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History

The Church of Marseille is said to have been erected in the first century by St. Lazarus, the young man mentioned in the Gospels who had been raised from the dead by Jesus Christ himself. His family migrated to Provence at some point after the Resurrection.

Revolution

The diocese of Marseille was abolished during the

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, under the '' Civil Constitution of the Clergy'' (1790). Its territory was subsumed into the new diocese, called the 'Bouches-du-Rhone', which was part of the Metropolitanate called the 'Metropole des Côtes de la Méditerranée (which included ten new 'departements'). The electors of 'Bouches-du-Rhone' met at Aix beginning on 19 February 1791, and on 23 February elected Abbé Charles Benoît Roux, curé of Eyragues near Arles. He was consecrated in Paris by Constitutional Bishops Gobel, Miroudot and Gouttes. He very much enjoyed the social life of Marseille, but after the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793, Roux joined the counter-revolutionaries. When Marseille was occupied by troops of the Convention, he fled to Aix. He was arrested and imprisoned on 20 September; he was taken to Marseille, where he faced a tribunal of the Revolution which condemned him to death. He was executed on 5 April 1794.

An archdiocese

The diocese was raised to the level of an Archdiocese on 31 January 1948 by

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s of the archdiocese are: the

Archdiocese of Aix The Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Aquensis in Gallia et Arelatensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Aix-en-Provence et Arles''; Occitan Provençal: ''Archidiocèsi de Ais de Provença e Arle'' or ''Archidioucès ...

, the

Diocese of Ajaccio The Diocese of Ajaccio (Latin: ''Dioecesis Adiacensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Ajaccio'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.708, Pisan); on 30–31 July 1716 French_Concordat_of_1801,_the_dio ...

, the

Archdiocese of Avignon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Avenionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Avignon'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the ter ...

, the

Diocese of Digne The Diocese of Digne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Diniensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Digne'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, the diocese has bee ...

, the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, the

Diocese of Gap The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South ...

, and the

Diocese of Nice The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nice'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Départment of Alpes-Maritimes. The diocese is ...

. In recent times the Archdiocese of Marseille has suffered from significant shortage of priests, despite having a reported Catholic population of over 700,000 not a single priest was ordained in 2018 or 2019.

Bishops and Archbishops of Marseille

to 1000

*Oresius (ca. 314) *

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* Venerius (ca. 431–451) * Eustasius (attested in 463) *

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Honoratus Honoratus (french: Saint Honorat; c. 350 – 6 January 429) was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Life Honoratus was born in the ...

(ca. 496–500) * Cannatus (second half of the fifth century) * Theodorus (ca. 580s) * Serenus * Petrus of Marseille * Abdalong (8th century) *

Maurontus Maurontus was the Duke or Patrician of Provence in the early 8th century (720s and 730s). He aspired to independence in the face of Charles Martel, Duke of the Franks, and the Provençal patrician Abbo. Maurontus appeared in the ''Chronicle of ...

(ca. 780) * Yvo (attested on 12 March 781) * Wadalus (813–818) *Theobertus (ca. 822–841) *

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(attested 843/844) * Litiduinus (attested in 878 and 879) *

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(attested in 884) * ulfaric(9th century) * enator(9th century) *Drogon (attested in 923 and 924) *

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(977–1008)

1000–1500

*Pons (1008–1073) *Raymond (1073 – 7 November 1122) *Raymond de Soliers (1122 – 26 April 1151) *Pierre (1151 – 2 April 1170) *Fulco de Thorame (1170 – 31 March 1188) *Rainier (1188–1214) *Pierre de Montlaur (7 October 1217 – 29 August 1229) *Benoît d'Aligan, O.S.B. (1229–1267) *Raymond of Nîmes (23 December 1267 – 15 July 1288)Eubel, I, p. 330. *Durand de Trésémines (17 April 1289 – 3 August 1312) *Raymond Robaudi (1 January 1313 – 12 September 1319) (transferred to Archbishopric of Embrun) *Gasbert de la Val (18 September 1319 – 26 August 1323) (transferred to Arles) *Aymar Amiel (26 August 1323 – 23 December 1333) *Jean Artaudi (10 January 1334 – 1335, after July 7) *Joannes Gasqui (13 October 1335 – 10 September 1344) *Robert de Mandagot (13 September 1344 – 1358) *Hugh d'Arpajon (4 February 1359 – 31 May 1361) *Pierre Fabri (1361, June–September?) *Guillaume Sudre, O.P. (27 August 1361 – 1366) *

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(1366–1368) Administrator *Guillaume de la Voute (9 December 1368 – 1 July 1379) (transferred to Valence-et-Die, by

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(1379-1395) * Benoît II (1397-1418) *

