Ancient Diocese of Orange
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The former French Catholic diocese of Orange existed in south-east France, until the French Revolution
. After the Concordat of 1801
, it was suppressed, and its territory went to the diocese of Avignon.
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. After the Concordat of 1801
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....
, it was suppressed, and its territory went to the diocese of Avignon.
To 1000
- Saint-Luce c.300
- Eradius c.356
- Constance 381
- Marin 433
- Just c.440-c.455
- Saint-Eutrope v.455-475
- Verus
- Saint-Florent 517-524
- Vindemialis 527-549
- Matthieu 555
- Trapecius 584
- Salicus 788-798
- Boniface v.820-839
- Laudon v.840
- Pons I v.852
- Gémard I 855-v.862
- Gémard II 879
- Ebroin 910
- Pons II 914
- Pons III 982
1000 to 1300
- Odalric c.1000 or 1020
- Martin 1058
- Géraud c.1070
- Guillaume IWilliam, Bishop of OrangeWilliam, Bishop of Orange took part in the First Crusade. After the death of Adhemar of Le Puy, he was recognized as leader of the clergy, until he himself died six months later in December of 1098.-External links:*...
c.1080-1098 - Bérenger 1107-1127
- Gérard 1128-1129
- Guillaume II 1130-1138
- Guillaume III 1139-1140
- Bernard 1141-c.1170
- Pierre I 1173
- Hugues Florent c.1180
- Arnoul 1182-c.1198
- Guillaume Elie 1200-1221
- Amicus 1222-c.1240
- Pierre II c.1240-1271
- Josselin 1272-c.1278
- Guillaume V c.1280-1284
- Guillaume D'Espinouse 1285-1321
1300 to 1500
- Rostaing I 1322-1324
- Hugues 1324-1328
- Pierre III 1329-1342
- Guillaume VII 1343-1348
- Jean de Revol 1349-1350
- Guillaume VIII 1350-1351
- François de Caritat 1373-1387
- Pierre Didaci 1389-1413
- Georges de Grano 1413-1414
- Bertrand de Tarascon 1414
- Raimond de Gras 1416-1417
- Pierre D'AillyPierre d'AillyPierre d'Ailly was a French theologian, astrologer, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church....
1417-1422 - Guillaume IX 1422-1427
- Guillaume X 1429-v.1447
- Bertrand III 1438-v.1442
- Antoine Ferrier v.1444-1450
- Jean Payer 1454-1466
- Guyot Adhémar 1466-1468
- Jean Gobert 1468-1476
- Pierre de Surville 1476-1480
- Laurent Alleman 1481-1483
- Pierre Carré 1483-1510
1500 to 1790
- Guillaume Pélissier 1510-1527
- Louis Pélissier 1527-1542
- Rostaing de La Baume de Suze 1543-1560
- Philippe de La Chambre de Maurienne 1560-1572
- Jean de Tulles 1572-1608
- Jean de Tulles II 1608-1640
- Jean Vincent de Tulles 1640-1646
- Hyacinthe Serroni 1646-1661
- Alexandre Fabri 1661-1674
- Jean-Jacques D`Obheil 1677-1720
- Louis Chomel 1720-1731
- François-André de Tilly 1731-1774
- Guillaume-Louis du Tillet 1774-1790, last bishop