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)

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  Jacques de Via (1313-1317)

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  Jean de Cojordan (1336-1349)

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  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)

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  Alain de Coëtivy (1437-1474)

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  Giuliano della Rovere (1474-1475)

Arms of Archbishops (and bishop 1801-1822)

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  Giuliano della Rovere (1475-1503)

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  Antoine Florès (1504-1512)

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  Orlando Carretto della Rovere (1512-1527)

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  Ippolito de’ Medici (1529-1535)

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  Alessandro Farnese Jr. (1535-1551, Administrator)

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  Annibale Bozzuti (1551-1560)

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  Alessandro Farnese Jr. (1560-1566, Administrator)

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  Félicien Capitone (1566-1576)

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  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)

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  Marius Philonardi (1624-1645)

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  Bernard III. Pinelli (1645-1646)

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  César Argelli (1647-1648)

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  Dominique de Marini (1649-1669)

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  Azzo Ariosto (1669-1672)

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  Hyacinthe Libelli (1673-1684)

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  Alexandre Montecatini (1684-1689)

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  Laurent-Marie Fieschi (1691-1706)

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  François Maurice Gonteri (1706-1717)

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  Joseph Guyon de Crochans (1742-1756)

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  François Manzi (1756-1774)

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  Charles-Vincent Giovio (1774-1790)

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  François-Régis Rovère (1793-1794)

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  François II. Etienne (1798)

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  Jean-François Périer (1802-1817)

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  Etienne-Parfait-Martin Maurel de Mons (1821-1830)

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  Louis-Joseph d’Humières (1831-1834)

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  Jacques-Marie-Célestin Dupont (1834-1842)

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  Paul Naudo (1842-1848)

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  Jean-Marie-Mathias Debelay (1848-1863)

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  Louis-Anne Dubreuil (1863-1880)

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  François-Edouard Hasley (1880-1884)

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  Louis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne (1885-1895)

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  Louis-François Sueur (1896-1907)

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  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)

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  Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz (2002)

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