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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon

October 21, 2023

The Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: Archidioecesis Avenionensis; French: Archidiocèse d'Avignon) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the territory embraced by the department of Vaucluse, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is named for the prefecture of Avignon. The diocese has been led since January 2021 by Archbishop Georges Pontier, whom Pope Francis called out of retirement to serve as Apostolic Administrator.[1]

Archdiocese of Avignon

Archidioecesis Avenionensis

Archidiocèse d'Avignon
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceMarseille
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Marseille
Statistics
Area3,578 km2 (1,381 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
554,000
405,100 (73.1%)
Parishes179
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th Century
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame des Doms
Patron saintNotre-Dame
St. Agricola of Avignon
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopFrançois Fonlupt
Bishops emeritusJean-Pierre Cattenoz
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Established in the 4th century as the Diocese of Avignon, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1475,[a] with the suffragan sees of the Diocese of Carpentras, the Diocese of Vaison, and the Diocese of Cavaillon. By the Concordat of 1801 these three dioceses were united to Avignon, together with the Diocese of Apt, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix. At the same time, however, Avignon was reduced to the rank of a bishopric and was made a suffragan see of Aix.[b]

The Archdiocese of Avignon was re-established in 1822,[c] and received as suffragan sees the Diocese of Viviers (restored in 1822); Diocese of Valence (formerly under Lyon); Diocese of Nîmes (restored in 1822); and Diocese of Montpellier (formerly under Toulouse).

On 16 December 2002, the see – officially Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, and Vaison) – lost its Metropolitan status and became instead a suffragan see of Marseille. In 2009 its name was changed to Archdiocese of Avignon, the secondary titles being suppressed.

History Edit

There is no evidence that either Saint Rufus, disciple of Saint Paul according to certain traditions the son of Simon of Cyrene, or Saint 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 is Nectarius,[2] who took part in several councils about the middle of the fifth century. Saint Agricol (Agricolus), bishop between 650 and 700, is the patron saint of Avignon.

In 1475 Pope Sixtus IV raised the diocese of Avignon to the rank of an archbishopric, in favour of his nephew Giuliano della Rovere who later became Pope Julius II.[3]

Bishops Edit

To 1000 Edit

1000 to 1474 Edit

  • 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, later Pope 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 (brother Pope 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]

Archbishops Edit

 
Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cattenoz (left) and Dominique Rey
  • 1880–1884: François-Edouard Hasley (also Archbishop 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

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ On 21 November 1475
  2. ^ On 29 November 1801
  3. ^ On 6 October 1822

References Edit

  1. ^ Henning, Christophe (12 January 2021). "Pope appoints retired bishop to heal divided French diocese". La Croix International. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 109.
  3. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 71–72.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Duprat 1909b, p. 151.
  5. ^ a b c Palanque 1951, pp. 132–133.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eubel 1913, p. 123.
  7. ^ Gams 1857, p. 504.
  8. ^ a b Eubel 1913, p. 124.
  9. ^ a b c Eubel 1914, p. 100.
  10. ^ Eubel 1923, p. 126.
  11. ^ Eubel 1923, p. 127.
  12. ^ a b c Gauchat 1935, p. 105.
  13. ^ Gauchat 1935, pp. 105–106.
  14. ^ a b Gauchat 1935, p. 106.
  15. ^ a b c d e Ritzler & Sefrin 1952, p. 109.
  16. ^ a b c Ritzler & Sefrin 1958, p. 111.
  17. ^ a b c d e f Delaunay 2016.

Sources Edit

  • Delaunay, Cécile (20 June 2016). (PDF). Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 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 (in Latin). Vol. 1 (1198–1431) (2nd ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 123–124.
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. 2 (1431–1503) (2nd ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 100.
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1923). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. 3 (1503–1592) (2nd ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 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 (in Latin). Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. pp. 503–505.
  • Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. 4 (1592–1667). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 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 (in Latin). Vol. 5 (1667–1730). Münster: Monasterii Sumptibus. p. 109.
  • Ritzler, Remigium; Sefrin, Pirinum, eds. (1958). Hierarchia catholica (in Latin). Vol. 6 (1730–1799). Münster: Monasterii Sumptibus. p. 111.

Further reading Edit

  • Albanes, J. H.; Chevallier, Ulisse (1920). Gallia christiana novissima: Avignon : (évêques, archevêques, prévots) (in Latin). Montbéliard: Soc. Anonyme d'Impr. Montbéliardaise.
  • Duchesne, Louis (1907). Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule (in French). Vol. Tome 1: Provinces du Sud-Est. Paris: Albert Fontemoing. pp. 266–270.
  • Girard, Joseph (1931). "Avignon (Diocèse)". Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques (in French). Vol. 5: Athéisme – Azzon. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. Columns 1142–1153. OCLC 163130941.

