The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer) ( Latin: ''Dioecesis Atrebatensis (–Bononiena–Audomarensis)'';

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: ''Diocèse d'Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer)'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is the Arras Cathedral, in the city of

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

. The diocese encompasses all of the

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Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

, in the Region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The most significant jurisdictional changes all occurred during the Napoleonic wars. From 1802 to 1841, the diocese was

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of the Archdiocese of Paris, shifting away from the Archdiocese of Cambrai, after Napoleon dissolved the massive Archdiocese. After the defeat of Napoleon, the

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united the diocese of Arras, diocese of Saint-Omer and diocese of Boulogne together in one much larger diocese. Unlike most of the other dioceses immediately restored, it was not until 1841 that the diocese returned as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cambrai.

History

A person named Martin is said to have evangelized Artois and Arras, capital of the

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by 350 AD; however, these early

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communities did not survive the barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire in the fifth century.Diocèse d'Arras
''Histoire du diocèse d'Arras''
Retrieved: 2016-09-02. At the beginning of the sixth century Remigius, Archbishop of Reims, placed in the See of Arras

St. Vedastus Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon), Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English (died ) was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of To ...

(St. Vaast) (d. c. 540), who had been the teacher of the Merovingian king

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after the victory of Tolbiac. His successors, Dominicus and Vedulphus, are also both venerated as saints. After the death of Vedulphus, the See of Arras was transferred to Cambrai, and it was not until 1093 that Arras again became a diocese. At the time of the reform of the bishoprics of the Netherlands in 1559, the diocese had 422 parishes. Its metropolitan was changed from Reims to Cambrai by Pope Paul IV. Before the French Revolution the Cathedral Chapter consisted of the Provost, the Dean, the Archdeacon of Arras (Artois), the Archdeacon of Ostrevant, the Treasurer, the Penitentiary, 40 canons and 52 chaplains. There were some 400 parishes and 12 rural deans. King

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

and

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 ...

founded the University of Douai in 1562 as a weapon in the Counterreformation and the French Wars of Religion. The Jesuits had a college at Douai, founded in 1599, and suppressed in 1762. During the French revolution the diocese of Arras was abolished and subsumed into a new diocese, the 'Pas de Calais', coterminous with the new 'Departement of the Pas-de-Calais', and a suffragan of the 'Metropole des Côtes de la Manche'. The clergy were required to swear and oath to the Constitution, and under the terms of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy a new bishop was to be elected by all the voters of the departement. This placed them in schism with the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope. On 27 March 1791 the electors chose, on the fourth ballot, the curé of Saint-Nicolas-sur-les-Fossés at Arras, Pierre-Joseph Porion. In September 1801 First Consul Bonaparte abolished the Constitutional Church and signed a Concordat with

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 ...

which restored the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese of Arras was restored. Among the bishops of Arras were

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Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 151721 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Bisontin (Free Imperial City of Besançon) statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish Habsburg ...

, Councillor of the

emperor Charles V Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) ...

, Bishop of Arras from 1545 to 1562, later Archbishop of Mechelen and Viceroy of Naples; François Richardot, a celebrated preacher, Bishop of Arras from 1562 to 1575; and Monseigneur Parisis (d. 1866), who figured prominently in the political assemblies of 1848. The current ratio of Catholics to priests is 4,168.5 to 1.

Bishops

Vedastus Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon), Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English (died ) was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of To ...

499–540 * Dominicus 540–545 *

Vedulphus Vedulphus was a Pre-congregational saint and Bishop of Arras, France from 545 AD. He succeeded Bishop Domenico in 545AD, and when he died in 580AD the diocese of Arras was suppressed to establish Diocese of Cambrai The Archdiocese of Cambrai ...

545–580

1095–1300

* Lambert 1095–1115 * Robert I 1115–1131 * Alvise 1131–1148 * Godescalc 1150–1161 * André de Paris 1161–1173 * Robert II 1173–1174 * Fremold 1174–1183 *

Pierre I Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

1184–1203 *

Raoul de Neuville Raoul de Neuville (died March 26, 1221) was a 13th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and Bishop of Arras. Little is known of his life or episcopal work. He was born in Rhône-Alpes, France, and studied Law. Pope Innocent III made him a cardinal in ...

