Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun

Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun

Infobox Diocese
country = France
name = Verdun
jurisdiction = Diocese
latin = Dioecesis Virodunensis
metropolitan = Besançon
bishop = François Paul Marie Maupu
auxiliary_bishops = | cathedral = Notre-Dame Cathedral, Verdun
rite = Latin
area = 6,216
population = 192,000
population_as_of = 2004
catholics = 170,000
catholics_percent = 88

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. Currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besançon, the diocese corresponds to the department of Meuse in the Region of Lorraine. The diocese is subdivided into 577 parishes.

History

The diocese dates back to the 4th century. On November 29 1801 it was suppressed and added to the Diocese of Nancy. On October 6 1822 the diocese was re-established. Until 1801, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Trier.

See also: Bishopric of Verdun

Ordinaries

Fourth century

* ca.346 : Sanctinus
* 356-383 : Maurus

Fifth century

* ???-420 : Salvinus
* ca.440 : Arator
* 454-470 : Pulchronius
* 470-486 : Possessor
* 486-502 : Freminus

ixth century

* 502-529 : Vitonus
* 529-554 : Desideratus
* 554-591 : Agericus
* v.595 : Charimeres

eventh century

* v.614 : Harimeris
* ???-621 : Ermenfred
* 623-626 : Godo
* 641-648 : Paulus
* 648-665 : Gisloald
* 665-689 : Gerebert
* 689-701 : Armonius

Eighth century

* 701-710 : Agrebert
* 711-715 : Bertalamius
* 716 : Abbo
* 716-722 : Pepo
* 722-730 : Volchisus
* 730-732 : Agronius
* 753-774 : Madalveus
* 774-798 : Pierre
* 798-802 : Austram

Ninth century

* 802-824 : Heriland
* 824-847 : Hilduin
* 847-870 : Hatton
* 870-879 : Bernard
* 880-923 : Dadon, fille de Radald of Rotrude (sister of the preceding)

Tenth century

* 923-925 : Hugues Ier
* 925-939 : Bernoin, son of Matfried I, count of Metz and of Lantesinde (sister of Dadon)
* 939-959 : Bérenger
* 959-983 : Wigfrid
* 983-984 : Hugues II
* 984-984 : Adalbéron I de Verdun, later bishop of Metz
* 985-990 : Adalbéron II [Son of Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, cousin of predecessor.]
* 990-1024 : Heimon

Eleventh century

* 1024-1039 : Reginbert
* 1039-1046 : Richard Ier
* 1047-1089 : Thierry
* 1089-1107 : Richhar

Twelfth century

* 1107-1114 : Richard II de Grandpré
* 1114-1117 : Mazon, administrator
* 1117-1129 : Henri Ier de Blois, deposed at the Council of Chalon (1129)
* 1129-1131 : Ursion
* 1131-1156 : Adalbéron III de Chiny
* 1156-1162 : Albert Ier de Marcey
* 1163-1171 : Richard III de Crisse
* 1172-1181 : Arnoul de Chiny
* 1181-1186 : Henri II de Castel
* 1186-1208 : Albert II de Hierges

Thirteenth century

* 1208-1216 : Robert I de Grandpré
* 1217-1224 : Jean Ier d’Apremont
* 1224-1245 : Raoul de Torote
* 1245-1245 : Guy Ier de Traignel
* 1245-1247 : Guy II de Mellote
* 1247-1252 : Jean II de Aix
* 1252-1255 : Jacques Pantaléon de Court-Palais
* 1255-1271 : Robert II de Médidan
* 1271-1273 : Ulrich de Sarvay
* 1275-1278 : Gérard de Gransee
* 1278-1286 : Henri III de Grançon
* 1289-1296 : Jacques II de Ruvigny
* 1297-1302 : Jean III de Richericourt

Fourteenth century

* 1303-1305 : Thomas de Blankenberg
* 1305-1312 : Nicolas Ier de Neuville
* 1312-1349 : Henri IV de Aspremont
* 1349-1351 : Otton de Poitiers
* 1352-1361 : Hugues III de Bar
* 1362-1371 : Jean IV de Bourbon-Montperoux
* 1371-1375 : Jean V de Dampierre-St Dizier
* 1375-1379 : Guy III de Roye
* 1380-1404 : Leobald de Cousance

Fifteenth century

* 1404-1419 : Jean VI de Saarbruck
* 1419-1423 : Louis Ier de Bar († 1430), administrator
* 1423-1423 : Raymond
* 1423-1424 : Guillaume de Montjoie
* 1424-1430 : Louis Ier de Bar († 1430), administrator
* 1430-1437 : Louis de Haraucourt
* 1437-1449 : Guillaume Fillatre
* 1449-1456 : Louis de Haraucourt
* 1457-1500 : Guillaume de Haraucourt

ixteenth century

* 1500-1508 : Warry de Dommartin
* 1508-1522 : Louis de Lorraine [Son of René II, Duke of Lorraine.]
* 1523-1544 : Jean de Lorraine (1498-1550), brother of predecessor
* 1544-1547 : Nicolas de Mercoeur (1524-1577), nephew of predecessor
* 1548-1575 : Nicolas Psaume
* 1576-1584 : Nicolas Bousmard
* 1585-1587 : Charles de Lorraine< [(1561-1587), bishop of Toul from 1580 to 1587, son of Nicolas de Mercoeur.]
* 1588-1593 : Nicolas Boucher
* 1593-1610 : Éric de Lorraine [(1576-1623), son of Nicolas de Mercoeur.]
** 1593-1601 : Christophe de la Vallée, administrator

eventeenth century

* 1610-1622 : Charles de Lorraine (1592 † 1631), nephew of predecessor
* 1623-1661 : François de Lorraine (1599 † 1672), brother of predecessor
* 1667-1679 : Armand de Monchy d'Hocquincourt
* 1681-1720 : Hippolyte de Béthune

Eighteenth century

* 1721-1754 : Charles-François D'Hallencourt
* 1754-1769 : Aymar-Fr.-Chrétien-Mi. de Nicolai
* 1770-1793 : Henri-Louis Rene Desnos

After the Concordat

* 1823-1830 : Etienne-Bruno-Marie d'Arbou
* 1826-1831 : François-Joseph de Villeneuve-Esclapon
* 1832-1836 : Placide-Bruno Valayer
* 1836-1844 : Augustin-Jean Le Tourneur
* 1844-1866 : Louis Rossat
* 1867-1884 : Augustin Hacquard
* 1884-1887 : Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard
* 1887-1901 : Jean-Pierre Pagis
* 1901-1909 : Louis-Ernest Dubois

20th century

* 1910-1913 : Jean Arturo Chollet
* 1914-1946 : Charles-Marie-André Ginisty
* 1946-1963 : Marie-Paul-Georges Petit
* 1963-1986 : Pierre Francis Lucien Anatole Boillon
* 1987-1999 : Marcel Paul Herriot

21st century

*From 2000 : François Paul Marie Maupu

Notes

External links

* [http://catholique-verdun.cef.fr/ Website of the diocese]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dverd.html Catholic hierarchy]


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