The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (

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: ''Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne'') is a

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of the

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. The diocese comprises the entire department of

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. It is

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to the

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. On the occasion of the

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, the former Diocese of Carcassonne, nearly all the old

Archdiocese of Narbonne The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution. It was an archdiocese, with its see at Narbonne, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into Cataloni ...

, almost the entire

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, a part of the ancient Diocese of Alet and

ancient Diocese of Mirepoix The former Catholic diocese of Mirepoix, in south-west France, was created in 1317 by Pope John XXII from the diocese of Pamiers. It existed until the French Revolution, and was suffragan of the Archbishop of Toulouse. Its see was Mirepoix, Ari ...

, and the former

Diocese of Perpignan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan–Elne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Elnensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Perpignan–Elne''; Catalan: ''Bisbat de Perpinyà–Elna'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.

, were united to make the one Diocese of Carcassonne. In 1822 the Diocese of Perpignan was re-established. In 2006 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne.

History

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was founded by the Visigoths, who sought to compensate themselves for the loss of

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and

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by having Carcassonne made an episcopal see. The first of its bishops known to history was Sergius (589) and an Archdeacon of Carcassonne, Donnel, is recorded as having subscribed to the acts of the 4th Council of Toledo in 633. The churches of Nôtre-Dame de Canabès and Nôtre-Dame de Limoux, both of which date back to the ninth century, are still frequented by pilgrims. The Cathedral of Saints-Nazaire-et-Celse at Carcassonne was rebuilt toward the end of the eleventh century, the first work upon it being blessed by

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, who had come to Carcassonne in 1088 to urge the Viscount

Bernard Ato IV Bernard Ato IV (died 1129) was the Viscount of Nîmes of the Trencavel family from 1074 to his death. Bernard Ato was the son of Raymond Bernard of Nîmes (died 1074) and Ermengarde of Carcassonne. In 1096, Bernard joined the army of Raymond of Sa ...

de Trincavel to join the Crusade. In 1295 Pope Urban addressed a letter to Bishop Pierre, confirming the institution of Clercs Regular of Saint Augustine in the Chapter of the Cathedral. The Chapter had existed for a considerable time, perhaps going back to Bishop Gimerius in the tenth century, but papal sanction confirmed and strengthened its position as a corporate body living under a Rule. The approbation of Urban II was confirmed by

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in 1154. The Chapter included as officers the two Archdeacons, two archpriests, a Sacristan, a Precentor, a Chamberlain, an Eleemosynary, and a master of the works. In 1439, the canons were secularized by

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, and the Chapter came to have as officers a Dean, the Archdeacon, a Precentor, and a Sacristan. There were thirty Canons, each with a prebend, and they received a new set of Statutes. Since the Synod of 2007, the diocese has been reorganized into fourteen 'new parishes'. The history of the region of Carcassonne is intimately connected with that of the

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, where

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established a

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for converted Albigensian women in 1206, is still a place of pilgrimage consecrated to the Blessed Virgin. St. Peter of Castelnau, the Cistercian inquisitor martyred by the Albigenses in 1208,

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, put to death by the same sectarians, and

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(1597-1640), the Jesuit, born at Fontcouverte in the Diocese of Narbonne, are specially venerated in the present Diocese of Carcassonne. From 1848 to 1855 the see was occupied by

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, who was created a Cardinal by

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on 11 December 1863; on 22 September 1864 he was given the red hat and named Cardinal-Priest of

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. From 1855 to 1873, the see was held by the mystical writer, François-Alexandre Roullet de La Bouillerie.

Bishops

To 1000

* Hilaire v.550 * Sergius 589 * Solemnius 633 * Elpidius 636 * Sylvestre 653 * Stephanus (Étienne, Stapin) 683 * Hispicio 791 * Señor 813 * Eurus 860 * Léger 878 * Willeran 883–897 * Saint Gimer 902–931 * Abbon 933–934 * Gisandus 934–952 * Franco 965–977 * Aimeric 982–986

1000 to 1300

* Adalbert 1002–1020 * Foulques 1028 * Guifred 1031–1058 * Bernard 1072–1075 * Pierre Artaud 1077–1083 * Pierre II 1083–1101 * Guillaume Bernard 1106–1107 * Raimond I 1107–1110 * Arnaud de Girone 1113–1130 * Raimond de Sorèze 1131–1141 * Pons de Tresmals 1142–1159 * Pons de Brugals 1159–1166 * Othon 1170–1201 * Bérenger 1201–1209 * Bernard-Raimond de Roquefort 1209–1231 * Guy de Vaux-de-Cernay 1212–1223 (contested) * Clarín 1226–1248 * Guillaume Arnaud 1248–1255 * Guillaume Rudolphe 1256–1264 * Bernard de Capendu 1265–1278 * Gauthier (called Jean Gauthier, without warrant) 1278–1280 * Bérenger 1280 * Isarn v.1286 * Pierre de La Chapelle-Taillefer 1291–1298 * Jean de Chevry 1298–1300

1300 to 1500

* Pierre de Roquefort 1300–1321 * Guillaume de Flavacourt 1322–1323 * Pierre Rodier 1323–1330 * Pierre Jean 1330–1336 * Gancelin Jean 1337–1346 * Gilbert Jean 1347–1354 *

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 ...

