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. After his prefecture was up, he was elected to replace Ferreolus as Bishop of Uzès in 581. The man he had replaced as prefect,

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, later testified against him in court when it was alleged that he had unlawfully imprisoned an

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for the theft of a merchant's goods. After Albinus died the cathedral chapter elected Jovinus bishop.

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* {{authority control Rulers of Provence Bishops of Uzès 6th-century Frankish nobility Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown