The former French Catholic diocese of Vabres existed from 1317 to the

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. After the

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its territory was divided between the

diocese of Cahors The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cadurcensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Cahors'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the department of Lot. In the begi ...

and the diocese of Montpellier. The Benedictine

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, founded in 862 by

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, was raised to episcopal rank in 1317, and its diocesan territory was taken from the southeastern portion of the Diocese of Rodez.Catholic Encyclopedia: Rodez
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Bishops

*Pierre d'Olargues (1317–1329) *Raymond d'Olargues (1329–1347) *Pierre d'Aigrefeuille (1347–1349) *Guy de Ventadour (1349–1352) *Bertrand de Pébrac (1352–1360) *Guillaume Bragosse (1361) *Etienne de Vassignac (1362–1409) *Mathieu Proti (1409–1413) *Guillaume de Bastidos (1413–1421) *Jean de Pierre (1421–1453) *Bernard de Blanc (1453–1485) *Antoine Pierre de Narbonne (1486–1499) *Louis de Narbonne (1499–1518) *Réginal de Marigny (1519–1536) *

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(1536–1547) (administrator, also

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) * Jacques de Corneillan (1547–1561) (administrator, also Bishop of Rodez) *François I. de la Valette-Cormusson (1561–1585) *Thomas de Lauro (1585–1593) *François II. de la Valette-Cormusson (1600–1622) *François III. de la Valette-Cormusson (1622–1644) *Isaac Hubert (1645–1668) *Louis de la Vermhe Montemard de Tressan (1669–1671) *Louis de Baradat (1673–1710) *Charles-Alexandre le Filleul de la Chapelle (1710–1764) *Jean de la Croix de Castrie (1764–1796)

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* pp. 548–549. (Use with caution; obsolete) * p. 301. (in Latin) * p. 175. * * p. 219. *

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