1354–1357 * Geoffroi de Vayrols 1358–1361 * Étienne Aubert 6 March 1361 – 17 September 1361 (never consecrated) * Jean Fabri 1362–1370 * Hugues de La Jugie 27 June – 13 July 1371 (never installed) * Pierre de Saint-Martial 1372–1391 *

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, Patriarch of Alexandria (1391–1409) 1391–1409 * Pierre Aimeri 1409–1412 *

Géraud du Puy Géraud du Puy, also known as Géraud du Puy de Miremont (? – September 4, 1420) was a French, Roman-Catholic bishop of Montauban, Saint-Flour, Mende and Carcassonne. He also had a substantial political career. He was perhaps born in Saint-Flo ...

1413–1420 * Geoffroi de Pompadour 1420–1445 * Jean d’Étampes 1446–1455 * Geoffroi de Basilhac 1456–1459 * Jean du Chastel 1459–1475 * Guichard d'Aubusson 1476–1497

1500 to 1800

* Pierre d'Auxillon 1497–1512 * Hugues de Voisins 1512–1516 * Jean de Basilhac 1516–1521 * Martín de Saint-André 1521–1545 * Charles de Vendôme de Bourbon 1546–1552 and 1565–1567, Cardinal * François de Faucon 1556–1565 * Vitelli Vitelloti 1567–1568 * Annibal de Ruccellai 1569–1601 * Christophe de L’Estang 1603–1621 * Vitalis de L'Estang 1621–1652 * François de Servien 1653–1654 * Louis de Nogaret de La Valette 1655–1679 * Louis d'Anglure de Bourlemont 1680 * Louis Joseph de Grignan 1681–1722 * Louis Joseph de Chateauneuf de Rochebonne 1722–1729 * Armand Bazin de Bezons 1730–1778 * Jean Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur 1778–1788 * François Marie Fortuné de Vintimille When the Civil Constitution of the Clergy made his position impossible, subsuming his diocese into the 'Diocese of the Aude', Vintimille fled to Italy, where he found refuge with Cardinal de Bernis. He refused to resign in 1801, when Pius VII signed the Concordat with First Consul Bonaparte, even at papal request. 1789–1791 * Guillaume Bésaucèle 1791–1801,

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From 1800

* Louis Belmas 1801 (Constitutional Bishop) * Arnaud-Ferdinand de La Porte 1802–1824 * Joseph-Julien de Saint-Rome Gualy 1824–1847 *

Henri-Marie-Gaston de Bonnechose Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose (30 May 1800 – 28 October 1883) was a French Catholic and senator. He was the last surviving cardinal to have been born in the 18th century. Biography Bonnechose was born in Paris. Entering the ...

1848–1855 * François-Alexandre Roullet de La Bouillerie L'épiscopat français, pp. 173–175. 1855–1873 * François-Albert Leuillieux 1873–1881, translated to Chambéry (1881) * Paul-Félix Arsène BillardL'épiscopat français, pp. 175–176. 1881–1901 * Paul-Félix Beuvain de Beauséjour 1902–1930 * Emmanuel Coste 1930–1931, then Bishop of Aix * Jean-Joseph Pays 1932–1951 * Pierre-Marie Joseph Puech 1952–1982 * Jacques Despierre 1982–2004 *

Alain Planet Alain Planet (born 18 November 1948) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne, bishop of Carcassonne-Narbonne from 2004 to 2023. Biography Alain Emile Baptiste Planet was born on 18 Novembe ...

2004–present

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 528–529. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) pp. 166. * (in Latin) p. 118. * p. 152. * pp. 134. * pp. 143. * p. 147-148. *

Studies

* * * rchbishops of Narbonne * * * * * second edition (in French) * * * * * *

Collections

* apers given at a congress* * ishops of Carcassonne: pp. 390–535

External links

* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24. * Goyau, Georges (1908)

''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved: 2016-07-28. (obsolete) {{DEFAULTSORT:Carcassonne-Narbonne, Roman Catholic Diocese of

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