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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont

February 17, 2023

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: Archidioecesis Claromontana; French: Archidiocèse de Clermont) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the Region of Auvergne. The Archbishop's seat is Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral. Throughout its history Clermont was the senior suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges. It became a metropolitan see itself, however, in 2002. The current archbishop is François Kalist.

Archdiocese of Clermont

Archidioecesis Claromontana

Archidiocèse de Clermont
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceClermont
Statistics
Area8,016 km2 (3,095 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2013)
619,000
600,000 (96.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established3rd Century (As Diocese of Auvergne)
8 December 2002 (As Archdiocese of Clermont)
CathedralCathedral of Notre Dame in Clermont-Ferrand
Patron SaintSaint Austremonius of Clermont
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrançois Kalist
SuffragansDiocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
Diocese of Moulins
Diocese of Saint-Flour
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

At first very extensive, the diocese lost Haute-Auvergne in 1317 through the reorganization of the structure of bishoprics in southern France and Aquitaine by Pope John XXII, resulting in the creation of the diocese of Saint-Flour.[1] In 1822, in the reorganization of French dioceses by Pope Pius VII, following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, the diocese of Clermont lost the Bourbonnais, on account of the erection of the diocese of Moulins. Since the reorganization in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, there are now four dioceses in the Province of Clermont: Clermont, Le Puy-en-Velay, Moulins, and Saint-Flour.

History

The first bishop of Clermont was Saint Austremonius (Stramonius). According to local tradition he was one of the seventy-two Disciples of Christ, by birth a Jew, who came with Saint Peter from Palestine to Rome and subsequently became the Apostle of Auvergne, Berry, Nivernais, and Limousin. At Clermont he is said to have converted the senator Cassius and the pagan priest Victorinus, to have sent Saint Sirenatus (Cerneuf) to Thiers, Saint Marius to Salers, Saint Nectarius (Nectaire) and Saint Antoninus into other parts of Auvergne, and to have been beheaded in 92. This tradition is based on a life of Saint Anstremonius written in the tenth century in the Mozac Abbey, where the body of the saint had rested from 761, and rewritten by the monks of Issoire, who retained the saint's head. Gregory of Tours, born in Auvergne in 544 and well versed in the history of that country, looks upon Austremonius as one of the seven envoys who, about 250, evangelized Gaul; he relates how the body of the saint was first interred at Issoire, being there the object of great veneration.[2]

Among the bishops of Clermont should also be mentioned: Pierre de Cros (1301–04), engaged by Thomas Aquinas to complete his Summa; Étienne Aubert (1340–42), later Pope Innocent VI (1352–62); Guillaume du Prat (1528–60), founder of the Clermont College in Paris, and delegate of Francis I of France to the Council of Trent; and Massillon, the illustrious orator (1717–42).[citation needed]

Several famous Jansenists were natives of Clermont: Blaise Pascal, author of the Pensées (1623–62); the Arnauld family, and Jean Soanen (1647–1740), Bishop of Senez, famous for his stubborn opposition to the Bull "Unigenitus". On the other hand, the city of Riom in the diocese of Clermont was the birthplace of Jacques Sirmond, the learned Jesuit (1559–1651), Confessor to Louis XIII and editor of the volumes on the ancient councils of Gaul.

Other natives worth mention were the Abbé Jacques Delille, poet and Academician (1738–1813); and François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier, the publicist (1755–1838), who was a member of the Estates General of 1789 for Clermont-Ferrand and a Royalist in the Convention, famous for his memoir against the Jesuits and for his being refused a Catholic burial by Bishop Ferou. The famous Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was born only seven miles from Clermont, in the Château d'Orcines; his publications were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church.[3] Undoubtedly, and by far, the most famous native sons of the diocese of Clermont were Édouard Michelin (1859–1940) and his elder brother André Michelin (1853-1931), who perfected the pneumatic tire.

Religious Orders

The Diocese of Clermont can likewise claim a number of monks whom the Church honours as saints, viz: St. Calevisus (Calais, 460–541), a pupil in the monastery of Menat near Riom, whence he retired to Maine, where he founded the Abbey of Anisole; St. Maztius (died 527), founder at Royat near Clermont of a monastery which became later a Benedictine priory; St. Portianus (sixth century), founder of a monastery to which the city of Saint-Pourçain (Allier) owes its origin; St. Étienne de Muret (1046–1124), son of the Viscount of Thiers and founder of the Order of Grandmont in Limousin, and St. Peter the Venerable (1092–1156), of the Montboissier family of Auvergue, noted as a writer and Abbot of Cluny.

In the diocese of Clermont, the King of France enjoyed the right of nomination of the head of numerous houses.[4] These included the Benedictine abbeys of Saint-Austremoine d'Issiore,[5] Ebrulles,[6] La Chaise-Dieu,[7] Saint-Allire-les-Clermont,[8] Manlieu (Grand-lieu),[9] Mauzac près de Riom,[10] Menat,[11] Saint Symphorien, Thiers,[12] and Aurillac. Cistercian abbeys included: Bellaigue, Bouchet (Vau-Luisant), Mont-Peyroux, and Val-honneste. The king nominated the Abbot of the Augustinian house at Chantoin, as well as the Premonstratensian Abbots of Saint-André-lez-Clermont, Saint-Gilbert-de-Neuf-fontaines, and the abbeys of Beaumont, La Boissie, Cessac, and L'Eschelle. Priories which were royal benefices were: Bragat, Cusset, Theulle (Ordre de Grammont), and Sallignac. He also held the nomination of the Collegiate Churches of Arthonne (the Abbot), Verneul (the Dean, Chanter, and five prebends), and the Dean of Saint-Amable de Rion. Other abbeys in the diocese included Saint-Pourçain, between Clermont and Moulins.[13]

The mendicant orders began to appear in the diocese of Clermont at an early date. The Franciscans were installed in Montferrand around 1224, and shortly thereafter at Le Puy. The Dominicans were in evidence in Clermont itself by 1227 and the Franciscans in 1241. The Dominicans also settled in Aurillac ca 1230, at Riom (1233) and at Brioude (ca. 1240-1244). Clermont also had houses of Clarisses and Carmelites. The Augustinians settled at Ennezat in 1352 and the Carmelites at Aurillac in 1358. The Dominicans opened a convent at Saint-Flour before 1367. The Celestines took up residence in Vichy in 1410. The reformed Franciscans appeared in the fifteenth century, and the observant Franciscans in 1430 at Murat.[14]

The Jesuits established themselves in Clermont with the College de Clermont in 1630, after a stormy beginning in which the municipality attempted to bring the College under its control. The institution grew in numbers and prestige until 1762, when an ordinance of the Parlement of Paris of 27 February forbade the municipal officers of Clermont from choosing the masters and regents of the College from among the Jesuits. The Jesuits left Clermont in March, and the Society of Jesus was completely suppressed in France in 1764. Thereafter the College was administered by a committee, authorized by a royal order, of which the Bishop was the chair. In 1791 the College became an 'Institut' administered by the Directorate of the Département, and in 1796 it became the École centrale du département de Puy-de-Dôme and was administered by the municipal committee on public instruction.[15] The Jesuits also had colleges at Billom and Mauriac.[16]

Other religious orders suffered in the Revolution. All monastic vows were abolished by the Constituent Assembly in the Autumn of 1789, and on 10 October 1789 all the properties and lands of the Church were confiscated for the benefit of the people. On 13 February 1790 all religious orders in France were dissolved.

