Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne, is a diocese
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church
, in France
. The diocese comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Orientales
. This see continues the old diocese of Elne, which was renamed and had its see relocated at Perpignan
, in 1601 after a papal bull
of Pope Clement VIII
. The diocese of Perpignan as it was re-established in 1817 was suffragan to the archdiocese of Albi. Its see is Perpignan Cathedral.
Its territory brought together the diocese of Elne, part of the Spanish diocese of Urgel known as French Cerdagne
, three cantons of the diocese of Alet, and two villages of the diocese of Narbonne. The department was united in 1802 to the diocese of Carcassonne; by the Concordat of 1817
it received a special see.
Elne was a suffragan of Narbonne until 1511; from 1511 to 1517 it was directly subject to the Holy See
; in 1517 it became again a suffragan of Narbonne; a Decree of the Council of Trent
t made it a suffragan of the archdiocese of Tarragona
; after 1678 it was again a suffragan of Narbonne.
The Cathedral of Elne (eleventh century) and the adjoining cloister are rich examples of elaborate medieval ornamentation. In the later Middle Ages, and under the influence of Roman Law, Roussillon
witnessed revivals of slavery; this is proved by numerous purchase deeds of Muslim and Christian slaves, dating back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
The diocese honours especially St. Vincent de Collioure, martyr (end of the third century); and St. Eulalia and St. Julia, virgins and martyrs (end of third century). In memory of former ties with the metropolis of Tarragona, the Church of Perpignan honours several Spanish saints: St. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarragona, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius, martyred at Tarragona in 259; some martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (end of third century); Justa and Rufina of Seville; Felix and Narcissus of Gerona; Aciselus and Victoria of Cordova; Leocadia, of Toledo; St. Ildefonsus (607-67), Archbishop of Toledo.
The Benedictine Dom Briard (1743-1828), who continued the series of Historiens de France, belonged to Perpignan. At Perpignan Pope Benedict XIII
(Pedro de Luna) held a council 1 November, 1408, to rally his partisans; they gradually melted away and on 1 February, 1409, the eighteen remaining bishops advised the antipope to send ambassadors to Pisa to negotiate with Pope Gregory XII
.
Numerous councils were held at Elne: in 1027, 1058, 1114, 1335, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, and 1380. The council held in 1027 decreed that no one should attack his enemy from Saturday at nine o'clock to Monday at one; and that Holy Mass be said for the excommunicated for a space of three months, to obtain their conversion. The author of l'Art de verifier les Dates wrongly maintains that the Council of Elvira was held at Elne.
The chief places of pilgrimage of the diocese are: Notre-Dame du Château d'Ultréra, at Sorède; Notre-Dame de Consolation, at Collioure; Notre-Dame de Font Romeu, at Odeillo; Notre-Dame de Forca-Réal, near Millas; Notre-Dame de Juigues, near Rivesaltes; the relics of Sts. Abdon and Sennen at Arles on the Tech.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The diocese comprises the Department of Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
. This see continues the old diocese of Elne, which was renamed and had its see relocated at Perpignan
Perpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
, in 1601 after a papal bull
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
of Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII , born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was Pope from 30 January 1592 to 3 March 1605.-Cardinal:...
. The diocese of Perpignan as it was re-established in 1817 was suffragan to the archdiocese of Albi. Its see is Perpignan Cathedral.
Its territory brought together the diocese of Elne, part of the Spanish diocese of Urgel known as French Cerdagne
French Cerdagne
French Cerdagne is the northern half of Cerdanya, which came under French control as a result of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, while the southern half remained in Spain . Catalonians often refer to French Cerdagne as Upper Cerdanya...
, three cantons of the diocese of Alet, and two villages of the diocese of Narbonne. The department was united in 1802 to the diocese of Carcassonne; by the Concordat of 1817
Concordat of 11 June 1817
The Concordat of 11 June 1817 was a concordat between the kingdom of France and the Holy See, signed on 11 June 1817. Not having been validated, it never came into force in France and so the country remained under the regime outlined in the Concordat of 1801 until the 1905 law on the Separation of...
it received a special see.
Elne was a suffragan of Narbonne until 1511; from 1511 to 1517 it was directly subject to the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
; in 1517 it became again a suffragan of Narbonne; a Decree of the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
t made it a suffragan of the archdiocese of Tarragona
Archdiocese of Tarragona
The Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
; after 1678 it was again a suffragan of Narbonne.