1203–1221 * Pontius (Ponce) 1221 – 2 September 1231 * Asso (Asson) 1231 – 27 March 1245 * Fursaeus (Fursy) 1245 – 1 April 1247 *

Jacques de Dinant Jacques de Dinant was a medieval Bishop of Arras, France. He was appointed bishop by Pope Innocent IV on 4 October 1247, and he resigned as bishop in 1259.He was also a considerable scholar of the 13th century. He was educated in Northern France or ...

1248–1259 *

Pierre de Noyon Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

1259–1280 *

Guillaume d'Isy Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname) Other uses * Guillaume (crater) See also * '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem * Guillaume affair, a Cold War ...

1282–1293 *

Jean Lemoine Jean Lemoine, Jean Le Moine, Johannes Monachus (1250, Crécy-en-Ponthieu – 22 August 1313, Avignon) was a French canon lawyer, Cardinal, bishop of Arras and papal legate. He served Boniface VIII as representative to Philip IV of France, an ...

1293–1294 *

Gérard Pigalotti Gérard (French language, French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is ...

1296–1316

1300 to 1500

* Bernard 1317–1320 *

Pierre de Chappes Pierre de Chappes (died 24 March 1336) was a 14th-century Bishop of Arras, Cardinal and Chancellor of France.

1320–1326 * Jean du Plessis-Pasté 1326–1328 *

Thierry Larchier d'Hirson Thierry Larchier d'Hirson or d'Hireçon, or de Hérisson, (1270 in Bourbonnais – 23 August 1328) was a French cleric under Robert II, Count of Artois. Hirson was employed by Philip IV of France on several occasions. He became a canon of Arras ...

1328 * Pierre Roger, 1328–1329, later Pope Clement VI * André Ghini de Malpighi 18 December 1329 – 12 September 1334 (translated to

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) *

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12 September 1334 – 15 February 1339 (translated to Châlons-sur-Marne) * Pierre Bertrand 1339–1344 *

Aimery de Beaufort Aimeric or Aymeric or Aimery (from '' Haimirich'' or ''Amalric'') is a male given name: * Aimeric de Belenoi (fl. 1215–1242), troubadour * Prince Aymeric of Belgium (born 2005) * Aymeric Jaubert de Barrault (died 1613), mayor of Bordeaux. * Ayme ...

1344–1361 *

Gérard de Dainville Gérard de Dainville (''Girardus de Dainvilla''; died 18 June 1378) was a prelate of the Holy Roman Empire from an illustrious family of Artois. He was made bishop of Arras in 1361, although he did not take up his see until 1362, was transferred to ...

1362–1369 * Adhémar Robert 1369 – 6 June 1371 (translated to Therouanne) * Hugues Faidit 6 June 1371 – 1372 * Pierre Masuyer 11 July 1374 – 1391 * Jean Canard 6 September 1392 – 7 October 1407 (Avignon Obedience) * Martin Poré, O.P. 24 November 1407 – 1426 (Avignon Obedience) * Hugues de Cayeu 16 December 1426 – 13 January 1438 * Fortigaire de Plaisance 1438–1452 * Jacques de Portugal 1453 * Denis de Montmorency 1453 * Jean Jouffroy 1453–1462 * Pierre de Ranchicourt 1463–1499 * Jean Gavet 1499–1501

1500 to 1800

* Nicolas Le Ruistre 1501–1509 * François de Melun 15 July 1510 – 26 November 1516 (translated to Therouanne) * Philippe de Luxembourg 1516–1518 * Cardinal Pietro Accolti, Administrator 10 March 1518 – 8 December 1523 * Eustache de Croy 1524–1538 *

Antoine Perrenot Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 151721 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Bisontin (Free Imperial City of Besançon) statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish Habsburg ...

de Granvelle 1538 – 10 March 1561 * François Richardot 1561–1574 *

Mathieu Moulart Mathieu Moulart (1536–1600), alternatively Moullart or Moulard, was an abbot and bishop in the Habsburg Netherlands. Life Moulart was born in the village of Saint-Martin-sur-Cojeul in 1536, the son of the labourers Jean and Antoinette Pronnier. H ...