Councils and Papal Visits

Church councils took place at Clermont in 535,[17] 549,[18] ca. 585–588,[19] 590,[20] 1095,[21] 1130.[22]

The Council of 535 met under the presidency of Bishop Honoratus of Bourges and ratified at least fifteen canons, including one (§2) that ordered that bishops be elected by the clergy and people, with the consent of the Metropolitan; and one (§8) that forbade that Jews be appointed judges over Christians. Canon 6 prohibited sexual relations between a Christian and a Jew.[23]

The Council of 590 met at the southern border of the diocese of Clermont, where it touches the dioceses of Mende and Rodez. The bishops at the meeting, including perhaps Avitus of Clermont and Innocentius of Rodez attempted to deal with the complicated business of Tetradia, the widow of one Desiderius, and her dealings with Count Eulalius.[24]

Pope Urban II came to Clermont in mid-November 1095[25] to preside at the Council which launched the First Crusade;[26] Pope Paschal II visited the city in 1106; Callistus II on 19 May 1119;[27] Innocent II from mid-November to early-December 1130, where he held a synod;[28] Pope Alexander III from 13 to 19 August 1162, and again from 25 May to 25 June 1165;[29] and, in 1166, Thomas Becket.[30] It was also at Clermont that, in 1262, in presence of St. Louis, the marriage of Philip the Bold and Isabella of Aragon was solemnized.[31]

Cathedral

 
Saint Austremonius

The earliest cathedral in Clermont is naturally attributed to Saint Austremonius, the first bishop, and would therefore be a work of the third century; this is hardly likely, since Christianity was still an illegal cult, nor is it likely that it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, given that the second cathedral had a different dedication. The second building is attributed to Bishop Namatius, in the mid-fifth century, and took twelve years to construct. It was dedicated to SS. Vitalis and Agricola.[32] This building is described by Gregory of Tours in glowing terms.[33] The first stone for the third cathedral was laid in 937, and it was dedicated by Bishop Stephanus (II) nine years later. It was dedicated to the Virgin, SS. Vitalis and Agricola, S. Croix, S. Gervais, S. John the Baptist, S. Julian the Martyr, and the Holy Angel.[34] The fourth and current cathedral was founded in 1248 by Bishop Hugues de la Tour, who laid the first stone before his departure for Crusade. The cathedral was finally consecrated in 1341, though it was still uncompleted.[35]

The Cathedral Chapter of Clermont had three dignities (the Provost,[36] the Abbot,[37] and the Dean[38]); there were thirty-five Canons,[39] all of which were filled by vote of the Chapter.[40] The Chapter was suppressed by the Constitutional government in 1793. It was reestablished in accordance with the Concordat of 1801 by Bishop Du Valk de Dampierre in April 1803, with only one dignity, the Grand Chantre, and ten canons.[41]

The Grand Seminaire de Clermont was the idea of Bishop Louis d'Estaing (1650-1664), whose principal concern was the improvement of the condition of the clergy of his diocese. In 1653 the bishop entered into an agreement with the Abbey of Saint-Alyre for the conversion of an unused priory in Clermont for his seminary, in exchange for a tax abatement. The project won the approval of the government of Louis XIV in a royal edict of 1654. In 1775 the Grand Seminary was transferred to larger quarters, and its quarters handed over to the Petit Seminaire which had been founded in 1712. Both were closed by order of the Revolutionary government and the buildings were sold on 11 February 1791 and turned into a barracks. The Grand Seminary was reconstituted by Bishop Du Valk de Dampierre in 1804 at Montferrand, along with the Minor Seminary.[42] In 1980 the Grand Seminaire de Clermont was forced to close its doors, due to the small number of ordinands. Students for the priesthood from the diocese now attend the Séminaire Saint-Irénée de Francheville, near Lyon.[43]

Bishops

To 1000

1000 to 1300

  • Stephan III. (c. 1010–1014)
  • Stephan IV. (1014–?)
  • Rencon (1030–1053)
  • Stephan V de Polignac (c. 1053–1073)
  • Guillaume de Chamalières (1073–1076)
  • Durand (1077–1095)
  • Guillaume de Baffie (1096)
  • Pierre Roux (1105–1111)
  • Aimeri (1111–1150)
  • Stephan VI de Mercœur (1151–1169)
  • Pons (1170–1189)
  • Gilbert[64] (1190–1195)
  • Robert d'Auvergne (1195–1227)
  • Hughes de la Tour[65] (1227–1249)
  • Guy de la Tour (1250–1286)
  • Aimar de Cros (1286–1297)
  • Jean Aicelin (1298–1301)

