The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Lombez (or Lombès) existed, with see at

Lombez Lombez ( or ; oc, Lombèrs) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and terr ...

in the present department of

Gers Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.

Gascony Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part o ...

, from 1317 to the Napoleonic reshuffle after the

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History

* Tradition holds the region around Ancient Lumbarium was evangelized by Saint Maiano in the sixth-seventh centuries; the chapel built on his tomb would have been the start of modern Lombez. * In the late eight century a

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abbey was established, dedicated to Notre-Dame, which in 1125 was ceded to the

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. * The bishopric was established on 1317.08.16 as Diocese of Lombez / Lomberien(sis) (Latin adjective), receiving its territory from its Metropolitan, 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 last abbot was appointed its first bishop. It bordered the

Diocese of Montauban The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Albani''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Montauban'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese is coextensive with Tarn-et-Garonne ...

(north),

(east),

Diocese of Rieux The former French Catholic diocese of Rieux existed from 1317 until the French Revolution. It was based at Rieux-Volvestre, south-west France, in the modern department of Haute-Garonne. It was erected by Pope John XXII, as suffragan to the arc ...

and

Diocese of Comminges The former French Catholic diocese of Comminges existed at least from the sixth century, to the French Revolution. The seat of the bishops was at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, now no more than a village, in the modern department of Haute-Garonne in ...

(both south), Archdiocese of Auch and

Diocese of Lectoure The former Catholic Diocese of Lectoure was in south-west France. It existed from the fourth century until the time of the French Revolution, when it was suppressed under the Concordat of 1801. Its see was Lectoure Cathedral. Lectoure is now a co ...

(both west). * Its see,

Lombez Cathedral Lombez Cathedral (''Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Lombez''; ''Église Notre-Dame'') is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church, formerly a cathedral, in Lombez, France. It has been a ''monument historique'' since 1846. It was the seat of the fo ...

, was built from the fourteenth century, when the former abbey church of Saint Mary was remodeled, and consecrated in 1770. In 1771 it comprised 99 parishes. * In 1790 its cathedral was decommissioned, the see was abolished (against

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) by the revolutionary republican authorities in favor of a short-lived Constitutional bishopric for the department :

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with seat at the capital Auch. * It was formally restored but now canonically suppressed on 29 November 1801 after the Napoleonic Concordat of 1801, by

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 ...

's papal bulla ''Qui Christi Domini'', its territory being divided between the

diocese of Bayonne The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, commonly Diocese of Bayonne, (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron''; Basque language, Basque: ''Baionako, Leskar ...

and the Metropolitan

. * On 29 June 1908, its now-honorary title was united, simultaneously with the titles of the former

Diocese of Condom The Roman Catholic Diocese of Condom was a French bishopric based in Condom, France, Condom from 1317 to 1801. It comprised four archdeaconries : Condom itself, Bruilhois, Villefranche and Nérac. In 1763 these totaled circa 140 parishes. Abbey ...

and

, with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch When the Archdiocese of Auch was restored in 1822, it acquired most of Lombez's former territory.

Episcopal Ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Lombez'' * Arnaud-Roger de Comminges,

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(O.E.S.A.) (1317-1328), previously last Abbot of Lombez (until 1317) and Bishop of the then Diocese of Toulouse (France) (1297 – 1298) * Jacques Colonna (1328-1341), in 1329 received author Francesco Petrarca and made him canon in the cathedral chapter. * Antoine (1341-1348) * Bertrand de Coznac,

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(C.R.S.A.) (1348.09.17 – 1352.10.17), next Bishop of

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

(France) (1352.10.17 – retired 1371.05.30), created Cardinal-Priest of

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(1372.03 – death 1374.06.17) * Roger (1353-1360) * Guillaume (1360– 1362) * Jean Belveti de Saie (John) (1362 – 1363.01.18), next Bishop of

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(France) (1363.01.18 – 1375.06.09), Bishop of

Agen The communes of France, commune of Agen (, ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. ...

(France) (1375.06.09 – 1381.12.28), Bishop of

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig� ...

(France) (1382.07.24 – death 1383) * Guillaume (William) de Durfort-Duras (1363 – death 1375?79) * Arnaud (1379 - death 1382?83) * Pierre de Paris (1382 – death 1389) * Jean Hiltalinger (1389 - death 1392) * Pierre (Paris (10 October 1392 – death 1413) * Raymond de Bretennes = Raimond de Castalnau-Bretonoux (1413.06.28 – death 1417), previously Bishop of

Périgueux Périgueux (, ; oc, Peireguers or ) is a communes of France, commune in the Dordogne departments of France, department, in the administrative regions of France, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux i ...

(France) (1404.01.24 – 1413.06.28) * Arnaud de Mirepoix (17 February 1417 – 1425) **''uncanonical?

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Pierre de Foix,

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(O.F.M.) (1425 – 1426?c.1460, deposed by Rome 25 March 1425), while

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; uncanonical Bishop of

Diocese of Lescar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lescar (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lascurrensis;'' French: ''Diocèse de Lescar''; Basque: ''Leskarreko elizbarrutia''), in south-western France, was founded in the fifth century, and continued until 1790. It was originall ...

