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Bishops Of Bayeux
The Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados (department), Calvados and is a suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen, Archdiocese of Rouen, also in Normandy. With the Concordat of 1802, the former Diocese of Lisieux was merged with that of Bayeux. A Papal brief, pontifical brief in 1854 authorized the Bishop of Bayeux to call himself Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux. In 2022, in the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux there was one priest for every 2,672 Catholics. History A local legend found in 15th-century Roman Breviary, breviaries calls Exuperius of Bayeux, St. Exuperius an immediate disciple of Pope Clement I (88 to 99 CE), and the first Bishop of Bayeux. His see would according to this therefore have been founded in the 1st century. Regnobert of Bayeux, the same l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayeux Cathedral
Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux (French language, French: ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux''), is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A Monument historique, national monument, it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux, Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was probably the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry, still preserved nearby. The cathedral is in the Norman architecture, Norman-Romanesque architecture, Romanesque architectural tradition. The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Ancient Rome, Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William the Conqueror, William, Duke of Normandy. It was on this site that William may have forced Harold Godwinson to take an oath of support to him, the breaking of which led to the Norman Conquest of England – meaning that the oath must have been made before 1066. Architecture Following serious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
