The former French Catholic Diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France, around
Noyon
Noyon (; ; , Noviomagus of the Viromandui, Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, Northern France.
Geography
Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, about northeast of Paris. The ...
. It was formed when
Saint Medardus moved the seat of the bishopric at
Vermandois
Vermandois was a French county that appeared in the Merovingian period. Its name derives from that of an ancient tribe, the Viromandui. In the 10th century, it was organised around two castellan domains: St Quentin (Aisne) and Péronne ( Som ...
to Noyon, in the sixth century. From 545 to 1146, it was united with the
bishopric 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 and Tournai, which had existed since the 7th century ...
as the Diocese of Noyon–Tournai. Then in the twelfth century it was again independent, and the bishop of Noyon became a ''
pairie-comté'' of France.
The diocese of Noyon was brought to an end by the
French Revolution. Its territory passed to the
diocese of Beauvais.
List of bishops
Early bishops
* Faustin
* Gondulph
* Evroul
* Bertimond
* c. 531–545 :
Medardus
Medardus or Medard (French (language), French: ''Médard'' or ''Méard'') (ca. 456–545) was the Ancient Diocese of Noyon, Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern Fr ...
Unified with Tournai
* 540 :
Eleutherius of Tournai
Saint Eleutherius of Tournai () (died c. 532) is venerated as a saint and considered the first bishop of Tournai.[Medardus
Medardus or Medard (French (language), French: ''Médard'' or ''Méard'') (ca. 456–545) was the Ancient Diocese of Noyon, Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern Fr ...](_blank)
*Then jointly with Noyon
* c. 626–c. 638 :
Acarius
Acarius (died 14 March 642), venerated as Saint Acarius, was a monk of Luxeuil Abbey who became Bishop of Doornik and Noyon, which today are located on either side of the Franco-Belgian border.
Life
Acarius was born to a noble family of Burgundy ...
* 642–660:
Saint Eligius
Eligius (; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in ''Vita Sancti Eligii' ...
* 660–686:
Saint Mommolin
* Gondoin
* c. 700 : Antgaire
* c. 715 : Chrasmar
* c. 721 : Garoul
* c. 723 : Framenger
* c. 730 : Hunuan
* c. 740 : Gui et Eunuce
* c. 748 : Elisée
* c. 756/765 : Adelfred
* ? : Didon
* 769–c. 782 : Giselbert
* c. 798/799 : Pleon
* c. 815 : Wendelmarus
* c. 830/838 : Ronegaire
* c. 830/838 : Fichard
* 841–859 :
Immo
* 860–879 : Rainelme
* 880–902 : Heidilon
* 909 : Rambert
* 915–932 : Airard
* †936 : Walbert
* 937–950 :
Transmar, Transmarus
* 950–954 : Rudolf
* 954–955 : Fulcher
* 955–977 : Hadulphe
* 977–988 :
Liudolf of Vermandois
Liudolf of Vermandois (died before 9 November 986), son of Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois, and Gerberge of Lorraine.
Luidolf was appointed Bishop of Noyon in 979 after the death of his predecessor Hadulphe, as reported by Flodoard
Flodoard of R ...
* 989–997 : Radbod I
* 1000–1030 : Hardouin
* 1030–1044 : Hugo
* 1044–1068 : Balduin
* 1068–1098 : Radbod II
* 1099–1112 :
Baldric of Noyon
Baldric or Balderic was the forty-second bishop of Tournai and Noyon (1099–1112).F. Hennebert, "Baldéric", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 1(Brussels, 1866), 659-661. He was born in Artois and was a canon and cantor in the dioceses of C ...
* 1114–1123 : Lambert
* 1123–1146 :
Simon of Vermandois Simon of Vermandois (1093–1148) was a French nobleman and bishop.
He was a son of Hugh I of Vermandois. Elected bishop of Noyon in 1123, he was excommunicated in 1142 by Pope Innocent II, for divorcing his brother Raoul I, Count of Vermandois fr ...
Independent again
* 1146–1148 :
Simon of Vermandois Simon of Vermandois (1093–1148) was a French nobleman and bishop.