1575 – 11 July 1601 * Jean du Ploich 1601–1602 *

Jean Richardot Jean Grusset dict Richardot, knight (1540 – 3 September 1609) was a statesman and diplomat from the Franche-Comté, who held high political office during the Dutch Revolt and played an important role in restoring Habsburg rule in the Southe ...

1602–1610 * Hermann van Ortemberg 1611–1626 *

Paul Boudot Paul Boudot (1571–1635) was bishop of Saint-Omer and bishop of Arras. Life Boudot was born in Morteau, in Franche Comté, in 1571. He graduated doctor of the Sorbonne in 1604, and was appointed the episcopal official of Jean Richardot, bishop o ...

1626–1635 * Nicolas Duffif 1635–1651 *

Jean Le Camus Jean-Pierre Camus (November 3, 1584 – April 26, 1652) was a French bishop, preacher, and author of works of fiction and spirituality. Biography Jean-Pierre Camus was born in Paris in 1584, the son of Jean Camus, seigneur de Saint Bonnet, who w ...

1651–1652 *

Ladislas Jonart Ladislas Jonart (1594–1674) was a clergyman from the Low Countries who was named in turn bishop of Arras, bishop of Saint-Omer, and archbishop of Cambrai. In the last position he was, '' ex officio'', duke of Cambrai and count of Cambrésis. ...

nominated 1652 but never installed * Étienne Moreau 1656–1670 * Guy de Sève de Rochechouart 1670–1724 * François Baglion de La Salle 1725–1752 * Jean de Bonneguise 1752–1769 * Louis François Marc Hilaire de Conzié 1769–1790 **Pierre-Joseph Porion. **Mathieu Asselin

From 1800

* Hugues-Robert-J.-Ch. De La Tour d’Auvergne Lauragais 1802–1851 * Pierre Louis Parisis 1851–1866 *

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Lequette Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...

1866–1882 *

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1882–1884, also Archbishop of Tours * Desiré-Joseph Dennel 1884–1891 * Alfred-Casimir-Alexis Williez 1892–1911 * Émile-Louis Cornil Lobbedey 1911–1916 *

Eugène Julien Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Henri-Edouard Dutoit 1930–1945 *

Victor-Jean Perrin Victor Jean Perrin was a 20th-century Bishop of Arras, Boulogne and Saint-Omer.http://www.Catholic-hierarchy.org/Bishop/bperrinv.html. Biography He was born August 7, 1894, in Segre (Maine-et-Loire) son of Breton parents, and educated in Rennes an ...

1945–1961 *

Gérard-Maurice Eugène Huyghe Gérard-Maurice Eugène Huyghe was a 20th-century French Catholic Bishop. Born 31 August 1909 in Fives-Lille, France, he was ordained a priest on 29 June 1933. Consecrated Bishop: 4 November 1962. He was Bishop of Arras (France) for almost 40 ...

1961–1984 * Henri-Fr.-M.-P. Derouet 1985–1998 * Jean-Paul Jaeger 1998–2020 * Olivier Leborgne 2020–present

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* pp. 495–496. (Use with caution; obsolete) * (in Latin) pp. 115–116. * (in Latin) p. 98. * p. 122. * pp. 99–100. * p. 104. * p. 105.

Studies

* * * 2 vols. * * * * *Lotte Kéry: ''Die Errichtung des Bistums Arras 1093/1094''. (Beihefte der Francia, 33). Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1994,
Online
* * * * *Tock, Benoît-Michel (1991). ''Les chartes des évêques d'Arras (1093-1203)'' Paris : CTHS, 1991. *Tock, Benoît-Michel (1991). ''Les chartes promulguées par le chapitre cathédral d'Arras au XIIe siècle'' Turnholt : Brepols. *Tock, Benoît-Michel ; Ludovicus Milis (2000). ''Monumenta Arroasiensia'' Turnholt : Brepols, 2000. * A forgery:

External links

*Goyau, Georges.

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