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(1418-1420) * Avignon Nicolaï (1420-1421) * André Boutaric (1433) * Barthélémy Rocalli (1433-1445) * Louis de Glandevès (1445) *

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(1445-1466) *

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(1466-1496) *

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(1496-1506)

1500 to 1700

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(1506) *

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(1506-1509) * Claude de Seyssel (1511-1517) *

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(1517-1530) *

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(1530-1550) * Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte (1550-1556) *

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(1556-1572) * Frédéric Ragueneau (1572-1603) *

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(1605-1618) * Arthur d'Épinay de Saint-Luc (1619-1621) * Nicolas Coëffeteau (1621) * François de Loménie (1624-1639) * Eustache Gault (1639-1640) *

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(1640-1643) * Étienne de Puget (1644-1668) *

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(1668–1679) *Jean-Baptiste d'Estampes de Valençay (12 January 1680 – 6 January 1684) *Charles Gaspard Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc (21 January 1692 – 14 May 1708)

1700 to 1948

*Bernard de Poudenx (14 May 1708 – 19 January 1709) *

Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron (3 December 1671 at the Château de la Force, in Périgord – 4 June 1755 in Marseilles) was a French Jesuit who became Bishop of Marseille. Belsunce is remembered for his tireless efforts t ...

(19 February 1710 – 4 June 1755) *

Jean-Baptiste de Belloy Jean-Baptiste Count de Belloy (9 October 1709, Morangles, Diocese of Beauvais – 10 June 1808, Paris) was an Archbishop of Paris and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Biography Belloy was born in the small village of Morangles, near Senlis, ...

(4 August 1755 – 21 September 1801) **Charles Benoît Roux (Constitutional Bishop) (1791–1794) : 801–1817Diocese of Marseille suppressed, by the

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. *Charles-Fortuné de Mazenod (1823–1837) * Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod (1837–1861) *

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(18 Jun 1861 – 1 Sep 1865) *

Charles-Philippe Place Charles-Philippe Place (14 February 1814 – 5 March 1893) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Marseille from 1866 to 1878 and then Archbishop of Rennes from 1878 until his death in 1893. He was made a cardinal in 1886. ...

(6 Jan 1866 – 13 Jun 1878) *

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(13 Jun 1878 – 19 Nov 1900) *Cardinal Pierre Andrieu (5 Apr 1901 – 2 Jan 1909) * Joseph-Marie Fabre (29 Apr 1909 – 9 Jan 1923 ) *

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(19 Jan 1923 – 2 Feb 1928 ) * Maurice-Louis Dubourg (17 Dec 1928 – 9 Dec 1936 ) * Jean Delay (14 Aug 1937 – 5 Sep 1956 ) first Archbishop of Marseille (31 January 1948)

Archbishops of Marseille since 1948

* Marc-Armand Lallier (28 September 1956 – 26 August 1966 ) *Georges Jacquot (1 November 1966 – 25 September 1970 ) *Cardinal

Roger Etchegaray Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray (; 25 September 1922 – 4 September 2019) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. Etchegaray served as the Archbishop of Marseille from 1970 to 1985 before entering the Roman Curia, where he served as Presid ...

(22 December 1970 – 13 April 1985 ) *Cardinal

Robert Coffy Robert Joseph Coffy (24 October 1920 – 15 July 1995) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Marseille. Early life and education Coffy was born on 24 October 1920 in Le Biot. His father was a carpenter. He entered the Semin ...

(13 April 1985 – 22 April 1995 ) *Cardinal

Bernard Panafieu Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu ( ; 26 January 1931 – 12 November 2017) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Marseille from 1995 until his retirement in 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2003. Biography Panafieu ...

(22 April 1995 – 12 May 2006 ) *

Georges Pontier Georges Pontier (born 1 May 1943) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Marseille from 2006 to 2019 and President of the Episcopal Conference of France from 2013 to 2019. He was named apostolic administrator of the Ar ...

(12 May 2006 – 8 August 2019) *

Jean-Marc Aveline Jean-Marc Noël Aveline (born 26 December 1958) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Archbishop of Marseille on 8 August 2019 after serving as an auxiliary bishop there since 2013. On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made Aveli ...

(8 August 2019 –)

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* * pp. 573–575. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) pp. 329–330. * (in Latin) p. 187. * p. 237-238. * pp. 234. * pp. 260. * p. 280. * * *

Studies

* ncritical of Christian mythology, uses hagiography as history* * * * * second edition (in French) *

External links

* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24.
Diocesan website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marseilles, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Organizations based in Marseille Roman Catholic dioceses in France Christianity in Marseille

History

Revolution

An archdiocese

Bishops and Archbishops of Marseille

to 1000

1000–1500

1500 to 1700

1700 to 1948

Archbishops of Marseille since 1948

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