1300 to 1500

1500 to 1800

 
Jean-Baptiste Massillon

From 1800

 
Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon
  • Charles-Antoine-Henri Du Valk de Dampierre[83] (1802–1833)
  • Louis-Charles Féron[84] (1833–1879)
  • Jean-Pierre Boyer[85] (1879–1892)
  • Pierre-Marie Belmont[86] (1893–1921)
  • Jean-François-Etienne Marnas (1921–1932)
  • Gabriel Piguet (1933–1952)
  • Pierre-Abel-Louis Chappot de la Chanonie (1953–1974)
  • Jean Louis Joseph Dardel (1974–1995)
  • Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon (1996–2016)
  • François Kalist (2016–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ Saint-Flour (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy][self-published source]
  2. ^ Louis Duchesne (1910). Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule: II. L'Aquitaine et les Lyonnaises. Paris: Fontemoing. pp. 117–122. Cf. François Arbellot (1870). Observations critiques à MM. Bourassé et Chevalier sur la légende de saint Austremoine et les origines chrétiennes de la Gaule (in French). Tours: J. Bouserez. (polemical, defensive of hagiographical tradition).
  3. ^ Dietrich von Hildebrand, Teilhard de Chardin: A False Prophet (Franciscan Herald Press 1970).
  4. ^ Pouillé royal contenant les bénéfices appartenant à la nomination ou à la collection du roi (in French). 1648. pp. 55–57. On each of the abbeys see: Abel Poitrineau (1970). Le mémoire sur l'état de la Généralité de Riom en 1697 (in French). Clermont-Ferrand: Presses Univ Blaise Pascal. pp. 68–86. ISBN 978-2-87741-006-9.
  5. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 357-360.
  6. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 369-372.
  7. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 327-351. Frédérique-Anne Costantini (2003). L'abbatiale Saint-Robert de La Chaise-Dieu (in French). Paris: H. Champion. ISBN 978-2-7453-0897-9. Maurice Faucon (1904). Notice sur la construction de l'eglise de La Chaise-Dieu (Haute-Loire): son fondateur, son architecte, ses décorateurs (1344-1352) (in French). Paris: A. Picard.
  8. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 323-327.
  9. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 360-363.
  10. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 351-357.
  11. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 366-369.
  12. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 363-366.
  13. ^ Gallia christiana II, pp. 371-374.
  14. ^ Martin (ed.), p. 443. Gallia christiana II, pp. 223-224; 322-324.
  15. ^ Tardieu, p. 616-620.
  16. ^ Poitrineau, pp. 88-89.
  17. ^ Charles Joseph Hefele (1895). A History of the Councils of the Church, from the Original Documents. Vol. IV. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. pp. 190–192.
  18. ^ Hefele, IV, p. 371. J.D. Mansi, Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus IX (Florence 1763), pp. 141-146. It is interesting that no bishop of Auvergne (Clermont) subscribes, though Bishop Gallus was present at the Council of Orleans earlier in the same year.
  19. ^ The Council of 585/588 was a provincial synod, presided over by the Archbishop of Bourges: Mansi, IX (Florence 1763), 973-974.
  20. ^ The council in confinio trium civitatum (Arverni, Gabalitani, Rutheni; Clermont, Mende, Rodez): Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum Book X, chapter 8. Mansi, Tomus X, pp. 453-456. Gonod (1833), p. 13. De Clercq, p. 261.
  21. ^ Robert Somerville (1974). "The Council of Clermont (1095), and Latin Christian Society". Archivum Historiae Pontificiae. 12: 55–90, especially 57-60. JSTOR 23563638.
  22. ^ Mansi, XXI (Venice 1776), pp. 437-440.
  23. ^ Hefele, p. 191. De Clercq, pp. 106-107.
  24. ^ Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum Book X, chapter 8. Duchesne, pp. 36, 40, 55.
  25. ^ P. Jaffé, Regesta pontificum Romanorum, I, editio altera (Leipzig 1885), p. 681-682. Urban II left Clermont in the first days of December.
  26. ^ Adrien de Brimont (1862). Un Pape au moyen âge. Urbain II (in French). Paris: Ambroise Bray. pp. 243–285. D. C. Munro, "The Speech of Pope Urban II at Clermont," American Historical Review, XI (1906), 231—242. R. Somerville (1976), 'The Council of Clermont and the First Crusade', Studia Gratiana, 20 (1976), pp. 335-337.
  27. ^ Jaffé, p. 782, no. 6695.
  28. ^ Jaffé, p. 845.
  29. ^ Jaffé, II (Leipzig 1888), pp. 160-161; 192-193.
  30. ^ Cf. Frank Barlow (1990). Thomas Becket. Berleley-Los Angeles: University of California Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 978-0-520-07175-9.
  31. ^ Claude Fleury, Historia ecclesiastica (ed. B. Parode and D. Ziegler) Tomus XXI (Augsburg 1765), pp. 405-406.
  32. ^ Tardieu, p. 216.
  33. ^ Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, chapter 16. It was 150 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 50 feet high; it had 42 windows and eight entries. It was decorated with mosaics.
  34. ^ Tardieu, p. 217.
  35. ^ Tardieu, p. 218.
  36. ^ List of Provosts of Clermont: Tardieu, pp. 250-251.
  37. ^ List of the Abbots of Clermont: Tardieu, pp. 251-253.
  38. ^ List of the Deans of Clermont: Tardieu, pp. 253-254.
  39. ^ List of Canons of Clermont: Tardieu, pp. 256-264.
  40. ^ Gallia christiana IX, p. 223. Privileges of the Cathedral Chapter: Tardieu, pp. 265-270.
  41. ^ Tardieu, p. 275.
  42. ^ Tardieu, pp. 627-630.
  43. ^ Martin, p. 435.
  44. ^ B. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, pp. 2-4. Gams, p. 537.
  45. ^ Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, p. 4. Gams, p. 537.
  46. ^ also Legonus, Legontius. He is known from Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book I, chapter 39, as the successor of Urbicus. Gallia christiana II, p. 227. Gams, p. 537.
  47. ^ Illidius (Allyre): Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book I, chapter 40. Gallia christiana II, pp. 227-228. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, pp. 4-5.
  48. ^ Nepotianus: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book I, chapter 41; de gloria confessorum 5. Gallia christiana II, p. 228-229. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, p. 5.
  49. ^ Artemius: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book I, chapter 41. Gallia christiana II, p. 229. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, p. 5.
  50. ^ Venerandus: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, chapter 13. de gloria confessorum 35. Gallia christiana II, p. 229. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, p. 5.
  51. ^ Rusticus: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, chapter 13. Gallia christiana II, p. 229-230. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, pp. 5-6.
  52. ^ Namatius: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, chapter 17; de gloria martyrum 44. Gallia christiana II, p. 230-231. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, p. 6.
  53. ^ Eparchius: Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, Book II, chapter 21. Gallia christiana II, p. 231. Gonod, Chronologie des évêques de Clermont, pp. 6-7.
  54. ^ Sidonius Apollinaris: Gallia christiana II, p. 231-234. Jill Harries (1994). Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome, AD 407-485. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-814472-4. Johannes A. van Waarden, "Episcopal Self-Presentation: Sidonius Apollinaris and the Episcopal Election in Bourges A.D. 470," in: Johan Leemans; et al., eds. (2011). Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 555–561. ISBN 978-3-11-026855-3.
  55. ^ Abrunculus was Bishop of Langres, who came to Clermont shortly after the death of Sidonius Apollinaris, and was chosen to succeed him. Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum Book II, chapter 23. Duchesne, p. 35, no. 12.
