The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux ( Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis'';
French
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suffragan
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Diocese of Lisieux
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
was united to that of
Bayeux
Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France.
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. A
pontifical brief
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History
The introduction of briefs, which occurred at the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Eugene IV (3 Mar ...
in 1854 authorized the Bishop of Bayeux to call himself Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux.
History
A local legend, found in the
breviaries
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of the 15th century, makes St. Exuperius to be an immediate disciple of St. Clement (Pope from 88 to 99), and thus the first Bishop of Bayeux. His see would therefore be a foundation of the 1st century. St. Regnobertus, the same legend tells us, was the successor of St. Exuperius. But the Bollandists, Jules Lair, and Louis Duchesne found no ground for this legend; it was only towards the end of the 4th century or beginning of the 5th century that Exuperius might have founded the See of Bayeux.
Certain successors of St. Exuperius were honored as popular saints: Referendus, Rufinianus, and Lupus (about 465); Vigor (beginning of the 6th century), who destroyed a pagan temple, then still frequented; Regnobertus (about 629), who founded many churches, and whom the legend, owing to an anachronism, made first successor to Exuperius; and Hugues (d. 730), simultaneously bishop of two other sees, Paris and Rouen.
An important bishop was
Odo of Bayeux
Odo of Bayeux (died 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England.
Early life
Odo was the son of William the Conqueror's mother ...
(1050–97), brother of William the Conqueror, who built the cathedral, was present at the Battle of Hastings, who was imprisoned in 1082 for attempting to lead an expedition to Italy to overthrow Pope Gregory VII, and who died a crusader in Sicily; Cardinal
Agostino Trivulzio
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(1531–48),
papal legate
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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during the siege and pillage of Rome by the Imperial forces led by the Constable de Bourbon; Arnaud Cardinal d'Ossat (1602–04), a prominent diplomat identified with the conversion of Henry IV of France from Protestantism to Catholicism (the second time). Claude Fauchet, who after being court preacher to Louis XVI, became one of the "conquerors" of the Bastille, was chosen Constitutional Bishop of Bayeux in 1791, and was beheaded 31 October 1793.
Archbishop of Paris
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was, until 1905, Bishop of Bayeux.
In the Middle Ages Bayeux and neighbouring Lisieux were very important sees. The Bishop of Bayeux was senior among the Norman bishops, and the chapter was one of the richest in France.
Important councils were held within this diocese, one at
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Abbey of St. Stephen (Abbaye-aux-Hommes) and the Abbey of the Holy Trinity (Abbaye-aux-Dames), both founded at Caen by William the Conqueror (1029–87) and his wife Matilda, in expiation of their unlawful marriage. The Abbey of Saint-Étienne was first governed by
Lanfranc
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(1066–1070), who afterwards became
Archbishop of Canterbury
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. Other abbeys were those of
Troarn
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Population
Sights
* The abbey founded by Roger ...
Abbey of St. Evroul The Abbey of Saint-Evroul or Saint-Evroul-sur-Ouche (''Saint-Evroult-sur-Ouche, Saint-Evroul-en-Ouche, Saint-Evroult-en-Ouche, Abbaye de Saint-Evroult, Sanctus Ebrulphus Uticensis '') is a former Rule of St. Benedict, Benedictine abbey in Normandy, ...
(Ebrulphus) in the Diocese of Lisieux, founded about 560 by
St. Evroul
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Life
Ebrulf was of noble birth, born at Bayeux. He was a courtier at the Merovingian court of Childebert I, serving as a cup-bearer ...
, a native of Bayeux, was the home of Ordericus Vitalis, the chronicler (1075–1141).
In 1308 Bishop Guillaume Bonnet was founder of the Collège de Bayeux in Paris, which was intended to house students from the dioceses of Bayeux, Mans, and Angers, who were studying medicine or civil law.
Saint Jean Eudes
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, the famous savant (1630–1721) and Bishop of Avranches, was a native of Caen.
Bishop de Nesmond authorized the establishment of the priests of the Congregation of the Mission of Saint-Lazare in the diocese of Bayeux in 1682.
During World War I, the diocese of Bayeux sent 260 priests and 75 seminarians into military service. Seventeen priests and sixteen seminarians died. In c. 1920 there were 716 parishes in the diocese.