History
The first known Bishop of Elne is Dominus, mentioned in 571 in the Chronicle of John of Biclarum. Among others are Cardinal Ascanio Maria Sforza (1494-95), Cardinal Caesar Borgia (1495-98), Cardinal François de Loris (1499-1506), Cardinal Jacques de Serra (1506-12), Cardinal Hieronimo Doria (1530-33); Olympe Gerbet (1854-64).The Cathedral of Elne (eleventh century) and the adjoining cloister are rich examples of elaborate medieval ornamentation. In the later Middle Ages, and under the influence of Roman Law, Roussillon
Roussillon
Roussillon is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales...
witnessed revivals of slavery; this is proved by numerous purchase deeds of Muslim and Christian slaves, dating back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
The diocese honours especially St. Vincent de Collioure, martyr (end of the third century); and St. Eulalia and St. Julia, virgins and martyrs (end of third century). In memory of former ties with the metropolis of Tarragona, the Church of Perpignan honours several Spanish saints: St. Fructuosus, Bishop of Tarragona, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius, martyred at Tarragona in 259; some martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (end of third century); Justa and Rufina of Seville; Felix and Narcissus of Gerona; Aciselus and Victoria of Cordova; Leocadia, of Toledo; St. Ildefonsus (607-67), Archbishop of Toledo.
The Benedictine Dom Briard (1743-1828), who continued the series of Historiens de France, belonged to Perpignan. At Perpignan Pope Benedict XIII
Pope Benedict XIII
-Footnotes:...
(Pedro de Luna) held a council 1 November, 1408, to rally his partisans; they gradually melted away and on 1 February, 1409, the eighteen remaining bishops advised the antipope to send ambassadors to Pisa to negotiate with Pope Gregory XII
Pope Gregory XII
Pope Gregory XII , born Angelo Correr or Corraro, Pope from 1406 to 1415, succeeded Pope Innocent VII on 30 November 1406....
.
Numerous councils were held at Elne: in 1027, 1058, 1114, 1335, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, and 1380. The council held in 1027 decreed that no one should attack his enemy from Saturday at nine o'clock to Monday at one; and that Holy Mass be said for the excommunicated for a space of three months, to obtain their conversion. The author of l'Art de verifier les Dates wrongly maintains that the Council of Elvira was held at Elne.
The chief places of pilgrimage of the diocese are: Notre-Dame du Château d'Ultréra, at Sorède; Notre-Dame de Consolation, at Collioure; Notre-Dame de Font Romeu, at Odeillo; Notre-Dame de Forca-Réal, near Millas; Notre-Dame de Juigues, near Rivesaltes; the relics of Sts. Abdon and Sennen at Arles on the Tech.
To 1000
- Dominus (c. 571)
- Benenat (c. 589)
- Acatul (c. 633 to 638)
- Witaric (c. 656)
- Clar (c. 683)
- Wenedurius (783–788)
- Ramnon (825–826)
- Salomó (832–836)
- Audesind (860–885)
- Riculf I (885–915)
- Elmerald (916–920), Elmerat
- Guadald de Empuries-Rosselló (920–947), Guadal
- Riculf II (947–966)
- Suniari I (967–977)
- Hildesind (979–991)
- Berenguer de Cerdanya-Besalú (993–994)
- Fredelo (994–999)
- Berenguer de Cerdanya-Besalú (999–1003) (second time)
1000 to 1300
- Fredelo (1003–1007) (second time)
- Oliva de Besora (1009–1014)
- Berenguer III. de Sendred de Gurb (1019–1030)
- Suniari II. (1031)
- Berenguer IV. (1032–1053)
- Artal I. (1054–1061)
- Suniari III (1062)
- Ramon I. (1064–1086)
- Artal II. (1087–1096)
- Armengol (1097–1111)
- Pere Bernat (1113–1129)
- Udalgà de Castellnou (1130–1147)
- Artal III. (1148–1171)
- Guillem Jordà (1172–1186)
- Berenguer V. (1187)
- Guillem de Céret (1187–1197)
- Artal IV. (1200–1201)
- Guillem de Ortafa (1202–1209)
- Ramon de Vilallonga (1212–1216)
- Gualteri (1217–1221)
- Arnald de Serrallonga (1223–1224)
- Ramon III. (1225–1229)
- Bernat de Berga (1230–1259)
- Berenguer de Cantallops (1259–1280)
- Bernat de Sala (1280–1281)
- Berenguer de Sainte-Foi (1282–1289)
- Ramon de Costa (1289–1310)
1300 to 1500
- Ramón V. (1311–1312)
- Guillerm de Castelló (1313–1317)
- Berenguer d'Argilaguers (1317–1320)
- Berenguer Batlle (1320–1332)
- Guido de Terrena (1332–1342)
- Pere Seguier (1342–1346)
- Bernat Hug de Santa Artèmia (1347–1348)
- Bernat Fournier (1348–1350)
- Estebe Malet (1350–1351)
- Francesc de Montoliu (1352–1354)
- Joan Jouffroi (1354–1357)
- Ramon de Salgues (1357–1361)
- Pere de Planella (1361–1371)
- Pere Cima (1371–1377)
- Ramon d'Escales (1377–1380)
- Dalmaci (1380–1384)
- Bartolomeu Peyró (1384–1408)
- Ramon de Descatllar y de Palassol (1408)
- Francesc EiximenisFrancesc EiximenisFrancesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon. He was possibly one of the medieval Catalan writers that had more success, since his works were widely read, copied, published and translated. Therefore, it can be said tat both in the literary and...