  56. ^ Bishop Gallus was not present at the Council of Orléans of 533, though he sent a delegate, or at the Council of Orléans of 538, to which he sent his representative. He was present in 535 at the Council of Clermont, presided over by Bishop Honoratus of Bourges; at the Council of Orléans of 541; and at the Council of Orléans of 549. C. De Clercq, Concilia Galliae, A. 511 – A. 695 (Turnholt: Brepols 1963), pp. 110-111; 130; 143; 158. Tardieu, p. 181.
  57. ^ Cautinus was a 'bad bishop', having been chosen by King Theodebert at Metz and consecrated by his bishops. When he appeared in Clermont, Cautinus was opposed by the priest Cato, who was the choice of the bishops who had come to bury Bishop Gallus. A schism resulted. Both Cautinus and Cato were killed by the plague of 571. Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum Book IV, chapters 7-35. Tardieu, p. 181. Duchesne, p. 36 no. 17.
  58. ^ Praejectus was elected during the reign of Childeric II (663–675), who approved his election, and died on 25 January 676, massacred at Volvic (13 km north of Clermont) by the followers of Hector, Patrician of Marseille: Duchesne, p. 37-38 no. 25. Gonod (1833), pp. 15-16. Tardieu, pp. 182-183.
  59. ^ Bishop Avitus is said to have founded a monastery at Volvic, at the tomb of Bishop Praejectus. He ruled for fifteen years, and passed the diocese on to his brother Bonitus. Armand G. Mallay (1838). Essai sur les églises Romanes et Romano-Bysantines du département du Puy-de-Dôme (in French). Moulins: Desrosiers. pp. 28–29. Tardieu, p. 183. Duchesne, p. 38 no. 26.
  60. ^ Bonitus had studied law, and became Referendary (judge) for King Sigebert III of Austrasia (ca. 634–ca. 660). He then served as Governor of Marseille for Thierry III, King of Neustria (673–691) and Austrasia (679–691). Bonitus became bishop of Auvergne on the death of his brother Avitus, in an election of questionable canonical validity, though he was confirmed by Pepin of Herstal (679–695). After ten years as bishop he retired to the monastery of Manglieu, later making a pilgrimage to Rome. He died at Lyon, where he had been resident for some four years, ca. 707. Gonod (1833), pp. 16-17. Tardieu, p. 183.
  61. ^ Bishop Bonitus had designated Nordebertus as his successor, and, at the request of the clergy and people he was confirmed by the King. Gonod (1833), p. 17. Tardieu, p. 183.
  62. ^ Bishop Stephanus was Bishop of Clermont when the city was taken by siege by Pepin the Short in 761. Gonod (1833), p. 18. Duchesne, p. 38 no. 30.
  63. ^ Sigo attended the Council of Soissons in August 866. Mansi, Tomus XV (Venice 1770), p. 731. Tardieu, p. 184. Duchesne, p. 39 no. 33.
  64. ^ Gilbert was the first Bishop of Auvergne to call himself Bishop of Clermont. R. Twigge, "Medieval Service Books of Aquitaine, IV. Clermont-Ferrand," Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, ed. (1897). The Dublin Review. Vol. Vo. CXXI. London: Burns and Oates. pp. 355–377, at 356.
  65. ^ Bishop Robert d'Auvergne was transferred to the diocese of Lyon on 3 April 1227. Bishop Hugo was only a subdeacon and provost when approved by Pope Gregory IX, and therefore he was named administrator. Next year he was named bishop. He died on 28 December 1249. Eubel, I, p. 192 with note 1.
  66. ^ Pierre André had been Canon of Paris and Bishop of Noyon (1340–1342) before his appointment to Clermont on 25 September 1342. His Vicar-General and official at Clermont was Guillaume de Grimoard, who became Pope Urban V. Bishop Pierre was transferred to the diocese of Cambrai on 17 February 1349. He died on 13 September 1368. Eubel, I, pp. 160, 192, 372.
  67. ^ Pierre was subsequently Bishop of Uzès (1357–1366). Eubel, I, p. 192 and 511.
  68. ^ Jean de Mello was previously Bishop of Châlons-sur-Saône (1353–1357). His transfer received papal approval on 8 February 1357. Eubel, I, p. 151, 192.
  69. ^ Jacques de Comborn was approved by Pope Eugene IV on 10 May 1445. He died on 15 February 1475. Eubel, II, p. 130.
  70. ^ Allemand had previously been Bishop of Cahors (1465–1475). He was approved as Bishop of Clermont on 8 March 1475. Eubel, II, pp. 123 and 130.
  71. ^ Bishop Charles de Bourbon died on 22 February 1504/5. Jacques d'Amboise was the brother of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, Archbishop of Rouen. He was elected by the Chapter of Clermont on 15 March 1505, and his bulls were approved on 23 May 1505. He died on 27 December 1516, and was buried at Cluny, where he had also been the Abbot. Gallia christiana X, pp. 205-206. Eubel, III, p. 169 with note 4.
  72. ^ Bishop Thomas Duprat, a native of Issoire, was the brother of Antoine Duprat, Chancellor of France. He opened a new university at Issoire in the diocese of Clermont in 1519, but it was forced to close in 1520 because of pressure from the University of Paris and Charles, Duc de Bourbon. M.G. des Devises du Dezert, "L'enseignement secondaire et supérieur à Clermont-Ferrand," Association française pour l'avancement des sciences (1908). Clermont-Ferrand et le Puy-de-Dôme: Congres de l'Association française pour l'avancement des sciences, 1908 (in French). Société anonyme du "Moniteur du Puy-de-Dome" et des imprimeries G. Mont-Louis. p. 287. Duprat died at Modena in 1528, where he had been sent as Ambassador Extraordinary to conduct Renée of France, daughter of Louis XII, to her marriage to the Duke of Ferrara.
  73. ^ Guillaume Duprat was a nephew of Bishop Thomas Duprat and Cardinal Antoine Duprat, Chancellor of France. Stéphane Gomis (2006). Les "enfants prêtres" des paroisses d'Auvergne, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles (in French). Clermont-Ferrand: Presses Univ Blaise Pascal. pp. 25–29. ISBN 978-2-84516-290-7.
  74. ^ A Doctor of theology (Paris), nephew of Bishop Guillaume Rose and an ardent member of the Catholic League, Rose had been Bishop of Senlis (1601-1610). Rose's bulls were granted on 1 March 1610. He died in January 1614. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 153 with note 2; 316 with n. 2.
  75. ^ D' Estaing, the nephew of Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld, was approved by Pope Paul V on 12 January 1615. He died on 11 September 1650. Gallia christiana X, pp. 299-300.
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  77. ^ D'Arbouze died on 19 April 1682. Gallia christiana X, pp. 301-302. Bernard Dompnier, "Clermont en 1665. Un diocese a l'ecart de la reforme Catholique?" Emmanuèle Lesne-Jaffro, ed. (2000). Fléchier et les Grands Jours d'Auvergne: actes d'une journée d'étude, Université Blaise Pascal-Clermont-Ferrand, 3 octobre 1997. Biblio, 17 (in French). Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag. pp. 33–53. ISBN 978-3-8233-5534-2. Gonod (1833), 51-52. Jean, pp. 105-106. Gams, p. 538.
  78. ^ Bochart was born in Paris and was Bachelor in theology from the local university. He was nominated to the diocese of Clermont by King Louis XIV on 18 May 1687, and preconized (approved) by Pope Innocent XII on 10 March 1792. The delay in his bulls was caused by the excommunication of Louis XIV and his diplomatic rupture with Pope Innocent XI. Bochart was consecrated on 31 August 1692. He died on 11 August 1715. Gonod (1833), pp. 52-53. Ritzler, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 161 with note 3.
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  80. ^ Le Maistre was born in the Château de la Garlaye (Nantes), and was Doctor in theology and Licenciate in Civil and Canon Law (Valence). He was Canon and a Vicar General of Lyon, as well as a royal Aumonier. He was nominated to the diocese of Clermont by King Louis XV on 30 October 1742, and preconized (approved) by Pope Benedict XIV on 28 January 1743. He died on 5 June 1776. Gonod (1833), p. 54. Jean, p. 108. Ritzler, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 169 with note 2.