Lupus
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c. 434 – c. 464
: Patricius 464?–469?
: Manveus 470?–480?
: Contestus 480–513
* Vigor (''Vigorus'') 513–537
* Leucadius c. 538 – after 549
: Lascivus
*Leodoaldus or Leudovald c. 581 – c. 614
*
(''Geretrandus'') or Gertran c. 615
* Ragnobertus 625–668
*
Gereboldus
Gerbaud may refer to:
* Gerbold, bishop of Bayeux of the seventh century
* Gerebald, bishop of Châlon of the ninth century
* Gerbald, bishop of Liège of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
* (''Gerbaud, Gerwald'')
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Careviltus
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 ...
(''Carveniltus'') c. 833
* Harimbert or Ermbart 835–837
: Saint Sulpice (''Sulpicius'') 838–844
* Baltfridus c. 843–858
: ortoldus 859* Erchambert 859–c. 876
*Henricus (I.) c. 927–after 933
*Richard (I.)
*Hugo (II.) c. 965
*
Radulfus Radulf or Radulph may refer to:
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*Radulf II, Duke of Thuringia, 9th century
*Radulf of Narbonne, 8th-century Count
*Radulf of Besalú (died 920), Count
*Radulf (d. 1220), Radulf II, ...
Odo of Bayeux
Odo of Bayeux (died 1097), Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, was the maternal half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was, for a time, second in power after the King of England.
Early life
Odo was the son of William the Conqueror's mother ...
(''Turoldus'') or d'Envermeu 1097–1106
* Richard (II.) of
Dover
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1142–1163
*
Henri
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(II.) 1163–1205
*
Robert des Ablèges
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 ...
1206–1231
* Thomas de Freauville 1232–1238
: ''Sede vacante'' (1238–1241)
*Guy 1241–1260
*
Pierre de Beneis
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 ...
Guillaume (III.) de Beaujeu
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Nicolas du Bos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of ...
1375–1408
*
Jean de Boissey
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 ...
or Jehan de Boissey 1408–1412
*
Jean Langret
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 ...
Zanon de Castiglione
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 ...
1434–1459
*Ludwig II. d'Harcourt or
Louis de Harcourt
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 ...
1460–1479
*
Charles de Neufchâtel
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of ...
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* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
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Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
Agostino Trivulzio
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1531–1548 (Administrator)
*Charles II. d'Humières 1549–1571
*
Arnault d'Ossat Arnault may refer to:
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* Delphine Arnault (born 1975), his daughter, a French businesswoman
* Jean Arnault (born 1951), French diplo ...
1600–1604
*
Jacques d'Angennes
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1647–1652
*François I. Servien 1654–1659
* François II de Nesmond 1661–1715
*Joseph-Emmanuel de la Tremoille 1716–1718
*
François Armand of Lothringen-Armagnac
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 ...
Joseph-Dominique de Cheylus
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 ...
Louis-Charles Bisson
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 ...
1799–1801 (Constitutional Bishop)
From 1800
*
Charles Brault
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(9 Apr 1802 Appointed – 8 Aug 1817
* Jean de Pradelles (1817–1818)
*
Charles-François Duperrier-Dumourier
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 ...
(13 Jan 1823 Appointed – 17 Apr 1827 Died)
*
Jean-Charles-Richard Dancel
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 ...
(2 Jun 1827 Appointed – 20 Apr 1836 Died)
*
Louis-François Robin Louis-François or Louis François may refer to:
* Louis François, Prince of Conti (1717–1776), French nobleman
* Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti (1734–1814), son of Louis François I
* Louis-François de Bausset (1748–1824), French c ...
Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican
Pierre Auguste Gratien Pican S.D.B. (27 February 1935 – 23 July 2018) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux, Bishop of Bayeux from 1988 to 2010. In 2001, he was given a three-month suspended s ...
Catholic Church in France
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Notes
Bibliography
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*Goyau, Georges. Bayeux " The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907, pp. 358–359. Retrieved: 26 Jun. 2017.
External links
* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France ''L'Épiscopat francais depuis 1919'' retrieved: 2016-12-24.
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Bayeux
Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...