The former French Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Papoul, now a Latin

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, was created by Pope John XXII in 1317 and existed until the Napoleonic Concordat of 1811. The seat of the diocese was at

Saint-Papoul Saint-Papoul (; Languedocien: ''Sant Pàpol'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. History The town of Saint-Papoul was founded during the 8th century when an abbey was established here, dedicated to Saint Papulus. The ...

, in south-west France, in the modern department of Aude; it was some distance northeast of the main highway between Carcassonne and Toulouse, where there was already a

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monastery, founded in the eighth century and dedicated to Saint Papoul. The bishop of Saint-Papoul was suffragan of the Archbishop of Toulouse. The diocese existed until the

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. It was one of the diocese scheduled to be suppressed under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (1790). Under the

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its territory was taken over by the

Diocese of Carcassonne The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese co ...

History

In his bull of erection, issued on 22 February 1317, Pope John XXII stated that the population in the diocese of Toulouse was growing at such a pace that the Bishop was no longer able to govern his people effectively; and that therefore, having consulted with the cardinals, he had decided to promote the diocese of Toulouse into an Archbishopric and Metropolitanate, with four new dioceses, one of which was Saint-Papoul. The Benedictine abbey of Saint-Papoul was converted into the Cathedral, and the monks were organized into a Cathedral Chapter consisting of twelve Canons led by a Prior Major (rather than Dean or Provost, since they remained a monastic community). In 1670 the Chapter was converted into a college of twelve secular Canons, with a Provost and four prebendaries. The Pope also made the church of Castelnaudary into a Collegiate Church of twelve Canons, with a Dean, a Sacristan, a Precentor; there were also to be three hebdomadary priests, 24 chaplains, two deacons and two subdeacons, as well as six clerics in minor orders. In 1716, there were approximately 1,000 faithful Catholics in the town of Saint-Papuli, and the diocese contained forty-four parishes. In 1774 there were still approximately 1,000 faithful Catholics, owing temporal obedience to the King of France. The diocese was suppressed on 29 November 1801 by Pope Pius VII, in accordance with the Napoleonic

, its territory being reassigned to the Metropolitan

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and to the

Bishops of Saint-Papoul

* Bernard de la Tour (11 July - death 27 December 1317) * Raymond de Mostuèjouls (1319.04.16 – 1327.12.18), previously Abbot of Saint-Thibéry (Saint Tiberius) and Prior of Saint-Flour, Bishop of

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(France) (1317.07.31 – 1319.04.16); created

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of S. Eusebio (18 December 1327 – death 15 October 1335),

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of Sacred College of Cardinals (1334.12 – 1335.11.12) *

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(1328-1347) * Bernard de Saint-Martial = Bertrand de la Tour : 1348-1361; previously Bishop of Tulle (France) (1344.10.01 – 1347.02.19); later Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) (1361.12.18 – death ?9 August 1361 ?1382.05.14) * Pierre de Cros I., Cluny branch of the Benedictine Order (O.S.B) (1362.07.27 – 1370.06.08); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France) (8?9 June 1370 – 1374.08.02), Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1371.06.20 – 1388.11.16), Metropolitan Archbishop of Arles (France) (2 August 1274 – 1388.01), ''uncanonical

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-Priest of

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(1383.12.23 – death 16 November 1388) under Antipope

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* Bernard de Castelnau, O.S.B : 1370-1375 * Pierre de Cros II. : 1375-1412 *

Jean de La Rochetaillée Jean de La Rochetaillée (died 1437) was a French churchman, eminent jurist, and Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal. His real name was Jean de Fort. He was bishop of Saint-Papoul in 1413, bishop of Geneva in 1418, and bishop of Paris in 1421/2. He ...

: 1413-1418? * Jean de Burle : 1418-1422 * Raymond Macrose (Mairose) : 1423-1426 * Pierre Soybert : 1427-1443 * Raymond de Lupault : 1451-ca. 1465 * Jean de La Porte : 1465-1468 * Denis de Bar: 1468-1471 * Clément de Brillac 1472-1495 * Denis de Bar 1495-1510 (second time) * Karl de Bar 1510-1538 *

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1538-1549 (administrator; Cardinal) * Bernardo Salviati 1549-1561 (Cardinal) * Antoine-Marie Salviati 1561-1564 (Cardinal) * Alexandre de Bardis 1564-1591 * Jean Raimond 1602-1604 * François de Donnadieu 1608-1626 * Louis de Claret 1626-1636 * Bernard Despruets 1636-1655 * Jean de Montpezat de Carbon 1657-1664 * Joseph de Montpezat de Carbon : 1664-1674 * François Barthélemy de Grammont : 1677-1716 * Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré : 1716-1723 * Jean-Charles de Ségur : 1724-1735 * Georges Lazare Berger de Charancy 1735-1738 * Daniel Bertrand de Langle : 1739-1774 * Guillaume-Joseph d'Abzac de Mayac : 1775-1784 * Jean-Baptiste-Marie de Maillé de La Tour-Landry 1784-1801De Maillé held the licenciate in Civil Law and Canon Law (Paris). He was Vicar-General of Dol for 9 years, when he became Bishop of Gap in 1778. He was transferred from the diocese of Gap on 21 February 1784. The diocese of Saint-Papoul was swept away by the

. De Maillé resigned and was appointed Bishop of Rennes on 24 April 1802. He died in Paris on 24 November 1804, thereby missing the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon I by a week. Jean, p. 401. Ritzler, VI, p. 328, with note 5; p. 431 with note 7.

Titular see

On 2009.02.09 the diocese was nominally restored as

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of Saint-Papoul (French) / Sancti Papuli (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : * Bertrand Lacombe (2016.04.14 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of

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(France).

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