reasserted clerical discipline, calling a diocesan synod in 1761, grouped the parishes into 'conferences' within the four archdeaconries and resigned, unable to respect the duty of residence he has imposed on his clergy, due to his many obligations elsewhere * During the

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, the

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was dissolved in favor of a

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for a short-lived schismatic Diocese of Gers * Under the Napoleonic

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it was formally restored, but only to be merged into its once mother see, the

, on 29 November 1801 * On 29 June 1908 Condom's title was united with the

Archdiocese of Auch The Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Auxitana-Condomiensis-Lectoriensis-Lomberiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez''), more commonly known as the Archdiocese of Auch, is a Latin Church ...

, which from its 182 restoration had already acquired most of Condom's former territory

Episcopal Ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Condom'' * Raymond de Galard (1317.08.13 – death 1340.03.23) *

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(1340.10.25 – 1369) *

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(1369.12.03 – death 1401.03.09) *

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(1401 – death 1405.10.11) * (1405–1408 : name not known) *

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(1408.03.10 – 1418), next Bishop of

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(France) (1418 – death 1421.10) *

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, Augustinians (O.E.S.A.) (1419.08.23 – 1421.01.08), next Bishop of Alet (1421.01.08 – death 1441) *

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(1421.01.08 – death 1454) * Guillaume d'Étampes (1454 – 1458), previously Bishop of

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(France) (1452.01.03 – 1454) * Guy de Montbrun (1461 – 1486) * Antoine de Pompadour (1486.05.15 – 1496.10.11) * Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, Benedictine Congregation of Cluny (O.S.B. Clun.) (1496.10.26 – 1499.08.06), previously Bishop of Lombez (France) (1473.07.05 – 1499.08.04), created

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of S. Sabina (1493.09.23 – 1499.08.06); also Bishop of Viviers (France) (1498.02.14 – 1499.08.06) **

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Father Amanieu d’Albret (1499.09.13 – 1500?), while

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(France) (1499.07.19 – 1514); later created

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of S. Nicola in Carcere (1500.10.05 – 1520.12.20), Apostolic Administrator of

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(France) (1502.03.14 – 1506), Apostolic Administrator of

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(1520.09.03 – death 1520.12.20) * Jean Marre (1500? – death 1521.10.13) * Hérard de Grossoles-Flamarens (1521.10.19 – death 1544) * Charles de Pisseleu (1545.06.15 – death 1564), previously Bishop of Mende (France) (1538.10.13 – 1545.06.15) * Robert de Gontaut-Biron (1565 – death 1569.08.25) * Jean de Monluc (1570 – 1581) * Jean du Chemin (1581 – death 1616), succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Condom (? – 1581) * Antoine de Coues (1616 – death 1647), succeeding as previous

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of Auzia (1604.03.15 – 1616) and Coadjutor Bishop of Condom (1604.03.15 – 1616) * Jean d'Estrades (1648.02.14 – 1658)), previously Bishop of

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from 15 September 1792 during the

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Sources and external links

GCatholic - former bishopric

* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dc534.html Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
Map of the bishopric on Gallica.bnf.fr
; Bibliography * Denis de Sainte-Marthe, ''Gallia christiana'', vol. II, Paris 1720, coll. 953-974 * C. Bourgeat, lemma 'Condom', in ''Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques'', vol. XIII, Paris 1956, coll. 424-438 * Pius Bonifacius Gams, ''Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae'', Leipzig 1931, p. 540 * Konrad Eubel, ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi'', vol. 1, pp. 201–202; vol. 2, p. 133; vol. 3, p. 175; vol. 4, p. 159; vol. 5, p. 168; vol. 6, p. 178 * Papal bulla ''Salvator noste''r, in ''Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum Taurinensis editio'', Vol. IV, p. 249 * Bulla ''Qui Christi Domini'', in ''Bullarii romani continuatio'', vol. XI, Rome 1845, pp. 245–249 * Decree ''Romanos Pontifices'', ASS 41 (1908), p. 668 {{DEFAULTSORT:Condom, Roman Catholic diocese * Former Roman Catholic dioceses in France Suppressed Roman Catholic dioceses

Abbey of Condom

History

Episcopal Ordinaries

See also

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