  81. ^ Bonnal was born at the Château de Bonnal in the diocese of Agen, and held a doctorate in theology (Besançon). He was named Abbot Commendatory of Saint-Ambroix (Bourges). He was Archdeacon Major, with a canonry and prebend, in the Church of Châlons-sur-Saône, and was a Vicar-General of the diocese. He was nominated by King Louis XVI on 23 June 1776, and preconized by Pope Pius VI on 16 September 1776. He refused to take the Oath to the Constitution, and emigrated. He was arrested by advancing French armies in Holland in 1795 and imprisoned at Altona. He died in exile in Munich on 3 September 1800 at the age of 66. Gonod (1833), pp. 54-59. Jean, p. 108. Ritzler, p. 169 with note 3.
  82. ^ Gonod, p. 58-59. In 1802 Périer was named to the diocese of Avignon.
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  84. ^ Féron: Abbé Fouilhaux, in: Société bibliographique (France) (1907)., L'épiscopat français..., pp. 198-199.
  85. ^ Boyer was later Archbishop of Bourges (1893-1896). He was named a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII on 29 November 1895; he received the red hat and was named Cardinal Priest of Santissima Trinità dei Monti on June 25, 1896. He died in Bourges on December 16, 1896. Abbé Fouilhaux, in: Société bibliographique (France) (1907)., L'épiscopat français..., pp. 199-200.
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roman, catholic, archdiocese, clermont, latin, archidioecesis, claromontana, french, archidiocèse, clermont, archdiocese, latin, church, roman, catholic, church, france, diocese, comprises, department, dôme, region, auvergne, archbishop, seat, clermont, ferran. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont Latin Archidioecesis Claromontana French Archidiocese de Clermont is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France The diocese comprises the department of Puy de Dome in the Region of Auvergne The Archbishop s seat is Clermont Ferrand Cathedral Throughout its history Clermont was the senior suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges It became a metropolitan see itself however in 2002 The current archbishop is Francois Kalist Archdiocese of ClermontArchidioecesis ClaromontanaArchidiocese de ClermontClermont Ferrand CathedralLocationCountryFranceEcclesiastical provinceClermontStatisticsArea8 016 km2 3 095 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2013 619 000600 000 96 9 InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished3rd Century As Diocese of Auvergne 8 December 2002 As Archdiocese of Clermont CathedralCathedral of Notre Dame in Clermont FerrandPatron SaintSaint Austremonius of ClermontCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMetropolitan ArchbishopFrancois KalistSuffragansDiocese of Le Puy en VelayDiocese of MoulinsDiocese of Saint FlourMapWebsiteWebsite of the ArchdioceseAt first very extensive the diocese lost Haute Auvergne in 1317 through the reorganization of the structure of bishoprics in southern France and Aquitaine by Pope John XXII resulting in the creation of the diocese of Saint Flour 1 In 1822 in the reorganization of French dioceses by Pope Pius VII following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy the diocese of Clermont lost the Bourbonnais on account of the erection of the diocese of Moulins Since the reorganization in 2002 by Pope John Paul II there are now four dioceses in the Province of Clermont Clermont Le Puy en Velay Moulins and Saint Flour Contents 1 History 1 1 Religious Orders 1 2 Councils and Papal Visits 1 3 Cathedral 2 Bishops 2 1 To 1000 2 2 1000 to 1300 2 3 1300 to 1500 2 4 1500 to 1800 2 5 From 1800 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 5 1 Reference books 5 2 Studies 6 External linksHistory EditThe first bishop of Clermont was Saint Austremonius Stramonius According to local tradition he was one of the seventy two Disciples of Christ by birth a Jew who came with Saint Peter from Palestine to Rome and subsequently became the Apostle of Auvergne Berry Nivernais and Limousin At Clermont he is said to have converted the senator Cassius and the pagan priest Victorinus to have sent Saint Sirenatus Cerneuf to Thiers Saint Marius to Salers Saint Nectarius Nectaire and Saint Antoninus into other parts of Auvergne and to have been beheaded in 92 This tradition is based on a life of Saint Anstremonius written in the tenth century in the Mozac Abbey where the body of the saint had rested from 761 and rewritten by the monks of Issoire who retained the saint s head Gregory of Tours born in Auvergne in 544 and well versed in the history of that country looks upon Austremonius as one of the seven envoys who about 250 evangelized Gaul he relates how the body of the saint was first interred at Issoire being there the object of great veneration 2 Among the bishops of Clermont should also be mentioned Pierre de Cros 1301 04 engaged by Thomas Aquinas to complete his Summa Etienne Aubert 1340 42 later Pope Innocent VI 1352 62 Guillaume du Prat 1528 60 founder of the Clermont College in Paris and delegate of Francis I of France to the Council of Trent and Massillon the illustrious orator 1717 42 citation needed Several famous Jansenists were natives of Clermont Blaise Pascal author of the Pensees 1623 62 the Arnauld family and Jean Soanen 1647 1740 Bishop of Senez famous for his stubborn opposition to the Bull Unigenitus On the other hand the city of Riom in the diocese of Clermont was the birthplace of Jacques Sirmond the learned Jesuit 1559 1651 Confessor to Louis XIII and editor of the volumes on the ancient councils of Gaul Other natives worth mention were the Abbe Jacques Delille poet and Academician 1738 1813 and Francois Dominique de Reynaud Comte de Montlosier the publicist 1755 1838 who was a member of the Estates General of 1789 for Clermont Ferrand and a Royalist in the Convention famous for his memoir against the Jesuits and for his being refused a Catholic burial by Bishop Ferou The famous Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1881 1955 was born only seven miles from Clermont in the Chateau d Orcines his publications were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church 3 Undoubtedly and by far the most famous native sons of the diocese of Clermont were Edouard Michelin 1859 1940 and his elder brother Andre Michelin 1853 1931 who perfected the pneumatic tire Religious Orders Edit The Diocese of Clermont can likewise claim a number of monks whom the Church honours as saints viz St Calevisus Calais 460 541 a pupil in the monastery of Menat near Riom whence he retired to Maine where he founded the Abbey of Anisole St Maztius died 527 founder at Royat near Clermont of a monastery which became later a Benedictine priory St Portianus sixth century founder of a monastery to which the city of Saint Pourcain Allier owes its origin St Etienne de Muret 1046 1124 son of the Viscount of Thiers and founder of the Order of Grandmont in Limousin and St Peter the Venerable 1092 1156 of the Montboissier family of Auvergue noted as a writer and Abbot of Cluny In the diocese of Clermont the King of France enjoyed the right of nomination of the head of numerous houses 4 These included the Benedictine abbeys of Saint Austremoine d Issiore 5 Ebrulles 6 La Chaise Dieu 7 Saint Allire les Clermont 8 Manlieu Grand lieu 9 Mauzac pres de Riom 10 Menat 11 Saint Symphorien Thiers 12 and Aurillac Cistercian abbeys included Bellaigue Bouchet Vau Luisant Mont Peyroux and Val honneste The king nominated the Abbot of the Augustinian house at Chantoin as well as the Premonstratensian Abbots of Saint Andre lez Clermont Saint Gilbert de Neuf fontaines and the abbeys of