The former French

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diocese of Agde existed from about the 6th century to the Concordat of 1801 between First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII.

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is in the south of France, in what is now the department of

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on July 25, 1794. The diocesan seat was the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne, originally dedicated to Saint Andrew. The cathedral was served by a Chapter, consisting of twelve Canons, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the Treasurer. There were twelve

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(''hebdomidarii''), eight for daily services and four for requiems. There were thirty-two

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. The diocese had only twenty-six parishes. The territory of the former diocese is now part of the diocese of Montpellier.

Bishops

To 1000

*Venustus (Venuste, in French) ca. 405 *Beticus ca. 450? *Sophronius (Sophrone) 506 *Leo 541 *Pronimius (Fronime) ca. 569–ca. 585 *Tigride 589 *George 653 *Wilesinde 673 *Primus (Prime) 683 *Justus (Just) 788, 791 *Dagobert I. (Dagbert, Agbert) 848–872 *Boson 885–897 *Gerard I. 899–922 *Stephan I. 922 *Dagobert II. 937–948 *Bernhard I. 949 *Salomon I. 954–957 *Bernhard II. 958 *Ameil 971 *Salomon II. 972–976 *Armand (Arnaud) 982 *Stephan II. 990–1034

1000 to 1300

*Wilhelm I 1043 *Gontier 1050–1064 *Bérenger 1068–1098 *Bernard Déodat 1098–1122 *Adelbert 1123–1129 *Raimond de Montredon 1130–1142 (translated to

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) *Ermengaud 1142–1149 *Bérenger II 1149–1152 *Pons 1152–1153 *Adhémar 1153–1162 *Wilhelm II. 1165–1173 *Pierre Raimond 1173–1191 or 1192 *Raimond de Montpellier 1192–1213 *Pierre Poulverel (Pulverel) 1214 *Thédise 1215–1233 *Bertrand de Saint-Just 1233–1241 *Chrétien 1242 *Pierre Raimond de Fabre (Fabri) 1243–1270 or 1271 *Pierre Bérenger de Montbrun 1271–1296 *Raimond du Puy 1296–1327 or 1331

1300 to 1500

*Bernard Géraud (de Girard) 1332–1337 *Guillaume Hunaud de Lanta 1337–1341 or 1342 *Pierre de Bérail de Cessac 1342–1353 or 1354 *

Arnaud Aubert Arnaud Aubert (died 11 June 1371) was nephew of Pope Innocent VI, who appointed him Bishop of Agde (1354), then Bishop of Carcassonne (1354–57) and finally Archbishop of Auch (from January 1357 until his death). He was Camerlengo of the Holy Rom ...

1354 (also

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) *Sicard D'Ambres de Lautrec 1354–1371 (also

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) *Hugues de Montruc 1371–1408 *Cardinal Guy de Malesec 1409–1411 (administrator) *Philippe de Levis de Florensac 1411–1425 (also

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) *Bérenger Guilhot 1425–1426 (

in 1408–1425) *Jean Teste 1426–1435 or 1436 *

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1436–1439 (also

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) *Guillaume Charrier 1439–1440 *Jean de Montmorin 1440–1448 *Étienne de Roupt de Cambrai 1448–1460 or 1462 *Charles de Beaumont 1462–1470 or 1476 *Jacques Minutoli 1476–1490 *

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22 October 1488 – 1494 (later

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) *

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1494–1525

From 1500

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1525–1530 (later

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) *Cardinal

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1530–1540 Uncle of Jean-Antoine de Vesc *Claude de La Guiche 1541 or 1540–1546 (later

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) *Gilles Bohier 1546 or 1547–1561 *Aimery de Saint-Sévérin 1561–1578 *? Pierre de Conques *Bernard du Puy 1578 or ca. 1583 – 1601 or 1611 * Louis de Valois 1612–1622 (illegitimate son of King

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) *Balthazar de Budos de Portes 1622–1629 *Fulcran de Barrès 1629–1643 *Jean Dolce 13–26 June 1643 *François Fouquet 1643–1656 (also

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) *Louis Fouquet 1656 or 1657–1702 *Philibert-Charles de Pas de Feuquières 1702–1726 *Claude Louis de La Châtre 1726–1740 *Joseph-François de Cadente de Charleval 1740–1758 or 1759 * Charles-François-Siméon de Vermandois de Saint-Simon de Rouvroy de Sandricourt 1759–1794

Notes

Bibliography

Reference Works

* pp. 477–478. * (in Latin) p. 76. * (in Latin) p. 82. * p. 97. * p. 72. * p. 72. * p. 69.

Studies

* second edition (in French) * * {{Authority control