Auxiliary bishops of Besançon
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This is an annotated list of the auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Besanҫon (Doubs, Lorraine, France). The diocese was extremely large. It was diminished somewhat when the diocese of Saint-Claude was created by a bull of Pope Benedict XIV on 22 January 1742. The new diocese was composed of the twenty-six parishes which already belonged to the abbey of Saint-Cloud, to which were added several parishes from the diocese of Besançon, and from the diocese of Lyon.
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- (c. 1230-1232) : Henri, O.Cist.[1]
- (c. 1274) : Armand[2]
- (before 1282) Renaud[3]
- (c. 1281–1315) : Thierry de Chariez, O.Cist.[4]
- (1315–1328) Guy de Gy, O.Min.[5]
- (c. 1328) : Hugues[6]
- (c. 1334) : Riquier[7]
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- [(c. 1438) : Pierre][10]
- (1448–1474) : Antoine, O.P.[11]
- (1474–1480) : Philibert Vuillot, O.P.[12]
- (1480–1489) : Henri Potin, O.Carm.[13]
- (1491–1493) : Guy Rosselet, O. Carm.[14]
- (1493–1502) : Odet Tronchet, O.F.M.[15]
- (1502–1514) : Jean Favel, O.P.[16]
- (1514–1523) : Jean Daubert (de Emskerk)[17]
- (1524–1533) : Pierre Tassard, O.P.[18]
- (1533–1554) : François Sinnard[19]
- (1554–1557) : François Richardot[20]
- (1558–1578) : Nicolas Guérin, O.Cist.[21]
- (1579–1584) : Louis de Tartre, O.Cist.[22]
- (1585–1604) : Jean Doroz, O.S.B.Clun.[23]
- (1604–1616) : Guillaume Simonin, O.S.B.[24]
- (1616–1629) : Claude de la Barre, O.F.M.Obs.[25]
- (1631–1639) : Philippe Paternay, O.Minim.[26]
- (1640–1681) : Joseph Saulnier, O.S.B.[27]
- (1686–1699) : François-Joseph de Grammont[28]
- (1707–1727) : François-Gaspard de Grammont[29]
- (1736–1754) : Pierre François Hugon[30]
- (1756–1791) : Claude-François-Ignace de Ran[31]
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See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Besançon (main article)
Notes and references
- ↑ Henri was titular Bishop of "Troga Magna": Castan, pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Bishop Armand was a suffragan of Archbishop Odo (Eudes) de Rougemont (1269–1301). Castan, pp. 7-8.
- ↑ Renaud is called "Magister". He was titular archbishop of Corinth. Castan, p. 7.
- ↑ Thierry (Thirricus, Theodericus), praesul Sudensis (Suda, in the Greek isles?) died on 9 May 1324. Castan, p. 8-9. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, p. 467, note 1.
- ↑ Archbishop Vital de Maignaut, O.Min. (1312–1333) replaced Bishop Thierry with Bishop Guy de Gy, a fellow Franciscan. Guy was "civitas Sancti-Joannis episcopus." Castan, p. 9.
- ↑ Castan, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ Member of a religious order (He is called "Frater"), Riquier was titular bishop of Tiberias (Tabarie). A. Castan, "La première entrée des archevéques de Besançon", in: Mémoires de la Société d'Emulation du Doubs, 4ºª série, vol X (1875), pp. 207-232, at p. 220. Castan, p. 10-11. Cf. Eubel I, p. 484.
- ↑ Bishop Clement, titular bishop of "Domochus" (Domokos, Thrce Greece, suffragan of Larissa), consecrated the church of Saint-Madeleine in Besançcon on 3 October 1370. Castan, p. 11. Cf. Eubel I, p. 225.
- ↑ Jean was titular bishop of Nazareth. He consecrated the altar of the orator of S. Maximin (Foucherans) on 2 April 1410. Castan, p. 11.
- ↑ Bishop Pierre, bishop of Squillace, acting as delegate of Archbishop Thiébaud de Rougemont, conferred minor orders in the chapel of the episcopal palace in Besançon on 23 April 1438. Castan, p. 12.
- ↑ Antoine was titular bishop of Sidon, and had been Bishop of Dora (Palestine) (1447–1448). Castan, p. 13. Eubel II, pp. 145, 236.
- ↑ Philibert had been Grand Inquisitor for the county of Burgundy. He was appointed titular bishop of Salona (Greece), by Pope Nicholas V on 28 July 1474. He died in Besançon in 1480. Castan, p. 14. Eubel II, p. 228.
