The former French Catholic diocese of Comminges existed at least from the sixth century, to the

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. The seat of the bishops was at

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (, literally ''Saint-Bertrand of Comminges''; Gascon: ''Sent Bertran de Comenge'') is a commune (municipality) and former episcopal see in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is a member of the ...

, now no more than a village, in the modern department of

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

in south-west France. The territory of the old diocese now belongs to the

archdiocese of Toulouse The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse (–Saint Bertrand de Comminges–Rieux) ( la, Archidioecesis Tolosana (–Convenarum–Rivensis); French: ''Archidiocèse de Toulouse (–Saint-Bertrand de Comminges–Rieux-Volvestre)''; Occitan: ''A ...

. The name of Comminges was incorporated into the titulature of the archbishop of Toulouse on 19 January 1935. He is now the archbishop of Toulouse-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux.

History

The earliest Bishop of Comminges known by name is Suavis, who assisted at the

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in 506, along with thirty-four other bishops.

Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November of an unknown year, 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from 5th-century Gaul ...

, however, writes of the death of a bishop of Comminges in 473. Among the bishops of Comminges were: *

Bertrand of Comminges Bertrand of Comminges (c. 1050 - 1126) was Bishop of Comminges, in the diocese of Toulouse, France. It is after him that the commune of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, is named. Early life Bertrand de l'Isle was born at L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers, L'Is ...

(1073–1123), grandson of

William III, Count of Toulouse William III Taillefer (also spelled ''Tallefer'' or ''Tallifer''; – September 1037) was the Count of Toulouse, Albi, and Quercy from 972 or 978 to his death. He was the first of the Toulousain branch of his family to bear the title '' marchio'' ...

, previously archdeacon of Toulouse, who built the cathedral of Comminges and restored the town * Bertrand de Goth (1295–99), who became pope under the name of

Clement V Pope Clement V ( la, Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his de ...

. * Bertrand de Cosnac (1352–72), created cardinal by

Pope Gregory XI Pope Gregory XI ( la, Gregorius, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort; c. 1329 – 27 March 1378) was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1370 to his death in March 1378. He was the seventh and last Avignon pope and the most recent French pope ...

on 30 May 1371. *

Amelius de Lautrec Amelius (; grc-gre, Ἀμέλιος), whose family name was Gentilianus, was a Neoplatonist philosopher and writer of the second half of the 3rd century. Biography Amelius was a native of Tuscany.Porphyry, ''Vit. Plotin.'' 7 Originally a student ...

(1384–90), created cardinal on 12 July 1385 by

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of the Avignon Obedience. * Pierre de Foix (1422–64), cardinal from 1412–1413 to 1464. *Cardinal

Amanieu d'Albret Amanieu d'Albret (1478 – 1520) (called the Cardinal d'Albret) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Amanieu d'Albret was born in the Kingdom of France ca. 1478, the son of Alain I of Albret Alain I of Albret (1440–1522), called ...

, who was Bishop of Comminges (19 July 1499 – 1514, after 7 November) * Cardinal Carlo Carafa (6 July 1556 – 4 March 1561), nephew of

Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pap ...

, he was arrested, tried, and executed by strangulation on orders of

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV ( it, Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered ...

. Carafa was never ordained a priest or consecrated a bishop. He never took possession of his see. *

Urbain de Saint-Gelais Urbain is a name of French origin which may refer to: ;Family name * Achille Urbain (1884–1957), French biologist * Georges Urbain (1872–1938), French chemist * Ismael Urbain (1812–1884), French journalist and interpreter * Jacques Urbain, ...

, who in 1586, without outside assistance and with the help of a cannon which he caused to be brought from Toulouse, captured the town from the Huguenots. In the church of St. Bertrand of Comminges (The gothic church is of the 14th century), baptism was administered with peculiar ceremonies: the baptismal water was placed in a silver dove with wings displayed (a symbol of the Holy Spirit), and enclosed in a cupola surmounting the font; at the moment of baptizing the dove was lowered over the head of the child by a pulley, and through its open beak the baptismal water was poured (as though grace from heaven).

Bishops

To 1000

*Suavis 506–? *Presidius 533–? *Amelius 549–? *Rufin 584–588 *Abraham 788–? *Involatus 879–? *Oriol 980–? *Bertrand Roger 990–?

