Remigius was archbishop of Lyon.

Nothing is known of him before his elevation to the episcopate on March 31, 852. He played a prominent part in French ecclesiastical history. He was Archicapellanus from 855 to 863, which was a position of influence.

He figures among the leading members of several synods, and presided over the Synod of Valence in 855. He participated in the predestination

Predestination

Predestination, in theology is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. John Calvin interpreted biblical predestination to mean that God willed eternal damnation for some people and salvation for others...

 controversy which had been precipitated on the church by Gottschalk, whom, like some other leaders, he defended.