Beaumont La Boissie Cessac and L Eschelle Priories which were royal benefices were Bragat Cusset Theulle Ordre de Grammont and Sallignac He also held the nomination of the Collegiate Churches of Arthonne the Abbot Verneul the Dean Chanter and five prebends and the Dean of Saint Amable de Rion Other abbeys in the diocese included Saint Pourcain between Clermont and Moulins 13 The mendicant orders began to appear in the diocese of Clermont at an early date The Franciscans were installed in Montferrand around 1224 and shortly thereafter at Le Puy The Dominicans were in evidence in Clermont itself by 1227 and the Franciscans in 1241 The Dominicans also settled in Aurillac ca 1230 at Riom 1233 and at Brioude ca 1240 1244 Clermont also had houses of Clarisses and Carmelites The Augustinians settled at Ennezat in 1352 and the Carmelites at Aurillac in 1358 The Dominicans opened a convent at Saint Flour before 1367 The Celestines took up residence in Vichy in 1410 The reformed Franciscans appeared in the fifteenth century and the observant Franciscans in 1430 at Murat 14 The Jesuits established themselves in Clermont with the College de Clermont in 1630 after a stormy beginning in which the municipality attempted to bring the College under its control The institution grew in numbers and prestige until 1762 when an ordinance of the Parlement of Paris of 27 February forbade the municipal officers of Clermont from choosing the masters and regents of the College from among the Jesuits The Jesuits left Clermont in March and the Society of Jesus was completely suppressed in France in 1764 Thereafter the College was administered by a committee authorized by a royal order of which the Bishop was the chair In 1791 the College became an Institut administered by the Directorate of the Departement and in 1796 it became the Ecole centrale du departement de Puy de Dome and was administered by the municipal committee on public instruction 15 The Jesuits also had colleges at Billom and Mauriac 16 Other religious orders suffered in the Revolution All monastic vows were abolished by the Constituent Assembly in the Autumn of 1789 and on 10 October 1789 all the properties and lands of the Church were confiscated for the benefit of the people On 13 February 1790 all religious orders in France were dissolved Councils and Papal Visits Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2017 Church councils took place at Clermont in 535 17 549 18 ca 585 588 19 590 20 1095 21 1130 22 The Council of 535 met under the presidency of Bishop Honoratus of Bourges and ratified at least fifteen canons including one 2 that ordered that bishops be elected by the clergy and people with the consent of the Metropolitan and one 8 that forbade that Jews be appointed judges over Christians Canon 6 prohibited sexual relations between a Christian and a Jew 23 The Council of 590 met at the southern border of the diocese of Clermont where it touches the dioceses of Mende and Rodez The bishops at the meeting including perhaps Avitus of Clermont and Innocentius of Rodez attempted to deal with the complicated business of Tetradia the widow of one Desiderius and her dealings with Count Eulalius 24 Pope Urban II came to Clermont in mid November 1095 25 to preside at the Council which launched the First Crusade 26 Pope Paschal II visited the city in 1106 Callistus II on 19 May 1119 27 Innocent II from mid November to early December 1130 where he held a synod 28 Pope Alexander III from 13 to 19 August 1162 and again from 25 May to 25 June 1165 29 and in 1166 Thomas Becket 30 It was also at Clermont that in 1262 in presence of St Louis the marriage of Philip the Bold and Isabella of Aragon was solemnized 31 Cathedral Edit Saint Austremonius The earliest cathedral in Clermont is naturally attributed to Saint Austremonius the first bishop and would therefore be a work of the third century this is hardly likely since Christianity was still an illegal cult nor is it likely that it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary given that the second cathedral had a different dedication The second building is attributed to Bishop Namatius in the mid fifth century and took twelve years to construct It was dedicated to SS Vitalis and Agricola 32 This building is described by Gregory of Tours in glowing terms 33 The first stone for the third cathedral was laid in 937 and it was dedicated by Bishop Stephanus II nine years later It was dedicated to the Virgin SS Vitalis and Agricola S Croix S Gervais S John the Baptist S Julian the Martyr and the Holy Angel 34 The fourth and current cathedral was founded in 1248 by Bishop Hugues de la Tour who laid the first stone before his departure for Crusade The cathedral was finally consecrated in 1341 though it was still uncompleted 35 The Cathedral Chapter of Clermont had three dignities the Provost 36 the Abbot 37 and the Dean 38 there were thirty five Canons 39 all of which were filled by vote of the Chapter 40 The Chapter was suppressed by the Constitutional government in 1793 It was reestablished in accordance with the Concordat of 1801 by Bishop Du Valk de Dampierre in April 1803 with only one dignity the Grand Chantre and ten canons 41 The Grand Seminaire de Clermont was the idea of Bishop Louis d Estaing 1650 1664 whose principal concern was the improvement of the condition of the clergy of his diocese In 1653 the bishop entered into an agreement with the Abbey of Saint Alyre for the conversion of an unused priory in Clermont for his seminary in exchange for a tax abatement The project won the approval of the government of Louis XIV in a royal edict of 1654 In 1775 the Grand Seminary was transferred to larger quarters and its quarters handed over to the Petit Seminaire which had been founded in 1712 Both were closed by order of the Revolutionary government and the buildings were sold on 11 February 1791 and turned into a barracks The Grand Seminary was reconstituted by Bishop Du Valk de Dampierre in 1804 at Montferrand along with the Minor Seminary 42 In 1980 the Grand Seminaire de Clermont was forced to close its doors due to the small number of ordinands Students for the priesthood from the diocese now attend the Seminaire Saint Irenee de Francheville near Lyon 43 Bishops EditTo 1000 Edit Saint Austremoine 44 Urbicus 45 died ca 312 Legonius 46 Illidius 47 ca 384 Nepotianus 48 died 22 October 388 Artemius 49 Venerandus 50 Rusticus 51 Namatius 52 ca 446 ca 462 Eparchius 53 died ca 471 Sidonius Apollinaris 54 471 486 Abrunculus 55 Euphrasius died ca 515 Apollinaris Saint Quintian Quintianus Quintian c 523 Gallus 56 ca 525 551 Cautinus 57 c 554 571 Avitus I 571 594 Caesarius attested 627 Saint Gallus II c 650 Genesius attested b656 Gyroindus attested 660 Felix Garivaldus Praejectus Saint Priest Prix 58 676 Avitus II 59 676 691 Bonitus 60 Nordbertus 61 Proculus Thaidon Stephanus I 62 761 Daibenne Adebertus 785 Bernouin c 811 Stabilis 823 860 Sigo 63 c 863 Egilmar c 878 Adalard 910 Arnold ca 912 Bernhard Stephan II 962 Begon ca 980 ca 1010 1000 to 1300 Edit Stephan III c 1010 1014 Stephan IV 1014 Rencon 1030 1053 Stephan V de Polignac c 1053 1073 Guillaume de Chamalieres 1073 1076 Durand 1077 1095 Guillaume de Baffie 1096 Pierre Roux 1105 1111 Aimeri 1111 1150 Stephan VI de Mercœur 1151 1169 Pons 1170 1189 Gilbert 64 1190 1195 Robert d Auvergne 1195 1227 Hughes de la Tour 65 1227 1249 Guy de la Tour 1250 1286 Aimar de Cros 1286 1297 Jean Aicelin 1298 1301 1300 to 1500 Edit Pierre de Cros 1302 1304 Aubert Aicelin de Montaigu 1307 1328 Arnaud Roger de Comminges 1328 1336 Raymond D Aspet 1336 1340 Etienne Aubert 1340 1352 later Pope Innocent VI Pierre Andre 1342 1349 66 Pierre D Aigrefeuille 1349 1357 67 Jean de Mello 1357 1376 68 Henri de La Tour 1376 1415 Martin Gouge de Charpaignes 