1000–1300

*Peter I. 1003–? *Arnaud I. 1035–? *William I. 1040–1055 *Bernhard II. 1056–? *William II. 1068–? *Olger (Ulger) ?–1073? * Saint Bertrand 1073–1126 *

Roger de Nuro Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

1126?–1153? *

Arnaud Roger Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French f ...

1153–1176 *

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(Arsenius) 1179–1188 *

Raymond Arnaud Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

1188–1205 * Sperague (Hisparigus) 1205–1206 *

Adhémar du Châtel Adhemar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Adhemar of Salerno (died 861), prince * Adhemar of Capua (died after 1000), prince * Adhémar de Chabannes (988-1034), French monk and historian * Adhem ...

1207–1209 *Garcias de Lorte 1210–1217 *Grimoard I. 1217–1240 *Arnaud III. Roger 1241–1260 *Guillaume III. d'Audiran 1260–1263 *Bertrand de Miramont 1263–1286 *

Bertrand de Got Pope Clement V ( la, Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his de ...

1295–1299 *Boso de Salignac 1299–1315

1300–1500

*Bernardus, O.P. (1316-1317) *Pierre Vital de Millario 1317–1318 *Scot de Linières 1318–1325 *Guillaume de Cun 1325–1336 *Hugues de Castillon 1336–1351 *Bertrand de Cosnac 1352–1371 (Cardinal from 1371) *Guillaume d'Espagne 6 June 1371 – 1382 *Amelius (Amelie) II. de Lautrec 1384–1390 (Cardinal from 1385) *Menaud de Barbazan 1390–1421 * Pierre de Foix 7 August 1422 – 1451 (Cardinal from 1412 or 1413) *Arnaud-Raymond V. d'Espagne 1451–146? *Jean de Foix 9 May 1466 – 1499

From 1500

*Amanieu d'Albret (19 July 1499 – 1514, after 7 November) (He never had possession). **Gaillard de l'Hospital 1502–1514 (contested election; Gaillard never received papal approval; he died in 1514) *Louis Dourelle (Dourville) 8 January 1515 – 1523 *Jean de Mauléon 71 June 1523 – 1551 * Jean Bertrand 1551–1555 *

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, Administrator 1556–1561 (Cardinal, nephew of

) (executed 6 March 1561) *Pierre d'Albert 1561–1565 *

Charles III de Bourbon Charles III de Bourbon (c. 1554 - June 15, 1610), was Archbishop of Rouen, and the illegitimate son of Antoine de Bourbon, king of Navarre, and his mistress Louise de La Béraudière du Rouhet. His half-brother was King Henry IV of France. Biogra ...

1569–1579 *Urbain de Saint-Gelais de Lansac 1580–1613 *Gilles de Souvray 1614–1623 *Barthélemy de Donnadieu de Griet 1625–1637 *Hugues II. de Labatut 1638–1644 *

Gilbert de Choiseul Duplessis Praslin Gilbert Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin (born 1613; died at Paris, 31 December 1689) was a French bishop. Early life He was a descendant of the noble family of Plessis (disambiguation), du Plessis. He devoted himself from his earliest youth to the e ...

1644–1671 * Louis de Rechiègne Voisin de Guron 1671–1693 * Louis-François de Brezay de Denon-Ville 1693–1710 * Olivier-Gabriel de Lubières du Bouchet 1710–1740 * Antoine de Lastic 1740–1763 * Charles-Antoine-Gabriel d'Osmond de Médavy 1763–1785 * Antoine Eustache d'Osmond 1785–1801 (resigned)Bishop d'Osmond resigned in accordance with the request of

Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII ( it, Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. Chiaramonti was also a m ...

, who had concluded a Concordat with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, which liquidated the Constitutional church. Osmond was then appointed Bishop of Nancy. Ritzler, VI, p. 181, note 4. Jean, pp. 81-82. J. Lestrade, "Un curieux groupe d' évêques Commingeois: XX. Antoine Eustache d'Osmond (1754-1823),"

References

Bibliography

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Studies

* agiography* uthor of the "Litany of Saint-Bertrand", and other devotional texts* * *