He was a son of Hugh I of Vermandois. Elected bishop of Noyon in 1123, he was excommunicated in 1142 by Pope Innocent II, for divorcing his brother Raoul I, Count of Vermandois fr ...
* 1148–1167 : Baldwin II of Boulogne
* 1167–1174 or 1175 : Baldwin III de Beuseberg
* 1175–1188 : Renaud
* 1188–1221 : Stephan of Nemours
* 1222–1228 : Gérard de Bazoches
* 1228–1240 : Nicolas de Roye
* 1240–1249 : Pierre I Charlot
* 1250–1272 : Vermond de La Boissière
* 1272–1297 : Guy II des Prés (Prez)
* 1297–1301 :
Simon II of Clermont-Nesle, son of
Simon II of Clermont, Seigneur of Nesle
* 1301–1303 : Peire de Ferrières (also
bishop of Arles
The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal seat in the city of Arles, in southern France. At the apex of the delta (Camargue) of the Rhone River, some 40 miles from the sea, Arles grew under Liburnian, Celtic, and Punic in ...
)
* 1304–1315 : André Le Moine de Crécy
* 1315–1317 : Florent de La Boissière
* 1317–1331 : Foucaud de Rochechouart (also
bishop of Bourges)
* 1331–1338 :
Guillaume Bertrand (also
bishop of Bayeux
The Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; 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 and is a ...
)
* 1338–1339 :
Étienne Aubert
Pope Innocent VI (; 1282 – 12 September 1362), born Étienne Aubert, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 December 1352 to his death, in September 1362. He was the fifth Avignon pope and the only one with the ...
* 1339–1342 : Pierre D'André (also
bishop of Clermont
The Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is a Latin Church, Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Departments of Fr ...
)
* 1342–1347 : Bernard Brion (or Le Brun) (also
bishop of Auxerre
The diocese of Auxerre () is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens, ordinary of the diocese of S ...
)
* 1347–1349 :Guy de Comborn
* 1349–1350 : Firmin Coquerel
* 1350–1351 : Philippe D'Arbois (also
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 and Tournai, which had existed since the 7th century ...
)
* 1351–1352 : Jean de Meulan (also
bishop of Paris
The Archdiocese of Paris (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been create ...
)
* 1352–1388 : Gilles de Lorris
* 1388–1409 : Philippe de Moulins (also
bishop of Évreux
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...
)
* 1409–1415 : Pierre Fresnel (also
bishop of Meaux
The Diocese of Meaux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Meldensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Meaux'') is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens ...
and Lisieux)
* 1415–1424 : Raoul de Coucy
* 1425–1473 :
Jean de Mailly
* 1473–1501 : Guillaume Marafin
* 1501–1525 : Charles de Hangest
* 1525–1577 : Jean de Hangest
* 1577–1588 : Claude D'Angennes de Rambouillet
* 1588–1590 or 1593 : Gabriel Le Genevois de Bleigny (Blaigny)
* 1590–1594 : Jean Meusnier (Munier)
* 1594–1596 :
François-Annibal D'Estrées
* 1596–1625 : Charles de Balsac (Balzac)
* 1625 : Gilles de Lourmé
* 1626–1660 : Henri de Baradat
* 1661–1701 :
François de Clermont-Tonnerre
* 1701–1707 : Claude-Maur D'Aubigné (also
archbishop of Rouen
The Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Archbishop of Rouen's ecclesi ...
)
* 1707–1731 : Charles-François de Châteauneuf de Rochebonne
* 1731–1733 : Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon
* 1734–1766 : Jean-François de La Cropte de Bourzac
* 1766–1777 : Charles de Broglie
* 1778–1808 :
Louis-André de Grimaldi
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
The Catholic Church in France, Gallican Church, or French Catholic Church, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometim ...
*
List of Catholic dioceses in France
The Catholic Church in France mainly comprises a Metropolitan Latin Church hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, consisting of
* fifteen ecclesiastical provinces, each under a Metropolitan Archdiocese (15)
** with a total of 80 suf ...
References
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External links
''Catholic Hierarchy'' page from 1660 onwards
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Noyon
Noyon (; ; , Noviomagus of the Viromandui, Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, Northern France.
Geography
Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, about northeast of Paris. The ...
Noyon
Viromandui