Catholic archdiocese in France
TheArchdiocese of Avignon (Latin :Archidioecesis Avenionensis ;French :Archidiocèse d'Avignon ) is aLatin archdiocese of theCatholic Church inFrance . The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the territory embraced by thedepartment ofVaucluse , in theRegion ofProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . It is named for the prefecture ofAvignon . The diocese has been led since January 2021 by ArchbishopGeorges Pontier , whomPope Francis called out of retirement to serve as Apostolic Administrator.[ 1]
Established in the 4th century as the Diocese of Avignon, thediocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1475,[ a] suffragan sees of theDiocese of Carpentras , theDiocese of Vaison , and theDiocese of Cavaillon . By theConcordat of 1801 these three dioceses were united to Avignon, together with theDiocese of Apt , a suffragan of theArchdiocese of Aix . At the same time, however, Avignon was reduced to the rank of abishopric and was made a suffragan see of Aix.[ b]
The Archdiocese of Avignon was re-established in 1822,[ c] Diocese of Viviers (restored in 1822);Diocese of Valence (formerly under Lyon);Diocese of Nîmes (restored in 1822); andDiocese of Montpellier (formerly underToulouse ).
On 16 December 2002, the see – officially Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, and Vaison) – lost itsMetropolitan status and became instead a suffragan see ofMarseille . In 2009 its name was changed to Archdiocese of Avignon, the secondary titles being suppressed.
This section
needs expansion . You can help by
adding to it .
(December 2016 )
There is no evidence that eitherSaint Rufus , disciple ofSaint Paul according to certain traditions the son ofSimon of Cyrene , orSaint Justus , likewise held in high honour throughout the territory of Avignon, was venerated in antiquity as bishop of that see. The first bishop known to history isNectarius ,[ 2] Saint Agricol (Agricolus), bishop between 650 and 700, is the patron saint of Avignon.
In 1475Pope Sixtus IV raised the diocese of Avignon to the rank of an archbishopric, in favour of his nephewGiuliano della Rovere who later became Pope Julius II.[ 3]
mentioned 1002: Pierre before 1006–1033: Heldebert 1033–1036: Senioret 1037– after 1047: Benoît I before 1050– after 1173: Rostaing II 1095– after 1120: Albert before 1124–1142: Laugerius 1148–after 1148: Geoffroy I 1173–1174: Raymond I 1174–1177: Geoffroy II 1178–1180: Pontius 1180–1197: Rostaing III de Marguerite 1197–1209: Rostaing IV 1209–1216 death: Guillaume I de Montelier[ 6] mentioned 1225: Pierre II[ 6] before 1226– after 1230: Nicolas de Corbie[ 6] mentioned 1238: Benedictus[ 6] 1242–1261 death:Zoen Tencarari 1264–1266:Bertrand de Saint-Martin [ 6] 1267– c. 1287 death: Robert d'Uzès[ 6] mentioned 1288: Benoît III[ 6] 1290– after 1294: André de Languiscel[ 6] 1300–1310: Bertrandus Aymini[ 7] [ 6] 1310–1312: Jacques Duèze, laterPope John XXII [ 6] 1313–1317:Jacques de Via (nephew of John XXII)[ 6] 1317–1334:John XXII (again)[ 6] 1336–1349: Jean de Cojordan 1349–1352 death:Clement VI 1352–1362 death:Innocent VI 1362–1366:Anglicus Grimoard (brotherPope Urban V )[ 6] 1366–1367:Urban V 1367–1368: Philippe de Cabassole 1368–1371 death: Pierre d'Aigrefeuille[ 8] 1371–1383: Faydit d'Aigrefeuille[ 8] 1391–1394:Clement VII (antipope) 1394–1398:Benedict XIII (antipope) 1398–1406: Gilles de Bellamere 1410–1412: Pierre V de Tourroye 1412–1415:Simond de Cramaud 1415–1419: Guy I de Roussillon-Bouchage 1419–1422: Guy II Spifame 1422–1432: Guy III de Roussillon-Bouchage 1432–1433: Marco Condulmer[ 9] 1437–1474:Alain de Coëtivy [ 9] Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cattenoz (left) and Dominique Rey 1880–1884: François-Edouard Hasley (alsoArchbishop of Cambrai ) 1885–1895: Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne 1896–1907: Louis-François Sueur 1907–1928: Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty[ 17] 1928–1957: Gabriel-Roch de Llobet[ 17] 1957–1970: Joseph-Martin Urtasun[ 17] 1970–1978: Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge[ 17] 1978–2002:Raymond Bouchex [ 17] 2002–2021: Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz[ 17] 2021–present:François Fonlupt ^ On 21 November 1475 ^ On 29 November 1801 ^ On 6 October 1822 ^ Henning, Christophe (12 January 2021)."Pope appoints retired bishop to heal divided French diocese" .La Croix International . Retrieved12 January 2021 . ^ Gagnière et al. 1979 , p. 109.^ Girard 1958 , pp. 71–72.^a b c d e f g h i j Duprat 1909b , p. 151.^a b c Palanque 1951 , pp. 132–133.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eubel 1913 , p. 123.^ Gams 1857 , p. 504.^a b Eubel 1913 , p. 124.^a b c Eubel 1914 , p. 100.^ Eubel 1923 , p. 126.^ Eubel 1923 , p. 127.^a b c Gauchat 1935 , p. 105.^ Gauchat 1935 , pp. 105–106.^a b Gauchat 1935 , p. 106.^a b c d e Ritzler & Sefrin 1952 , p. 109.^a b c Ritzler & Sefrin 1958 , p. 111.^a b c d e f Delaunay 2016 .Delaunay, Cécile (20 June 2016)."L'Épiscopat francais depuis 1919" (PDF) . Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved12 August 2020 . Duprat, E. (1908)."Les origines de l'église d'Avignon" .Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse (in French).8 :373– 405. Duprat, E. (1909a)."Les origines de l'église d'Avignon (suite)" .Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse (in French).9 :1– 50. Duprat, E. (1909b)."Les origines de l'église d'Avignon (suite et fin)" .Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse (in French).9 :105– 168. Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1913).Hierarchia catholica 123– 124. Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914).Hierarchia catholica Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1923).Hierarchia catholica 126– 127. Gagnière, Sylvain; et al. (1979).Histoire d'Avignon (in French). Aix-en-Provence, France: Édisud.ISBN 2-85744-056-1 Gams, Pius Bonifacius (1857).Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae 503– 505. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935).Hierarchia catholica 105– 106. Girard, Joseph (1958).Évocation du Vieil Avignon (in French). Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit.OCLC 5391399 .Palanque, Jean-Rémy (1951)."Les évêchés provençaux à l'époque romaine" (PDF) .Provence Historique (in French).1 (3):105– 143. Ritzler, Remigium; Sefrin, Pirinum, eds. (1952).Hierarchia catholica Ritzler, Remigium; Sefrin, Pirinum, eds. (1958).Hierarchia catholica 43°57′N 4°50′E / 43.950°N 4.833°E /43.950; 4.833
Province of Besançon Province of Bordeaux Province of Clermont Province of Dijon Province of Lille Province of Lyon Province of Marseille Province of Montpellier Province of Paris Province of Poitiers Province of Reims Province of Rennes Province of Rouen Province of Toulouse Province of Tours Province of Martinique Province of Papeete Province of Noumea Directly under Holy See Ordinariate See also
International National Other
![[icon]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aWiki_letter_w_cropped.svg)