(1408–1409) - Alfons d'Eixea (1409–1410)
- Jerònim d'Ocó (1410–1425)
- Joan de Casanova (1425–1431)
- Galcerà d'Albert (1431–1453)
- Joan de Margarit (1453–1462)
- Antoni de Cardona (1462–1467)
- Joan Pintor (1468–1470)
- Carles de Sant Gelai (1470–1473)
- Carles de Martiny (1475–1494)
- Ascanio Maria Sforza (1494–1495)
- Cesar Borja (1495–1498)
- Francisco Lloris y de BorjaFrancisco Lloris y de BorjaFrancisco Galcerán de Lloris y de Borja , , was an unconsecrated cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Borgia family....
(1499–1506)
From 1500
- Santiago de Serra y Cau (1506–1513)
- Juan Castellanos de Villalba (1513–1515)
- Bernardo de Mesa, O.P. (1517–1524)
- Guillermo Valdenese (1524–1529)
- Fernando Valdés (1529–1530)
- Jerónimo Doria (1530–1532)
- Jaime de Rich, O.S.B. (1534–1537)
- Jeronimo de Requesens (1537–1542)
- Fernando de Loaces y Pérez, O.P. (1542–1543)
- Pedro AgustínPedro AgustínBishop Pedro Agustin y Albanell was a Catholic bishop. He served as both Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elne in France and of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Huesca in Spain.Agustin was appointed Bishop of Elne in 1543. In 1545 he was appointed bishop of Huesca...
(1543–1545) - Miguel Despuig (1545–1555)
- Rafael Ubach (1555–1558)
- Lope Martínez de Lagunilla (1558–1567)
- Pedro Martir Coma, O.P. (1568–1578)
- Juan Terés i Borrull (1579–1586)
- Pedro Bonet de Santa María (1586–1588)
- Agustín Gaillart, O.S.B. (1588)
- Luis de Sans i Codol (1588)
- Fernando de Valdés Salas (1589–1598) (also Bishop of Vic)
- Onofre Reart (1599–1608) name change
Bishops of Perpignan
- Joan de Palau
- Antonio Gallart y Traginer (1609–1612)
- Francisco de Vera Villavicencio, O. de M. (1613–1616)
- Federico Cornet (1617)
- Ramón Ivorra (1617–1618)
- Rafael Ripoz, O.P. (1618–1620)
- Francisco de Santjust y de Castro, O.S.B. (1621–1622)
- Pedro Magarola Fontanet (1622–1627)
- Francisco López de Mendoza (1627–1629)
- Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. (1630–1634)
- Gaspar Prieto Orduña, O. de M. (1636–1637)
- François Perez Roy (Francisco Pérez Roy, Francesc Pères i Roi) (1638–1643)
- Joseph du Vivier de Saint-Martin (1643)
- Vacant (1643–1668)
- Vincent de Margarit (1668–1672)
- Jean-Louis de Bruelh (1673–1675)
- Jean-Baptiste d`Etampes (1675–1680)
- Louis Habert de Montmort (1682–1695)
- Jean Hervé Basan de Flamenville (1695–1721)
- Antoine Boivin de Vaurouy (1721)
- Vacant (1721–1726)
- Jean Mathias Barthélemy de Gramont de Lanta (1726–1743)
- Charles-François-Alexandre de Cardevac D'Havrincourt (1743–1783)
- Jean Gabriel D’Agay (1783–1788)
- Antoine-Félix de Leyris D'Esponchez (1788–1790) (1801)
- Gabriel Deville (1791–1793)
- Dominique-Paul Villa (1798–1801)
- Jean-François de Saunhac-Belcastel (1822–1853)
- Philippe-Olympe Gerbet (1853–1864)
- Etienne-Emile Ramadié (1864–1876)
- Joseph-Frédéric Saivet (1876–1877)
- Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel (1877–1885)
- Noël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail (1886–1899)
- Jules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont (1899–1932)
- Henri-Marius Bernard (1933–1959)
- Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec (1960–1971)
- Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L'Heureux (1972–1981)
- Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. (1982–1996)
- André Louis Fort (1996–2002)
- André Marceau (2004–present)