External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon.
  • Official site of the Diocese of Avignon
  • Diocese of Avignon on the website of the Église catholique en France
  • "Archdiocese of Avignon France". GCatholic.org.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Avignon" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Archdiocese of Avignon Latin Archidioecesis Avenionensis French Archidiocese d Avignon is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the territory embraced by the department of Vaucluse in the Region of Provence Alpes Cote d Azur It is named for the prefecture of Avignon The diocese has been led since January 2021 by Archbishop Georges Pontier whom Pope Francis called out of retirement to serve as Apostolic Administrator 1 Archdiocese of AvignonArchidioecesis AvenionensisArchidiocese d AvignonAvignon CathedralLocationCountryFranceEcclesiastical provinceMarseilleMetropolitanArchdiocese of MarseilleStatisticsArea3 578 km2 1 381 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2012 554 000405 100 73 1 Parishes179InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished4th CenturyCathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame des DomsPatron saintNotre DameSt Agricola of AvignonCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopFrancois FonluptBishops emeritusJean Pierre CattenozWebsiteWebsite of the ArchdioceseEstablished in the 4th century as the Diocese of Avignon the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in 1475 a with the suffragan sees of the Diocese of Carpentras the Diocese of Vaison and the Diocese of Cavaillon By the Concordat of 1801 these three dioceses were united to Avignon together with the Diocese of Apt a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix At the same time however Avignon was reduced to the rank of a bishopric and was made a suffragan see of Aix b The Archdiocese of Avignon was re established in 1822 c and received as suffragan sees the Diocese of Viviers restored in 1822 Diocese of Valence formerly under Lyon Diocese of Nimes restored in 1822 and Diocese of Montpellier formerly under Toulouse On 16 December 2002 the see officially Archdiocese of Avignon Apt Cavaillon Carpentras Orange and Vaison lost its Metropolitan status and became instead a suffragan see of Marseille In 2009 its name was changed to Archdiocese of Avignon the secondary titles being suppressed Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 2 1 To 1000 2 2 1000 to 1474 3 Archbishops 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Sources 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2016 There is no evidence that either Saint Rufus disciple of Saint Paul according to certain traditions the son of Simon of Cyrene or Saint 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 is Nectarius 2 who took part in several councils about the middle of the fifth century Saint Agricol Agricolus bishop between 650 and 700 is the patron saint of Avignon In 1475 Pope Sixtus IV raised the diocese of Avignon to the rank of an archbishopric in favour of his nephew Giuliano della Rovere who later became Pope Julius II 3 Bishops EditTo 1000 Edit 100 Saint Simon of Cyrene 3rd of 4th century Saint Ruf 4 439 451 Nectarius 5 465 Saturinus 5 475 507 Julianus 5 524 540 Eucherius 4 541 554 Antonius 4 585 Johannes 4 618 Maximus 4 7th century Saint Veredeme 4 7th century 683 Saint Agricol 4 855 Ragenutius 4 860 876 Hilduinus 4 876 879 Ratifridus 4 1000 to 1474 Edit mentioned 1002 Pierre before 1006 1033 Heldebert 1033 1036 Senioret 1037 after 1047 Benoit 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 Uzes 6 mentioned 1288 Benoit III 6 1290 after 1294 Andre de Languiscel 6 1300 1310 Bertrandus Aymini 7 6 1310 1312 Jacques Dueze later Pope 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 brother Pope 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 Coetivy 9 Archbishops Edit1474 1503 Giuliano della Rovere Archbishop from 1475 9 1503 1512 Antoine Flores 10 1512 1517 Orlando Carretto della Rovere Orland de Roure 1517 1535 Hippolyte de Medici 1535 1551 Alessandro Farnese the Younger 1551 1562 Annibale Bozzuti Annibal Buzzutto 1566 1576 Felicien Capitone 1577 1585 Georges d Armagnac 1585 1592 Domenico Grimaldi 1592 1598 Francois Marie Thaurusi Francesco Maria Tarugi 11 12 1598 1609 Jean Francois Bordini 12 1609 1624 Etienne II Dulci 1624 1644 Marius Philonardi 12 1644 1647 Bernard III Pinelli 