1415 1444 Jacques de Comborn 69 1445 1474 Antoine Allemand 70 1475 1476 Charles I de Bourbon 1476 1488 also Bishop of Lyon Charles II de Bourbon 1489 1504 1500 to 1800 Edit Jean Baptiste Massillon Jacques d Amboise 71 1505 1516 Thomas Duprat 72 1517 1528 Guillaume Duprat 73 1529 1560 Bernardo Salviati 1561 1567 Antoine de Saint Nectaire 1567 1584 Francois de La Rochefoucauld 1585 1609 also Bishop of Senlis Antoine Rose 74 1610 1614 Joachim d Estaing 75 1615 1650 Louis d Estaing 76 1650 1664 Gilbert de Veiny d Arbouze O S B Clun 77 1664 1682 Francois Bochart de Saron 78 1687 1715 Louis de Balzac d Illiers d Entragues fr 1716 1717 Jean Baptiste Massillon 79 1717 1742 Francois Marie Le Maistre de La Garlaye 80 1743 1775 Francois de Bonnal 81 1776 1800 Jean Francois Perier Orat 1791 1793 1796 1802 Constitutional Bishop of Puy de Dome 82 From 1800 Edit Archbishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon Charles Antoine Henri Du Valk de Dampierre 83 1802 1833 Louis Charles Feron 84 1833 1879 Jean Pierre Boyer 85 1879 1892 Pierre Marie Belmont 86 1893 1921 Jean Francois Etienne Marnas 1921 1932 Gabriel Piguet 1933 1952 Pierre Abel Louis Chappot de la Chanonie 1953 1974 Jean Louis Joseph Dardel 1974 1995 Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon 1996 2016 Francois Kalist 2016 present See also EditCatholic Church in FranceReferences Edit Saint Flour Diocese Catholic Hierarchy self published source Louis Duchesne 1910 Fastes episcopaux de l ancienne Gaule II L Aquitaine et les Lyonnaises Paris Fontemoing pp 117 122 Cf Francois Arbellot 1870 Observations critiques a MM Bourasse et Chevalier sur la legende de saint Austremoine et les origines chretiennes de la Gaule in French Tours J Bouserez polemical defensive of hagiographical tradition Dietrich von Hildebrand Teilhard de Chardin A False Prophet Franciscan Herald Press 1970 Pouille royal contenant les benefices appartenant a la nomination ou a la collection du roi in French 1648 pp 55 57 On each of the abbeys see Abel Poitrineau 1970 Le memoire sur l etat de la Generalite de Riom en 1697 in French Clermont Ferrand Presses Univ Blaise Pascal pp 68 86 ISBN 978 2 87741 006 9 Gallia christiana II pp 357 360 Gallia christiana II pp 369 372 Gallia christiana II pp 327 351 Frederique Anne Costantini 2003 L abbatiale Saint Robert de La Chaise Dieu in French Paris H Champion ISBN 978 2 7453 0897 9 Maurice Faucon 1904 Notice sur la construction de l eglise de La Chaise Dieu Haute Loire son fondateur son architecte ses decorateurs 1344 1352 in French Paris A Picard Gallia christiana II pp 323 327 Gallia christiana II pp 360 363 Gallia christiana II pp 351 357 Gallia christiana II pp 366 369 Gallia christiana II pp 363 366 Gallia christiana II pp 371 374 Martin ed p 443 Gallia christiana II pp 223 224 322 324 Tardieu p 616 620 Poitrineau pp 88 89 Charles Joseph Hefele 1895 A History of the Councils of the Church from the Original Documents Vol IV Edinburgh T amp T Clark pp 190 192 Hefele IV p 371 J D Mansi Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio editio novissima Tomus IX Florence 1763 pp 141 146 It is interesting that no bishop of Auvergne Clermont subscribes though Bishop Gallus was present at the Council of Orleans earlier in the same year The Council of 585 588 was a provincial synod presided over by the Archbishop of Bourges Mansi IX Florence 1763 973 974 The council in confinio trium civitatum Arverni Gabalitani Rutheni Clermont Mende Rodez Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book X chapter 8 Mansi Tomus X pp 453 456 Gonod 1833 p 13 De Clercq p 261 Robert Somerville 1974 The Council of Clermont 1095 and Latin Christian Society Archivum Historiae Pontificiae 12 55 90 especially 57 60 JSTOR 23563638 Mansi XXI Venice 1776 pp 437 440 Hefele p 191 De Clercq pp 106 107 Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book X chapter 8 Duchesne pp 36 40 55 P Jaffe Regesta pontificum Romanorum I editio altera Leipzig 1885 p 681 682 Urban II left Clermont in the first days of December Adrien de Brimont 1862 Un Pape au moyen age Urbain II in French Paris Ambroise Bray pp 243 285 D C Munro The Speech of Pope Urban II at Clermont American Historical Review XI 1906 231 242 R Somerville 1976 The Council of Clermont and the First Crusade Studia Gratiana 20 1976 pp 335 337 Jaffe p 782 no 6695 Jaffe p 845 Jaffe II Leipzig 1888 pp 160 161 192 193 Cf Frank Barlow 1990 Thomas Becket Berleley Los Angeles University of California Press pp 136 139 ISBN 978 0 520 07175 9 Claude Fleury Historia ecclesiastica ed B Parode and D Ziegler Tomus XXI Augsburg 1765 pp 405 406 Tardieu p 216 Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 16 It was 150 feet long 60 feet wide and 50 feet high it had 42 windows and eight entries It was decorated with mosaics Tardieu p 217 Tardieu p 218 List of Provosts of Clermont Tardieu pp 250 251 List of the Abbots of Clermont Tardieu pp 251 253 List of the Deans of Clermont Tardieu pp 253 254 List of Canons of Clermont Tardieu pp 256 264 Gallia christiana IX p 223 Privileges of the Cathedral Chapter Tardieu pp 265 270 Tardieu p 275 Tardieu pp 627 630 Martin p 435 B Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont pp 2 4 Gams p 537 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont p 4 Gams p 537 also Legonus Legontius He is known from Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book I chapter 39 as the successor of Urbicus Gallia christiana II p 227 Gams p 537 Illidius Allyre Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book I chapter 40 Gallia christiana II pp 227 228 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont pp 4 5 Nepotianus Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book I chapter 41 de gloria confessorum 5 Gallia christiana II p 228 229 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont p 5 Artemius Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book I chapter 41 Gallia christiana II p 229 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont p 5 Venerandus Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 13 de gloria confessorum 35 Gallia christiana II p 229 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont p 5 Rusticus Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 13 Gallia christiana II p 229 230 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont pp 5 6 Namatius Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 17 de gloria martyrum 44 Gallia christiana II p 230 231 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont p 6 Eparchius Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 21 Gallia christiana II p 231 Gonod Chronologie des eveques de Clermont pp 6 7 Sidonius Apollinaris Gallia christiana II p 231 234 Jill Harries 1994 Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome AD 407 485 Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 978 0 19 814472 4 Johannes A van Waarden Episcopal Self Presentation Sidonius Apollinaris and the Episcopal Election in Bourges A D 470 in Johan Leemans et al eds 2011 Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity Berlin Walter de Gruyter pp 555 561 ISBN 978 3 11 026855 3 Abrunculus was Bishop of Langres who came to Clermont shortly after the death of Sidonius Apollinaris and was chosen to succeed him Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book II chapter 23 Duchesne p 35 no 12 Bishop Gallus was not present at the Council of Orleans of 533 though he sent a delegate or at the Council of Orleans of 538 to which he sent his representative He was present in 535 at the Council of Clermont presided over by Bishop Honoratus of Bourges at the Council of Orleans of 541 and at the Council of Orleans of 549 C De Clercq Concilia Galliae A 511 A 695 Turnholt Brepols 1963 pp 110 111 130 143 158 