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Transmar was a 10th-century
bishop of Tournai The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon & Tournai, which had existed since the 7th Century. It is ...
and
Noyon Noyon (; pcd, Noéyon; la, Noviomagus Veromanduorum, Noviomagus of the Veromandui, then ) is a commune in the Oise department, northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise, about northeast of Paris. The Oise Canal and the Cana ...
. Before his appointment to the dual see in 937, he was a monk in the Abbey of Saint-Vaast in Arras and served as provost of his monastery.J. Warichez, "Transmare", ''
Biographie Nationale de Belgique The ''Biographie nationale de Belgique'' (French; "National Biography of Belgium") is a biographical dictionary of Belgium. It was published by the Royal Academy of Belgium in 44 volumes between 1866 and 1986. A continuation series, entitled the ' ...
''
vol. 25
(Brussels, 1932), 520-521.
Both the Abbey of St Peter in Ghent and the chapter of Noyon benefited from his support. He died on 21 March 950 and was buried in the choir of
Noyon Cathedral Noyon Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon'') is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral, located in Noyon, France. It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Noyon, abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of ...
.


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{{Reflist Date of birth unknown 950 deaths Bishops of Tournai Bishops of Noyon