13 1647 1649 Cesar Argelli 14 1649 1669 Domenico de Marini 14 1669 1672 Azzo Ariosto 15 1673 1686 Hyacinthe Libelli 15 1686 1689 Alexandre II Montecatini 15 1690 1705 Lorenzo Fieschi 15 1705 1717 Francois Maurice Gonteri 15 1742 1757 Joseph Guyon de Crochans 16 1757 1775 Francois Maria Manzi 16 1775 1790 Carlo Vincenzo Giovio 16 1793 1794 Francois Regis Rovere 1798 Francois Etienne 1802 1817 Jean Francois Perier 1821 1830 Etienne Parfait Martin Maurel de Mons 1831 1834 Louis Joseph d Humieres 1834 1842 Celestin Dupont Jacques Marie Antoine Celestin du Pont also Archbishop of Bourges 1842 1848 Paul Naudo 1848 1863 Jean Marie Mathias Debelay 1863 1880 Louis Anne Dubreuil nbsp Archbishop Jean Pierre Cattenoz left and Dominique Rey1880 1884 Francois Edouard Hasley also Archbishop of Cambrai 1885 1895 Louis Joseph Marie Ange Vigne 1896 1907 Louis Francois Sueur 1907 1928 Gaspard Marie Michel Andre Latty 17 1928 1957 Gabriel Roch de Llobet 17 1957 1970 Joseph Martin Urtasun 17 1970 1978 Eugene Jean Marie Polge 17 1978 2002 Raymond Bouchex 17 2002 2021 Jean Pierre Marie Cattenoz 17 2021 present Francois FonluptSee also EditCatholic Church in France List of Catholic dioceses in France Timeline of AvignonNotes Edit On 21 November 1475 On 29 November 1801 On 6 October 1822References Edit Henning Christophe 12 January 2021 Pope appoints retired bishop to heal divided French diocese La Croix International Retrieved 12 January 2021 Gagniere 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 amp Sefrin 1952 p 109 a b c Ritzler amp Sefrin 1958 p 111 a b c d e f Delaunay 2016 Sources EditDelaunay Cecile 20 June 2016 L Episcopat francais depuis 1919 PDF Centre national des Archives de l Eglise de France Archived from the original PDF on 10 May 2017 Retrieved 12 August 2020 Duprat E 1908 Les origines de l eglise d Avignon Memoires de l Academie de Vaucluse in French 8 373 405 Duprat E 1909a Les origines de l eglise d Avignon suite Memoires de l Academie de Vaucluse in French 9 1 50 Duprat E 1909b Les origines de l eglise d Avignon suite et fin Memoires de l Academie de Vaucluse in French 9 105 168 Eubel Conradus ed 1913 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 1 1198 1431 2nd ed Munster Libreria Regensbergiana pp 123 124 Eubel Conradus ed 1914 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 2 1431 1503 2nd ed Munster Libreria Regensbergiana p 100 Eubel Conradus ed 1923 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 3 1503 1592 2nd ed Munster Libreria Regensbergiana pp 126 127 Gagniere Sylvain et al 1979 Histoire d Avignon in French Aix en Provence France Edisud ISBN 2 85744 056 1 Gams Pius Bonifacius 1857 Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae in Latin Graz Akademische Druck u Verlagsanstalt pp 503 505 Gauchat Patritius Patrice 1935 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 4 1592 1667 Munster Libraria Regensbergiana pp 105 106 Girard Joseph 1958 Evocation du Vieil Avignon in French Paris Les Editions de Minuit OCLC 5391399 Palanque Jean Remy 1951 Les eveches provencaux a l epoque romaine PDF Provence Historique in French 1 3 105 143 Ritzler Remigium Sefrin Pirinum eds 1952 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 5 1667 1730 Munster Monasterii Sumptibus p 109 Ritzler Remigium Sefrin Pirinum eds 1958 Hierarchia catholica in Latin Vol 6 1730 1799 Munster Monasterii Sumptibus p 111 Further reading EditAlbanes J H Chevallier Ulisse 1920 Gallia christiana novissima Avignon eveques archeveques prevots in Latin Montbeliard Soc Anonyme d Impr Montbeliardaise Duchesne Louis 1907 Fastes episcopaux de l ancienne Gaule in French Vol Tome 1 Provinces du Sud Est Paris Albert Fontemoing pp 266 270 Girard Joseph 1931 Avignon Diocese Dictionnaire d Histoire et de Geographie ecclesiastiques in French Vol 5 Atheisme Azzon Paris Letouzey et Ane Columns 1142 1153 OCLC 163130941 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon Official site of the Diocese of Avignon Diocese of Avignon on the website of the Eglise catholique en France Archdiocese of Avignon France GCatholic org Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Avignon Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company 43 57 N 4 50 E 43 950 N 4 833 E 43 950 4 833 Portals nbsp Catholicism nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon amp oldid 1180255009 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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