The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (

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: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis'';

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: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an

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of the

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of the

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. The Archdiocese comprises the

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and

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in the

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of Val de Loire.

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stands in the city of

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in the department of

. Although this is still titled as an Archdiocese, it ceased as a metropolitan see in 2002 and is now a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of Tours. In 2002 it lost its

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function (and thus the archbishop no longer wears the

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), its province having ceased to exist (the province had already been substantially modified from the late Roman province of

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with which it had initially corresponded -

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had been erected as an archbishopric in the medieval context of heresiological conflict;

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and

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- historically dependent on

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- had been attached to

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, from which they passed to Bourges in the 1960s). The Archdiocese (also the three above- mentioned sees) is now suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours; other dioceses until recently dependent on Bourges are now suffragans of the Clermont-Ferrand Archdiocese. Historical ecclesiastical geography has here thus changed to correspond with France's new regions, much as diocesan and provincial boundaries from

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onwards changed mainly in accordance with those of the

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's ''départements''.

History

The diocese was founded in the 3rd century. Its first bishop was St. Ursinus of Bourges. In the

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there was a dispute between the bishop of Bourges and the

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about the primacy of

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. Bourges was the place of many synods. The synods 1225 and 1226 are the most important and dealt with the

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Bishops of Bourges

To 600

* St. Ursinus of Bourges (3rd century) * Sevitianus * Aetherius * Thecretus * Marcellus (all prior to 337) * Saint Viateur (''Viator'') 337–354 '' Philippe Labbe, '' Patriarchium Bituricense'' dans '' Novae Bibliothecae Mss'' Librorum, t.II * : Leothère 354–363 * : Pauper 363–377 * Palladius (377–384) * : Villice 384–412 * : Avit 412–431 * : Saint Pallais II 448–462 * Leo (453) * Euloge 462–469 * Simplicius (472–480) * Saint Tétrade 494–506 * Rorice 512–? * ?–? : Siagre * ?–? : Saint Humat : ?–? * Honoratus of Bourges (pres. Council of Clermont (535)) 533–535 * Saint Honoré II 535–537 * Saint Arcade 537–549 * Saint Désiré (549–552) * Saint Probien 552–559 * Saint Félix 560–573 * Remedius (all in the second half of the sixth century) *

Sulpitius I of Bourges Sulpitius I (died 591) was Bishop of Bourges. Often called Sulpitius Severus, the Severe, he is wrongly identified with Sulpicius Severus, the historian of Saint Martin of Tours. He was raised to the see in 584. He was, says Gregory of Tours, a ...

(584–591) *

Saint Eustase Eustache also known as Eustace or Eustase of Bourges or Autun where he originated, was a 6th-century priest who became bishop of Bourges. He trained at the Abbey of Saint-Symphorien, Autun. Eustache first became deacon and archdeacon of Autun, w ...

591–591 * Saint Apollinaire 591 – † 5 octobre 611

From 600 to 1000

Austregisilus Saint Austregisilus (Outril(le), Aoustrille) (died 624) was bishop of Bourges from 612 to 624. His feast day is 20 May. Life A native of Bourges, he was educated as a courtier, he became an attendant at the Court of King Gontram at Chalon-sur-Sa ...

(612–624) * Sulpicius II. of Bourges (624–644) * Saint Florent (647–660) * Adon (662–680) * Agosène (682–683) * Roch (696–736) * Sigin (736–761) * Landoaire (761–764) * Dédoat (764–780) * Ségolène (780–785) * David (793–802) * Bertholan (815–827) * Agilulfus (c. 829–840) *

Raoul of Turenne Rodulf (french: Saint Raoul; died 21 June 866) was the archbishop of Bourges from 840 until his death. He is remembered as a skillful diplomat and a proponent of ecclesiastical reform. As a saint, his feast has been celebrated on 21 June. Aquita ...

(840–866) * Wulfad (866–876) * Frotharius (876–c. 893) * Adace (890–900) * Madalbert (900–910) * Saint Géronce de Déols (910–948) * Laune de Déols (948–955) * Richard de Blois (955–969) * Hugh of Blois (969–985) * Dagbert (987–1013)

From 1000 to 1300

* Gauzlin Capet (1013–1030) :... *

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(1136–1141) * Henry de Sully (d. 1200) * William of Donjeon (1200–09) * Girard de Cros 1209–1218 * Simon de Sully 1218–1232 * Philippe Berruyer 1232–1260 * Jean de Sully 1260–1271 * Guy de Sully 1276–1280 * Simon de Beaulieu 1281–1294 * Gilles de Rome 1295–1316

1300 to 1600

* Renault de la Porte 1316–1320 * Guillaume de Brosse 1321–1331 * Foucaud de Rochechouard 1331–1343 * Blessed Roger le Fort 1343–1367 * Pierre d'Estaing 1367–1370 *

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1370–1374, became

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1513 *

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1526-1537 (elevated to Cardinal in 1530) *

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1581

1600 to present

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* Georges-Louis Phélypeaux d'Herbault, 1757–1787 * Jean-Antoine-Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur (1788–1802) * Marie-Charles-Isidore de Mercy (1802–1811) * Étienne-Jean-Baptiste-Louis des Gallois de La Tour (1817–1820) * Jean-Marie Cliquet de Fontenay (1820–1834) * Guillaume-Aubin de Villèle (1825–1841) * Jacques-Marie-Antoine-Célestin du Pont (1842–1859) * Alexis-Basile-Alexandre Menjaud (1859–1861) * Charles-Amable de la Tour d'Auvergne Lauraguais (1861–1879) * Jean-Joseph Marchal (1880–1892) *

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(1893–1896) * Pierre-Paul Servonnet (1897–1909) *

Louis-Ernest Dubois Louis-Ernest Dubois (1 September 1856 – 23 September 1929) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. He played a leading role in the period of adjustment to the separation of Church and State in France. Early life He was born i ...

(1909–1916), appointed Archbishop of Rouen (Cardinal later that year) * Martin-Jérôme Izart (1916–1934) * Louis-Joseph Fillon (1934–1943) *

Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre (commonly Joseph Lefèbvre, 15 April 1892—2 April 1973) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bourges from 1943 to 1969 and was made a cardinal in 1960. He was the cousin of ...

(1943–1969) (Cardinal in 1960) * Charles-Marie-Paul Vignancour (1969–1984) *

Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau (January 10, 1924 – April 26, 2018) was a French Prelate of the Catholic Church. Plateau was born in Saint-Servan and ordained a priest on June 28, 1947. Plateau was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Arc ...

(1984–2000) * Hubert Barbier (2000–2007) *

Armand Maillard Armand Maillard, born 18 June 1943 in Offroicourt (Vosges (department), Vosges), is the recent France, French Roman Catholic Church, Catholic church archbishop, of the diocese of Bourges. He was appointed to that position by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 ...

(2007–2018) * Jérôme Daniel Beau (25 July 2018– )

References

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Studies

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External links

* Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France
''L'Épiscopat francais depuis 1919''
retrieved: 2016-12-24.

Lists of Bishops and Archbishops
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