- ↑ Born at Gournay-en-Bray, Henri Potin was a professor of theology. He was chosen by Archbishop Charles de Neufchâtel, with the consent given by the cathedral Chapter of Besançon on 23 August 1480. He was appointed titular bishop of Philadelphia (Arabia) on 11 December 1480, and named auxiliary bishop of Besançon, by Pope Sixtus IV. But when the Austrians retook Besançon from the French, the archbishop and the auxiliary bishop fled to the French; Archbishop Charles was given the administratorship of the diocese of Bayeux, and Bishop Henri became preacher to King Charles VIII of France. He died at Rouen in 1502. Castan, p. 14-15. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 215.
- ↑ In 1481, Guy was Prior of the convent of Marche-en-Famene (Luxembourg). In 1491, Guy Rosselet (de Daudrellen) was chosen by Archbishop Charles de Neufchâtel to succeed Henri Potin., and he was appointed titular bishop of Tiberias (Palestine) by Pope Innocent VIII on 11 April 1491. Castan, p. 15. Eubel II, p. 250.
- ↑ Odet Tronchet was born at Gray (46 km or 29 mi northwest of Besançon). He was sent to Paris where he became a doctor of theology. In Paris he met the exiled Archbishop Charles de Neufchâtel, who chose him as his suffragan in 1493; Pope Alexander VI appointed him titular bishop of Tiberias (Palestine) on 2 June 1494. He died in 1502. Castan, p. 15-16. Eubel II, p. 250.
- ↑ Jean Favel was a DDominican of the convent in Besançon, where he was professor of theology; he was also Grand Inquisitor of the diocese of Besançon. He was chosen as auxiliary bishop by Archbishop François de Busleyden, and was appointed titular bishop of Nazareth (suffragan of Caesarea Palastinae) by Pope Alexander VI, on 19 August 1502. He died in 1514. Castan, pp. 15-16. Eubel II, p. 200 with note 2.
- ↑ Daubert was titular bishop of Salona (not Saloniki). Richard II, p. 193. Castan, pp. 17-18. Eubel III, pp. 289, 342.
- ↑ Tassard held a doctorate in theology (Paris). He was named titular bishop of Chrysopolis (Arabia) and auxiliary bishop of Besançon on 13 April 1524, by Pope Clement VII. He was appointed, with the consent of the cathedral Chapter due to the exile of Bishop Antoine de Vergy. He died in mid-1533. Castan, p. 18. Eubel III, p. 167 with note 1.
- ↑ Sinnard held a doctorate in theology (Sorbonne), and taught at the University of Dole. An excellent preacher, he was invited to be a canon of Besançon with a prebend. On 17 September 1533, he announced to the Chapter that Archbishop Antoine de Vergy had chosen him to be an auxiliary bishop; the appointment as titular bishop of Nicopolis (Palestine). was confirmed by Pope Clement VII on 10 November 1533. He died on 9 September 1554. Castan, p. 19. Eubel III, pp. 258, 342.
- ↑ Richardot held a doctorate in theology (Paris) and taught in Tournay and Paris. He was elected to a canonicate by the Chapter of Besançcon, and at the death of Bishop Sinnard, the administrator and Chapter chose Richardot to fill the vacancy, but a dissension caused by the family of Archbishop de la Baume caused him to be taken up by the bishop of Arras in 1557 as his suffragan, as titular bishop of Nicopolis. He was named bishop of Arras on 10 March 1561. He died during the siege of Arras on 26 July 1574. Castan, p. 20. Eubel III, pp. 122, 258, 342.
- ↑ Guérin (Gerinus) was a doctor of theology, and Prior of the abbey of Cherlieu, whose abbot-commendatory was Archbishop Claude de la Baume. He was appointed titular bishop of Alessio (Dalmatia) on 23 March 1558, by Pope Paul IV. He died on 16 May 1578. Castan, pp. 20-21. Eubel III, pp. 103, 342.
- ↑ Louis de Tartre was titular bishop of Nicopolis (Palestine). Castan, p. 21. Eubel III, pp. 258, 342.
- ↑ Doroz had taken degrees in theology and Civil and Canon Law at the University of Dol, and became a professor of law. He was chosen as auxiliary bishop by Archbishop Ferdinand de Rye, and was appointed titular bishop of Nicopolis (Palestina) on 20 August 1585, by Pope Sixtus V. He was named bishop of Lausanne on 10 April 1600, continuing as auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He died on 14 September 1614, at the age of 70. Castan, pp. 22-23. Eubel III, pp. 220 with note 7; 258.
- ↑ Simonin was appointed titular archbishop of Corinth, and auxiliary bishop of Besançon on 17 September 1603, by Pope Clement VIII. Archbishop Ferdinand de Rye had not consulted the cathedral Chapter in making the choice, and therefore the Chapter refused the use of the cathedral's high altar for Simonin's consecration. He was consecrated in April 1604. In 1608, he also became abbot of Saint-Vincent in Besançon, the monastery in which he had first been professed as a Benedictine. He was relieved of his duties as suffragan bishop in 1616. He died on 26 August 1630. Castan, pp. 23-24. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 164 with note 2.
