The Catholic Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon (

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: ''Dioecesis Foroiuliensis–Tolonensis'';

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: ''Diocèse de Fréjus–Toulon'') is a

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of the

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of the

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in southeastern

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on the Mediterranean coast. The present diocese comprises the territory of the ancient Diocese of Fréjus as well as that of the ancient

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. In 1957 it was renamed as the Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon. Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the ''département'' of Var constituted a diocese, absorbing the former ancient dioceses of

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, Fréjus,

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and

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. It was suppressed by the

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, re-established ineffectually by that of 1817, and definitively established in 1823, when its assigned territory comprised once more the whole ''département'' of Var. A

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of 1852 authorized the bishop to assume the title of Bishop of Fréjus and Toulon. It was and has remained a

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of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles, The

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until 1860 belonged to the ''département'' of Var, when it was annexed to that of the

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. In 1886 it was separated from Fréjus and attached to the

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. Since 16 May 2000, the Bishop of Fréjus–Toulon has been Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Rey.

History

Christianity would seem to have been introduced into

Fréjus Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...

in the fourth century. In 374 a certain Acceptus, who had just been elected to the See of Fréjus, falsely declared himself guilty of some crimes in order to rid himself of the episcopal dignity. At the Council of Valence, which met in July of 374, he begged the Church to name another in his place. The Council decided that his actions made it inappropriate for him to be consecrated a bishop. Fréjus was completely destroyed by the Saracens in the early tenth century. It was Bishop Riculfus who began the reconstruction of the Cathedral. The following are named among the bishops of this see: * Raymond Berengarius (1235–1248), who arranged the marriage of Beatrice, daughter of the

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, with

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* Jacques d'Euse (1300–1310), preceptor of St. Louis of Toulouse, and later pope under the name of John XXII * Cardinal Nicolò Fieschi (1495–1524), who at the time of his death was

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(in 1524, from 20 May to 14 June) *

André-Hercule de Fleury André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, Archbishop of Aix (22 June or 26 June 165329 January 1743) was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV. Life and government He was born in Lodève, Hérault, the son of a tax f ...

(1698–1715).

Bishops

To 1000

* before 419 – 433:

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* 433–455: Theodorus * 463–465: Asterius * 475?: Auxilius * 484?–506: Victorinus * ? 524: Joannes (Jean, John) * 527–529: Lupercianus * 541: Dionysius (Didier) * 549–554: Expectatus * 582: Epiphanius * 636: Martin * ... * 909–911: Benedict * 949–952: Gontar * 973–1000?: Riculfus

1000 to 1300

* 1010–1044: Gaucelme * 1044–1091: Bertrand * 1091–1131: Berenger * 1131–1145: Bertrand II. * 1154–1157: Pierre de Montlaur * 1166–1198: Fredol d'Anduze * 1198–1202: Guillaume du Pont * 1203–1206: Raimond de Capella * 1206–1212: Bermond Cornut * 1212?–1215: Raimond de Puyricard * 1220: Olivier * 1224–1233?: Bertrand III. de Favas * 1235–1248: Raimond Berenguer * 1248–1264:

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* 1264–1266: Pierre de Camaret * 1267–1280?: Guillaume de la Fonte * 1280?–1299: Bertrand V. Comarque

1300 to 1500

* 1300–1310: Jacques Arnaud Duèze, later Pope John XXII * 1318–1318: Bertrand VI. d'Aimini * 1318–1340: Barthélémy Grassi * 1340–1343: Jean d'Arpadelle * 4 June 1343 – 14 March 1346: Guillaume d'Aubussac * 7 April 1346 – 1348: Pierre Alamanni * 1348: Pierre du Pin (''electus'': transferred to Viterbo 10 December 1348) * 2 March 1349 – 9 June 1360: Guillaume Amici (administrator) (also

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and

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) * 1360–1361: Pierre Artaudi * 1361–1364: Guillaume de Ruffec * 1364–1371: Raimond Daconis * 1371–1385: Bertrand de Villemus * 1385: Emanuel * 3 August 1385 – 13 April 1405: Louis de Bouillac * 9 September 1409 – 1 February 1422: Gilles Le Jeune * 1422–1449?: Jean Bélard * 1449–1452: Jacques Juvénal des Ursins * 1452–1453: Jacques Séguin * 1453–1455: Guillaume d'Estaing * 1455–1462:

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* 1462–1472: Léon Guérinet * 1472: Réginald d'Angline * 1472–1485:

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(senior) * 15 March 1485 – 1487:

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(transferred to

Agde Agde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Location Agde is located on the Hérault river, from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Paris. The Canal du Midi con ...

