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The Diocese of Toul was a
Roman Catholic
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diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
seated at
Toul
Toul () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France.
It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, Fra ...
in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''
de jure
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'' until 1648), it was also a state of the
Holy Roman Empire
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.
History
The diocese was erected in 338 AD by St.
Mansuetus. The diocese was a
suffragan
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In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
of the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Trier
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. In 550 AD, the
Frankish
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* Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture
** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages, a group of Low Germanic languages also commonly referred to as "Frankish" varieties
* Francia, a post-Roman ...
Council of Toul The Council of Toul was a Frankish synod convoked by Theudebald, King of Austrasia, that convened in Toul on 1 June 550. It is not known how many bishops attended. It extended to the ecclesiastical provinces of Reims and Trier and perhaps beyond. ...
was held in the city.
By the high
Middle Ages
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, the diocese was located at the western edge of the
Holy Roman Empire
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; it was bordered by France, the
Duchy of Bar
The County of Bar, later Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire encompassing the ''Barrois, pays de Barrois'' and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc. It was held by the County of Montbéliard, House of Montbéliard from the 11t ...
, and the
Duchy of Lorraine
The Duchy of Lorraine was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire which existed from the 10th century until 1766 when it was annexed by the kingdom of France. It gave its name to the larger present-day region of Lorraine in northeastern France ...
. In 1048 it become a state of the Empire while that city of Toul itself became a
Free Imperial City.
In 1552, both states were annexed by King
Henry II of France
Henry II (; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was List of French monarchs#House of Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589), King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I of France, Francis I and Claude of France, Claude, Du ...
; the annexations were formally recognized by the Empire in 1648 by the
Peace of Westphalia
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. By then, they were part of the French province of the
Three Bishoprics
The Three Bishoprics ( ) constituted a Provinces of France, government of the Kingdom of France consisting of the dioceses of Prince-Bishopric of Metz, Metz, Prince-Bishopric of Verdun, Verdun, and Prince-Bishopric of Toul, Toul within the Lorr ...
.
In 1766, the
Duchy of Lorraine
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became part of France. In 1777 and 1778, territory was carved out of Toul to form two new dioceses:
Saint Dié and
Nancy, both of them suffragans of Trier. By the terms of the
Concordat of 1802
A concordat () is a convention between the Holy See and a sovereign state that defines the relationship between the Catholic Church and the state in matters that concern both,René Metz, ''What is Canon Law?'' (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1960 Nancy. The geographic remit included three Department of France">Departments of France
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:
Meurthe, Meuse (department)">Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
, and
Vosges
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.
List of bishops and prince-bishops
Bishops
*
Mansuetus 338–375, first bishop
*
Amon
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Mythology
* Amun, an Ancient Egyptian deity, also known as Amon and Amon-Ra
* Aamon, a Goetic demon
People Mononym
* Amon of Judah ( 664– 640 BC), king of Judah
* Amon of Toul ( 375– 423 AD), second recorded Bishop of ...
c. 400?
*
Alchas c. 423?
*
Gelsimus c. 455?
*
Auspicius c. 478?
* Saint Ours">Ursus around 490
* Aprus of Toul">Aprus (Aper) 500–507
* Aladius">Auspicius of Toul">Auspicius c. 478?
* Saint Ours">Ursus around 490
* Aprus of Toul">Aprus (Aper) 500–507
* Aladius 508–525?
* Trifsorich 525–532
* Dulcitius 532?–549
* Alodius c. 549
* Premon
* Antimund
* Eudolius c. 602
* Theofred 640–653
* Bodo of Toul c. 660
* Eborinus around 664
* Leudinus 667?–669
* Adeotatus 679–680
* Ermentheus c. 690?
* Magnald c. 695?
* Dodo c. 705
* Griboald 706–739?
* Godo 739?–756
* Jakob 756–767
* Borno 775–794
* Wannich 794?–813
*
Frotar 814–846
* Arnulf 847–871
* Arnald 872–894
* Ludhelm 895–905
* Drogo 907–922
*
Gosselin 922–962
* Gerard I 963–994 (Saint
Gerard
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)
* Stephen 994–995
* Robert 995–996
*
Berthold 996–1019
* Herman 1020–1026
Prince-Bishops
*
Bruno Egisheim-Dagsburg † (1026 - 12 February 1049; elected as
Pope Leo IX
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, served until his death in 1054)
* Sede Vacant 1049-1051
* Odo 1052–1069
*
Pippo 1070–1107
* Richwin of Commercy 1108–1126
* Henry I of Lorraine 1127-1167
*
Peter of Brixey 1168–1192
* Odo of Vaudemont 1192–1197
* Matthias of Lorraine 1197–1206, † 1217
* Reinald of Chantilly 1210–1217
* Gerard II of Vaudemont 1218–1219
* Odo II of Sorcy 1219–1228
* Garin 1228–1230
* Roger of Marcey 1231–1251
* Giles of Sorcy 1253–1271
* Conrad II of Tübingen 1272–1296
*
John I of Sierck 1296–1305
* Vito Venosa 1305–1306
* Odo III of Grançon 1306–1308
* Giacomo Ottone Colonna 1308–1309
* John II of Arzillières 1309–1320
* Amatus of Geneva 1320–1330
* Thomas of Bourlemont 1330–1353
* Bertram de la Tour 1353–1361
* Pietro di la Barreria 1361–1363
* John III of Hoya 1363–1372
* John IV of Neufchatel 1373–1384, † 1398
* Savin de Floxence 1384–1398
* Philip II de la Ville-sur-Illon 1399–1409
* Henry II de la Ville-sur-Illom 1409–1436
* Louis de Haraucourt 1437–1449
*
Guillaume Fillastre 1449–1460
* John V de Chevrot 1460
* Anthony I of Neufchatel 1461–1495
* Ulric of Blankenberg 1495–1506
* Hugh des Hazards 1506–1517
*
John, Cardinal of Lorraine 1517–1524, † 1544 (
Bishop of Verdun 1523–1544)
* Hector de Ailly-Rochefort 1526–1532
* John, Cardinal of Lorraine (again) 1532–1537
* Anthony II Pellagrin 1537–1542
* John of Lorraine-Guise (again) 1542–1543, † 1544
Bishops after the French annexation
* Toussaint de Hossey 1543–1565
* Peter III de Châtelet 1565–1580
*
Charles de Lorraine de Vaudémont 1580–1587 (
Bishop of Verdun 1585–1587)
* Christopher de la Vallée 1589–1607
* John VII Porcelet de Maillane 1609–1624
*
Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine 1625–1634
* Charles Christian de Gournay 1634–1637
*
Henri Arnauld 1637-1643
* Paolo Fiesco 1643–1645
*
Jacques Lebret 1645
*
Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy 29 March 1687 to 10 May 1704 (
Bishop of Meaux 1704–1737)
*
François Blouet de Camilly 1706–1723
* Scipion-Jérôme Begon 1723–1753
* Claude Drouâs de Boussey 1754–1773
* Etienne-François-Xavier des Michels de Champorcin (Stephen-Francis-Xavier des Michels de Champorcin), last bishop, 1773–1802
See also
*
Catholic Church in France
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*
List of Catholic dioceses in France
References
Bibliography
Reference Sources
* pp. 548–549. (Use with caution; obsolete)
* p. 301. (in Latin)
* p. 175.
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* p. 219.
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Studies
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External links
Bishopric of Toulat Catholic-hierarchy.org
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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in France
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1824 disestablishments in France
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Toul
Toul () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in north-eastern France.
It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, Fra ...