(France) (1409.10.23 – 1422▼), uncanonical Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1414.10.30 – 1464.12.13▼), Pseudocardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1417 – 1431.03.14▼), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of

Diocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges The former French Catholic diocese of Comminges existed at least from the sixth century, to the French Revolution. The seat of the bishops was at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, now no more than a village, in the modern department of Haute-Garonne in ...

(France) (1422.08.07 – 1437); later promoted Pseudocardinal-Bishop of

Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano The Diocese of Albano ( la, Albanensis) is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church in a diocese in Italy, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. Albano Laziale is situated some 15 kilometers from Rome, on the Appian Way. Under c ...

(1431.03.14 – 1464.12.13▼), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of

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, Ariè ...

(France) (1432.11.09 – 1433.07), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of

(France) (1433.01.24 – 1460), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Arles (France) (1450.09.25 – 1463.03.24), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of

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(France) (1451.07.05 – 1459.05.30), (un?)canonical Apostolic Administrator of

Diocese of Tarbes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes'') is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. Until 2002 Tarbes was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of ...

(France) (1453.02.11 – 1464.12.13) * Gérard Garsias de Charne = Garsie de Charne d'Aure (25 May 1425?1430 - 1450? ) * Gerard d’Aure (c.1456 - 1460?63) * Sanche Garcias = Sanche Garsie d'Aure (22 April 1463 - death 1472) * Jean de Villiers de La Groslaye = Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas),

Benedictine Congregation of Cluny The Cluniac Reforms (also called the Benedictine Reform) were a series of changes within medieval Christian monasticism, monasticism of the Western Church focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor. ...

(O.S.B. Clun.)* (5 July 1473 – resigned 4 August 1499), died 6 August 1499; also created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1493.09.23 – death 1499.08.06), Bishop of

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(France) (1496.10.26 – 1499.08.06), Bishop of Viviers (France) (1498.02.14 – 1499.08.06) * Denis de Villiers de la Groslaye (4 August 1499 – death 1510) * Savari d'Ornézan (12 December 1511 - resigned 3 April 1528) * Bernard d'Ornézan (23 April 1528 - death 1552) * Antoine Olivier (1552.09.12 – resigned 1566), previously Bishop of

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Cô ...

(France) (1546.02.26 – 1552.09.12) * Pierre de Lancrau (20 March 1566 - death 18 October 1598) * Jean Daffis (1597.11.10 – 1614.02.01), succeeded as former

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(1594.01.19 – 1597.11.10) and

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of Lombez (1594.01.19 – 1597.11.10); founded Lombez seminary in 1597 * Bernard Daffis (17 March 1614 - death January 1628) * Jean Daffis (21 August 1628 - death November 1655) * ''long vacancy'' * Bishop-elect Nicolas Le Maistre (March 1661 - death 14 October 1661) * Jean-Jacques Séguier de La Verrière (27 February 1662 - 24 August 1671), next Bishop of

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

(1671 - ?) * Côme Roger,

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(O.Cist.) (14 December 1671 - death 20 December 1710) * Antoine Fagon (1712.03.16 – 1720.03.20), next Bishop of

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who lived ...

(Brittany, France) ( 719.08.291720.03.20 – death 1742.02.16) * Charles-Guillaume de Maupeou (16 June 1721 - death 17 February 1751), started the diocesan periodical :BIOS TO ELABORATE * Jacques Richier de Cerizy (1751-1771, (re?)consecrated the cathedral * François de Pons de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (1771-1787 * Alexandre-Henri de Chauvigny de Blot (1787-1790, last bishop. The diocese was suppressed (1790).

Notes and references

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - former bishopric

; Bibliography * Denis de Sainte-Marthe, ''Gallia christiana'', vol. XIII, Paris 1785, coll. 319-330 * A. Clergeac, ''Chronologie des archevêques, évêques et abbés de l'ancienne Province ecclésiastique d'Auch et des diocèses de Condom et de Lombez'', 1300-1801, Paris-Auch 1912, pp. 161–166 * ''Lombez, Évêché rural 1317-1801'', from the municipal website * Pius Bonifacius Gams, ''Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae'', Leipzig 1931, pp. 568–569 * Konrad Eubel, ''Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi'', vol. 1, p. 310; vol. 2, p. 179; vol. 3, p. 227; vol. 4, p. 223; vol. 5, p. 250; vol. 6, p. 269 * Papal bullas 'Salvator noster', in ''Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum Taurinensis editio, Vol. IV, pp. 245-247 and 'Qui Christi Domini', in ''Bullarii romani continuatio'', vol. XI, Rome 1845, pp. 245–249 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lombez, Roman Catholic Diocese Former Roman Catholic dioceses in France 1317 establishments in Europe 1310s establishments in France

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Dioceses established in the 14th century

History

Episcopal Ordinaries

See also

Notes and references

Sources and external links