The Ancient Diocese of

Vaison Vaison-la-Romaine (; oc, Vaison) is a town in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Vaison-la-Romaine is famous for its rich Roman ruins and mediaeval town and cathedral. It is also unusual in ...

(''Lat.'' dioecesis Vasionensis) was a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

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 presided over by the archbishop of Arles, but a later reorganization placed Vasio under the archbishop of Avignon. Jurisdiction inside the diocese was shared between the bishop and the Comte de Provence, higher justice and the castle belonging to the Comte, and civil justice and all other rights belonging to the bishop. The cathedral was served by a chapter which had four dignities: the provost (praepositus), the archdeacon, the sacristan, and the precentor. There were also six canons, each of whom had a prebend attached to his office.

History

The oldest known bishop of the See is Daphnus, who assisted at the

Council of Arles (314) Arles (ancient Arelate) in the south of Roman Gaul (modern France) hosted several councils or synods referred to as ''Concilium Arelatense'' in the history of the early Christian church. Council of Arles in 314 The first council of Arles"Arles, ...

. Others were St. Quinidius (Quenin, 556-79), who resisted the claims of the patrician

Mummolus Mummolus (also spelled Mommolus or Mummulus), was a Gallo-Roman patrician and prefect who served Guntram, King of Burgundy, as a general in the 6th century. He was born Eunius to Peonius, Count of Auxerre. Peonius sent his son to Guntram with gif ...

, conqueror of the

Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...

; Joseph-Marie de Suares (1633–66), who died in Rome in 1677 while filling the office of ''Custode'' of the Vatican Library and Vicar of the Basilica of St. Peter, and who left numerous works. St. Rusticala (551–628) was abbess of the monastery of St. Caesarius at

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

. William Chisholme (II), former

bishop of Dunblane The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane or Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland ...

, became bishop of Vaison-la-Romaine in 1566 or 1569. Two councils which dealt with ecclesiastical discipline were held at Vaison in 442 and 529, the latter a provincial council under the presidency of

Caesarius of Arles Caesarius of Arles ( la, Caesarius Arelatensis; 468/470 27 August 542 AD), sometimes called "of Chalon" (''Cabillonensis'' or ''Cabellinensis'') from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian ...

. The bishopric was suppressed as part of the

Napoleonic Concordat The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801 in Paris. It remained in effect until 1905, except in Alsace-Lorraine, where it remains in force. It sought national reconciliation ...

of 1801, between Consul Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, and the territory of Vaison was incorporated into the

diocese 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 terr ...

and the diocese of Valence. In 2009 the title of Vasio was revived as a titular See.

Bishops

To 1000

*Dafnus (Daphnus, Dammas) 314-347 *Emilien 347-367 *Concordius 367-419 *Julian 419-439 *Auspicius 439-450 *Fonteïus 450-483 *Donidius 483-506 *Papolus 506-511 *Etilius 511-517 *Gemellus 517-524 *Eripius 524 *Alethius 524-541 *Theodosius 541-556 *

Saint Quenin Quinidius (french: Quenin; died February 15 c. 579) was a French hermit, deacon, and bishop, who acquired the reputation of being a saint. He was born at Vaison-la-Romaine to a noble Christian family. As a young man, he became a hermit near To ...

556-575 *Saint Barse 575-581 *Artemius 581-644? *Pétronius Aredius 644 *''Vacant'' for 169 years *Jean I 813-853 *Simplicius 853-855 *Elias (Hélie) 855-911 *Umbert I 911-933 *Ripert I 933-982 *Amalric I 982-983 *Umbert II 983-996 *Benedictus (Benoît I) 996-1003 or 1000

1000 to 1300

*Imbert 1000?-1003? *Almerade 1003-1005 *Umbert III 1005-1007 *Pierre I 1007-1009 *Pierre de Mirabel 1009-1059 *Benoît II 1059-1060 *Pierre III 1060-1103 *Raimbaud I 1103-1107 *Rostang 1107-1142 *Bérenger de Mornas 1142-1178 *Bertrand de Lambesc 1178-1185 *Bérenger de Reilhane 1185-1190 *Guillaume de Laudun 1190-1193 *Raimbaud de Flotte 1193-1212 *Ripert de Flotte 1212-1241 *Guy I 1241-1250 *Faraud 1250-1271 *Giraud de Libra 1271-1279 *Bertrand II 1279-1280 *Giraud II 1280-1296 *Raimond de Beaumont 1296-1332

1300 to 1500

*Jean II 1332-1333 *Bertrand III 1333-1335 *Gocio (Gozzio, Gothius) de Bataille 1335–1336, cardinal *Ratier 1336-1341 *Pierre de Casa Patriarche 1341-1348 *Pierre de Beret 1348-1356 *Guy de Perpignan *Laurent d'Albiac 1356-1362 *Jean Maurel 1362-1370 *

Pierre Boyer Petrus Boeri (b. during the first quarter of the 14th century at Laredorte, Aude, canton of Peyriac Minervois; d. probably 1388) was a French Benedictine canonist and bishop. Life Of his early life nothing is known. In 1350, when he is first me ...

1370-1376 *Eblon de Meder 1376-1380 *Raimond de Bonne (Dominican) 1380-1395 *Radulph 1395-1406 *Guillaume de Pesserat 1406-1412 *Hugues de Theissiac 1409-1445 *Pons de Sade 1445-1473 *Jean de Montmirail 1473-1479 *Amauric II 1479-1482 *Odon Alziassi 1482-1483 *Roland 1483-1485 *Benoit de Paganottis, O.P. 1485-1523

From 1500

*Jérôme Sclede 1523-1533 *Thomas Cortés 1533-1544 *Jacques Cortès Patriarche 1544-1566 *

William Chisholm (II) William Chisholm (called II in some biographies; died 26 September 1593), bishop of Dunblane and bishop of Vaison, was a son of James Chisholm of Cromlix, and nephew to William Chisholm (I), bishop of Dunblane from 1527 to 1564, to whom he was ...

1566-1585 *

William Chisholm (III) William Chisholm may refer to: *William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane * William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, and nephew of William (I) *William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician) William Chisholm (D ...

1585-1629 (nephew of the preceding) *Michel d'Almeras 1629-1633 *Joseph Marie de Suarès 1633-1666 *Charles Joseph de Suarès 1666-1671 *Louis Alphonse de Suarès 1671-1685 *

François Genet François Genet (1640–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vaison (1686–1702). ''(in Latin)''

1685-1703 *Joseph François Gualtéri 1703-1725 *Joseph Louis de Cohorne de la Palun 1725-1748 *Paul de Sallières de Fausseran 1748-1758 *Charles François de Pélissier de St Ferréol 1758-1786 *Etienne André Fallot de Beaumont 1786-1790He was deprived of his diocese after he protested the annexation of the Comtat Venaissin by France. He fled to Rome. He resigned the See of Vaison on 18 November 1801: Pius VII appointed him Bishop of Ghent.

References

Bibliography

Reference works

* p. 517. * (in Latin) p. 263. * (in Latin) p. 244. * p. 327. * p. 360. * pp. 405–406. * p. 433. *

Studies

* * second edition (in French) pp. 262–263. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaison, Roman Catholic Diocese of

1801 disestablishments in France