) * 17 September 1487 – 26 November 1494:

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(transferred to Embrun) * 25 February 1495 – 1511:

1500 to 1800

Under Louis XIV, who enjoyed the right to nominate bishops to all French sees with the exception of Metz, Verdun and Toul, the See of Fréjus was often an early stepping-stone for careers of clerics whose ambitions lay elsewhere. * 5 November 1511 – 23 January 1523: Urbano Fieschi (junior)
nephew of Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi * 1524 – 15 June 1424: Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi * 1524–1534: Franciot des Ursins * 1525–1564: Léon des Ursins * 1565–1579: Bertrand de Romans * 1579–1591: François de Bouliers * 1591–1599?: Gérard Bellenger * 1599–1637: Barthélémy Camelin * 1637–1654: Pierre Camelin * 1658–1674: Zongo Ondedei * 1676–1678: Antoine de Clermont * 1679–1680: Louis d'Anglure de Bourlemont * 1681–1697: Luc d'Aquin * 1697–1699: Louis d'Aquin * 1699–1715:

(1. November 1698 bis 3. Mai 1715) * 1715–1739: Pierre de Castellane * 1739–1765: Martin du Bellay * 1766–1801: Emmanuel de Bausset ** 1791–1799: Jean-Joseph Rigouard (Constitutional Bishop of Var)

From 1800

* ''Suppressed 1801–1822'' * Charles-Alexandre de Richery (8 August 1817 – 8 February 1829) (also

Archbishop 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 ...

) * Louis-Charles-Jean-Baptiste Michel (16 April 1829 – 22 February 1845) * Casimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart (29 March 1845 – 3 July 1855) (also

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) * Joseph-Antoine-Henri JordanyEspitalier (1904), pp. 94-96. (6 November 1855 – March 1876) * Joseph-Sébastien-Ferdinand Terris (17 March 1876 – 8 April 1885) * Fédéric-Henri Oury (2 March 1886 – 3 June 1890) (also

Bishop of Dijon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dijon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Divionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Dijon'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is Dijon Cathedral, which is located ...

) * Eudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot (3 June 1890 – 7 December 1899) (auch

Archbishop of Albi The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi (–Castres–Lavaur) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Albiensis (–Castrensis–Vauriensis)''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Albi (–Castres–Lavaur)''), usually referred to simply as the Archdiocese of Albi, is a ...

) * Aloys-Joseph-Eugène Arnaud (7 December 1899 – 17 June 1905) * Félix-Adolphe-Camille-Jean-Baptiste Guillibert (21 February 1906 – 31 May 1926) * Auguste-Joseph-Marie Simeone (30 July 1926 – 22 October 1940) * Auguste Joseph Gaudel (24 September 1941 – 30 June 1960) * Henri-Louis-Marie Mazerat (30 July 1960 – 11 December 1961) (also

Bishop of Angers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers (Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Anger ...

) * Gilles-Henri-Alexis Barthe (4 May 1962 – 8 February 1983) * Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec (8 February 1983 – 16 May 2000) * Dominique Marie Jean Rey (16 May 2000 – present)

Saints

The Island of Lérins, well known as the site of the celebrated monastery founded there in 410, was sold in 1859 by the bishop of Fréjus to an English purchaser. A number of the saints of Lérins are especially honoured in the diocese. Among them are Sts.

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 ...

, Caesarius, Hilary, and

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, all of whom became

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Bishop of Vaison The Ancient Diocese of Vaison (''Lat.'' dioecesis Vasionensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, suppressed in 1801, with its territory transferred to the diocese of Avignon. It had been one of nine dioceses in the ecclesiastical province pre ...

; Valerius,

Bishop 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 ...

; Maximus,

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; Veranus and Lambertus, both

Bishop of Vence The former French Catholic diocese of Vence existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Vence in Provence, in the modern department of Alpes Maritimes. After the Concordat of 1801, the territory of the diocese passed to the diocese of Ni ...

;

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, author of the ''Commonitorium'', and his brother

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;

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; Aigulphus and Porcarius, martyrs; St. Tropesius, martyr during the persecution of

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; St.

Louis of Toulouse Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop. Life Louis was born in Brignoles, Provence (or in Italy, at Nocera, where ...

(1274–1297), a native of

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, in the

, and later

Archbishop 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 ...

; and the virgin St. Roseline, prioress of the monastery of La Celle-Roubaud, who died in 1329, and whose shrine, situated at Les Arcs near Draguignan, has been for six centuries a place of pilgrimage, are likewise especially honoured in the diocese. The sojourn in 1482 of

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at Bormes and at Fréjus, where he caused the cessation of the plague, made a lasting impression.

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* * pp. 551–552. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) p. 252. * (in Latin) p. 155. * p. 197-198. * pp. 189. * pp. 203–204. * p. 218.

Studies

* * second edition (in French) * * * * *Font-Réaulx, J. de. ''La carte et la structure: Les évéques de Fréjus du VIe au XIIIe siècle'' *

External links

* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L'Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24.

acknowledgment

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frejus-Toulon, Roman Catholic Diocese of Frejus Var (department) 1801 disestablishments in France Frejus-Toulon Frejus-Toulon 1817 establishments in France