Tardieu p 181 Cautinus was a bad bishop having been chosen by King Theodebert at Metz and consecrated by his bishops When he appeared in Clermont Cautinus was opposed by the priest Cato who was the choice of the bishops who had come to bury Bishop Gallus A schism resulted Both Cautinus and Cato were killed by the plague of 571 Gregory of Tours Historia Francorum Book IV chapters 7 35 Tardieu p 181 Duchesne p 36 no 17 Praejectus was elected during the reign of Childeric II 663 675 who approved his election and died on 25 January 676 massacred at Volvic 13 km north of Clermont by the followers of Hector Patrician of Marseille Duchesne p 37 38 no 25 Gonod 1833 pp 15 16 Tardieu pp 182 183 Bishop Avitus is said to have founded a monastery at Volvic at the tomb of Bishop Praejectus He ruled for fifteen years and passed the diocese on to his brother Bonitus Armand G Mallay 1838 Essai sur les eglises Romanes et Romano Bysantines du departement du Puy de Dome in French Moulins Desrosiers pp 28 29 Tardieu p 183 Duchesne p 38 no 26 Bonitus had studied law and became Referendary judge for King Sigebert III of Austrasia ca 634 ca 660 He then served as Governor of Marseille for Thierry III King of Neustria 673 691 and Austrasia 679 691 Bonitus became bishop of Auvergne on the death of his brother Avitus in an election of questionable canonical validity though he was confirmed by Pepin of Herstal 679 695 After ten years as bishop he retired to the monastery of Manglieu later making a pilgrimage to Rome He died at Lyon where he had been resident for some four years ca 707 Gonod 1833 pp 16 17 Tardieu p 183 Bishop Bonitus had designated Nordebertus as his successor and at the request of the clergy and people he was confirmed by the King Gonod 1833 p 17 Tardieu p 183 Bishop Stephanus was Bishop of Clermont when the city was taken by siege by Pepin the Short in 761 Gonod 1833 p 18 Duchesne p 38 no 30 Sigo attended the Council of Soissons in August 866 Mansi Tomus XV Venice 1770 p 731 Tardieu p 184 Duchesne p 39 no 33 Gilbert was the first Bishop of Auvergne to call himself Bishop of Clermont R Twigge Medieval Service Books of Aquitaine IV Clermont Ferrand Nicholas Patrick Wiseman ed 1897 The Dublin Review Vol Vo CXXI London Burns and Oates pp 355 377 at 356 Bishop Robert d Auvergne was transferred to the diocese of Lyon on 3 April 1227 Bishop Hugo was only a subdeacon and provost when approved by Pope Gregory IX and therefore he was named administrator Next year he was named bishop He died on 28 December 1249 Eubel I p 192 with note 1 Pierre Andre had been Canon of Paris and Bishop of Noyon 1340 1342 before his appointment to Clermont on 25 September 1342 His Vicar General and official at Clermont was Guillaume de Grimoard who became Pope Urban V Bishop Pierre was transferred to the diocese of Cambrai on 17 February 1349 He died on 13 September 1368 Eubel I pp 160 192 372 Pierre was subsequently Bishop of Uzes 1357 1366 Eubel I p 192 and 511 Jean de Mello was previously Bishop of Chalons sur Saone 1353 1357 His transfer received papal approval on 8 February 1357 Eubel I p 151 192 Jacques de Comborn was approved by Pope Eugene IV on 10 May 1445 He died on 15 February 1475 Eubel II p 130 Allemand had previously been Bishop of Cahors 1465 1475 He was approved as Bishop of Clermont on 8 March 1475 Eubel II pp 123 and 130 Bishop Charles de Bourbon died on 22 February 1504 5 Jacques d Amboise was the brother of Cardinal Georges d Amboise Archbishop of Rouen He was elected by the Chapter of Clermont on 15 March 1505 and his bulls were approved on 23 May 1505 He died on 27 December 1516 and was buried at Cluny where he had also been the Abbot Gallia christiana X pp 205 206 Eubel III p 169 with note 4 Bishop Thomas Duprat a native of Issoire was the brother of Antoine Duprat Chancellor of France He opened a new university at Issoire in the diocese of Clermont in 1519 but it was forced to close in 1520 because of pressure from the University of Paris and Charles Duc de Bourbon M G des Devises du Dezert L enseignement secondaire et superieur a Clermont Ferrand Association francaise pour l avancement des sciences 1908 Clermont Ferrand et le Puy de Dome Congres de l Association francaise pour l avancement des sciences 1908 in French Societe anonyme du Moniteur du Puy de Dome et des imprimeries G Mont Louis p 287 Duprat died at Modena in 1528 where he had been sent as Ambassador Extraordinary to conduct Renee of France daughter of Louis XII to her marriage to the Duke of Ferrara Guillaume Duprat was a nephew of Bishop Thomas Duprat and Cardinal Antoine Duprat Chancellor of France Stephane Gomis 2006 Les enfants pretres des paroisses d Auvergne XVIe XVIIIe siecles in French Clermont Ferrand Presses Univ Blaise Pascal pp 25 29 ISBN 978 2 84516 290 7 A Doctor of theology Paris nephew of Bishop Guillaume Rose and an ardent member of the Catholic League Rose had been Bishop of Senlis 1601 1610 Rose s bulls were granted on 1 March 1610 He died in January 1614 Gauchat Hierarchia catholica IV p 153 with note 2 316 with n 2 D Estaing the nephew of Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld was approved by Pope Paul V on 12 January 1615 He died on 11 September 1650 Gallia christiana X pp 299 300 Louis d Estaing Gallia christiana X pp 300 301 Joseph Bergin 1996 The Making of the French Episcopate 1589 1661 New Haven CT USA Yale University Press p 620 ISBN 978 0 300 06751 4 D Arbouze died on 19 April 1682 Gallia christiana X pp 301 302 Bernard Dompnier Clermont en 1665 Un diocese a l ecart de la reforme Catholique Emmanuele Lesne Jaffro ed 2000 Flechier et les Grands Jours d Auvergne actes d une journee d etude Universite Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand 3 octobre 1997 Biblio 17 in French Tubingen Gunter Narr Verlag pp 33 53 ISBN 978 3 8233 5534 2 Gonod 1833 51 52 Jean pp 105 106 Gams p 538 Bochart was born in Paris and was Bachelor in theology from the local university He was nominated to the diocese of Clermont by King Louis XIV on 18 May 1687 and preconized approved by Pope Innocent XII on 10 March 1792 The delay in his bulls was caused by the excommunication of Louis XIV and his diplomatic rupture with Pope Innocent XI Bochart was consecrated on 31 August 1692 He died on 11 August 1715 Gonod 1833 pp 52 53 Ritzler Hierarchia catholica V p 161 with note 3 Massillon Hugues Du Tems 1775 Le clerge de France ou tableau historique et chronologique des archeveques eveques abbes abbesses et chefs des chapitres principaux du royaume depuis la fondation des eglises jusqu a nos jours par M l abbe Hugues Du Tems Vol Tome troisieme Paris Brunet pp 150 151 Victor Lenoire L inventaire fait apres le deces de Massillon Revue d Auvergne in French Vol 14 Clermont Ferrand G Mont Louis 1897 pp 87 96 Ritzler Hierarchia catholica V p 161 with note 4 Le Maistre was born in the Chateau de la Garlaye Nantes and was Doctor in theology and Licenciate in Civil and Canon Law Valence He was Canon and a Vicar General of Lyon as well as a royal Aumonier He was nominated to the diocese of Clermont by King Louis XV on 30 October 1742 and preconized approved by Pope Benedict XIV on 28 January 1743 He died on 5 June 1776 Gonod 1833 p 54 Jean p 108 Ritzler Hierarchia catholica VI p 169 with note 2 Bonnal was born at the Chateau de Bonnal in the diocese of Agen and held a doctorate in theology Besancon He was named Abbot Commendatory of Saint Ambroix Bourges He was Archdeacon Major with a canonry and prebend in the Church of Chalons sur Saone and was a Vicar General of the diocese He was nominated by King Louis XVI on 23 June 1776 and preconized by Pope Pius VI on 16 September 1776 He refused to take the Oath to the Constitution and emigrated He was 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