- ↑ Born in the diocese of Besançon, De la Barre held a doctoral degree in theology (Paris) and taught at the University of Dol. He became a canon of the cathedral of Tarantaise in 1595, and served as comissary-general at three provincial Chapters of his Congregation. He was named titular bishop of Andreville (Andravida, Achaia, Greece) by Pope Paul V on 4 July 1616, and appointed auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He was consecrated by Archbishop Ferdinand de Rye in November 1616. He died on 16 October 1629, at the age of 71. Castan, pp. 24-25. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 83 with note 2.
- ↑ Patornay was named titular bishop of Andreville (Andravida, Achaia, Greece) by Pope Urban VIII, at the request of Archbishop Ferdinand de Rye, on 10 November 1631, and appointed auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He died in 1639. Castan, p. 25. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 83 with note 3.
- ↑ A native of Ornans (26 km south-southeast of Besançon), became a professed Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Besançon in 1619. He rose to be sub-prior, prior, and, in 1630, abbot of the monastery. Saulnier was named titular bishop of Andreville (Andravida, Achaia, Greece) by Pope Urban VIII, at the request of Archbishop Claude d'Achey, on 16 April 1640, and appointed auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He died on 25 April 1681, at the age of 85. Castan, pp. 26-27. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 83 with note 4.
- ↑ Born in the castle of Chastillon (diocese of Besançon), Grammont was the nephew of Archbishop Antoine-Pierre de Grammont (1662–1698). He studied for the priesthood at the seminary of S. Sulpice, and held a doctorate in Civil and Canon Law. He became a canon of Besançon in 1663. He became archdeacon in the cathedral Chapter in 1679, and Dean in 1680. He was named titular bishop of Philadelphia by Pope Innocent XI, at the request of Archbishop de Grammont, on 18 March 1686, and was appointed auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He became archbishop of Besançon on 7 September 1699, and died in 1717. Castan, p. 27-28. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 313 with note 3.
- ↑ Grammont was the nephew of Archbishop François-Joseph de Grammont, who demanded him as a suffragan. He was consecrated in Paris on 21 December 1707. After the death of his uncle in August 1717, he was elected Dean of the cathedral Chapter. He died in Besançon on 17 December 1727. Castan, pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Born at Gray, Hugon was a canon-coadjutor of the cathedral Chapter, archdeacon, and director of the seminary. Nominated by King Louis XV, and confirmed by Pope Clement XII on 11 April 1736, he was appointed titular bishop of Philadelphia, and consecrated a bishop on 24 June 1736. He died on 17 September 1754. Castan, p. 29. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 336 with note 2.
- ↑ De Ran was named titular bishop of Rhosus (Syria) in 1756; he fled France in 1791. Jean, p. 466. Castan, p. 30. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, pp. 357, 452.
- ↑ A native of Béziers, Bernard was named titular bishop of Vicus Turris (Africa proconsularis), and appointed auxiliary bishop of Besançon by Pope Paul VI on 4 December 1967. He was transferred to the diocese of Nancy on 7 January 1972, and retired on 30 November 1991. He died on 11 November 2000. David M. Cheney, Catholic Hierarchy.org, "Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard;" retrieved: 31 January 2025. [self-published source]
- ↑ A native of Dijon, Gaidon was appointed titular bishop ofSebarga (Africa proconsularis) on 4 December 1967, and named auxiliary bishop of Besançon. He was named auxiliary bishop of Autun on 20 May 1977, and Bishop of Cahors on 20 January 1987. He retired on 4 February 2004, and died on 14 November 2011. David M. Cheney, Catholic Hierarchy.org, "Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon;" retrieved: 31 January 2025. [self-published source].
- ↑ Cuminal was named titular bishop of Curubis (Algeria), and auxiliary bishop of Besançon on 2 January 1975, by Pope Paul VI. He became bishop of Saint-Flour on 6 May 1982, and bishop of Blois on 25 July 1990. He died on 18 April 1996. David M. Cheney, Catholic Hierarchy.org, "Bishop Jean Cuminal;" retrieved: 31 January 2025. [self-published source]
Sources
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Studies
- Castan, Auguste (1877). Les évêques auxiliaires du siége métropolitain de Besançon. (in French). Besançon: DuDivers 1877.
- Jean, Armand (1891). Les évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801 (in French). Paris: A. Picard. pp. 459–467.
- Loye, Léopold (1902) Histoire de l'Eglise de Besançon. (Besançon: Paul Jacquin). Volume 1 (1901). Volume 2 (1902). Volume 3 (1902). Volume 4 (1902). Volume 5 (1903). Volume 6 (1903)..
- Richard, Jean François Nicolas (1847, 1851). Histoire des diocèses de Besançon et de Saint-Claude. (in French). Besançon: Librairie ecclésiastique de Cornu. Volume 1. Volume 2.
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