Archdiocese of Avignon

ARCHDIOCESE OF AVIGNON (Archidioecesis Avenionensis)

Country : France
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 4th century as Diocese of Avignon
Elevated to Archdiocese 1475
Additions: 1801 Diocese of Alès (partly), Diocese of Apt (partly), Diocese of Carpentras, Diocese of Cavaillon, Diocese of Nîmes (until 1822), Diocese of Orange, Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (partly), Diocese of Uzès, Diocese of Vaison
Degraded to Diocese of Avignon 1801
Re-established as Archdiocese in 1822

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Arms of Bishops (until 1475)

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Jacques d’Euse (1310-1312)
Jacques de Via (1313-1317)
Jean de Cojordan (1336-1349)
Étienne Aubert (Administrator, 1352-1362)
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Anglic de Grimoard (1362-1366)
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Simon de Cramaud (Administrator, 1391)
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Louis de La Palud (1433-1441)
Alain de Coëtivy (1437-1474)
Giuliano della Rovere (1474-1475)

Arms of Archbishops (and bishop 1801-1822)

Giuliano della Rovere (1475-1503)
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Antoine Florès (1504-1512)
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Orlando Carretto della Rovere (1512-1527)
Ippolito de’ Medici (1529-1535)
Alessandro Farnese Jr. (1535-1551, Administrator)
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Annibale Bozzuti (1551-1560)
Alessandro Farnese Jr. (1560-1566, Administrator)
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Félicien Capitone (1566-1576)
Georges d’Armagnac (1577-1585)
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Domenico Grimaldi (1585-1592)
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François-Marie Tarugi (1592-1597)
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Jean-François Bordini (1598-1609)
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Etienne II. Dulci (1609-1624)
Marius Philonardi (1624-1645)
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Bernard III. Pinelli (1645-1646)
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César Argelli (1647-1648)
Dominique de Marini (1649-1669)
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Azzo Ariosto (1669-1672)
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Hyacinthe Libelli (1673-1684)
Alexandre Montecatini (1684-1689)
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Laurent-Marie Fieschi (1691-1706)
François Maurice Gonteri (1706-1717)
Joseph Guyon de Crochans (1742-1756)
François Manzi (1756-1774)
Charles-Vincent Giovio (1774-1790)
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François-Régis Rovère (1793-1794)
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François II. Etienne (1798)
Jean-François Périer (1802-1817)
Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons (1821-1830)
Louis-Joseph d’Humières (1831-1834)
Jacques-Marie-Célestin Dupont (1834-1842)
Paul Naudo (1842-1848)
Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay (1848-1863)
Louis-Anne Dubreuil (1863-1880)
François-Edouard Hasley (1880-1884)
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Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (1885-1895)
Louis-François Sueur (1896-1907)
Gaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty (1907-1928)
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Gabriel-Roch de Llobet (1928-1957)
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Joseph-Martin Urtasun (1957-1970)
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Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge (1970-1978)
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Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex (1978-2002)
Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz (2002)

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