The Bishopric of Lodève is a former Roman Catholic diocese in southern
France. Its episcopal see was located in
Lodève, in the modern department of
Hérault. Its territory is now part of the
archdiocese of Montpellier.
History
Since the 14th century local tradition has made
St. Florus first bishop of Lodève, and relates that as a disciple of
St. Peter, he afterwards evangelized
Haute-Auvergne and died in the present village of
Saint-Flour.
Bishops of Lodève have existed since 421; the first historically known bishop is Maternus, who was present at the Council of Agde in 506. Among the bishops of Lodève are:
St. George [
fr] (863–884), previously a Benedictine monk;
St. Fulcran (949–1006), who in 975 dedicated the cathedral of St. Genès and founded the Abbey of St. Sauveur; the Dominican inquisitor
Bernard Gui (1324–1331); Cardinal
Guillaume d'Estouteville (1450–1453), who played an important part as papal legate, also in the rehabilitation of
Joan of Arc; the brothers
Guillaume Briçonnet (1489–1516) and Denis Briçonnet (1516–1520).
A Brief of 16 June 1877, authorized the bishops of Montpellier to call themselves bishops of Montpellier,
Béziers,
Agde, Lodève, and Saint-Pons (
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), in memory of the different former suffragan dioceses at that date united in the present metropolitan
archbishopric of Montpellier.
St. George 863–884 (Benedictine monk, who is known to have contributed in 861 for the foundation of l'abbaye de Vabres, by Raymond I, comte de Toulouse et de Rouergue
The Bishopric of Lodève is a former Roman Catholic diocese in southern
France. Its episcopal see was located in
Lodève, in the modern department of
Hérault. Its territory is now part of the
archdiocese of Montpellier.
History
Since the 14th century local tradition has made
St. Florus first bishop of Lodève, and relates that as a disciple of
St. Peter, he afterwards evangelized
Haute-Auvergne and died in the present village of
Saint-Flour.
Bishops of Lodève have existed since 421; the first historically known bishop is Maternus, who was present at the Council of Agde in 506. Among the bishops of Lodève are:
St. George [
fr] (863–884), previously a Benedictine monk;
St. Fulcran (949–1006), who in 975 dedicated the cathedral of St. Genès and founded the Abbey of St. Sauveur; the Dominican inquisitor
Bernard Gui (1324–1331); Cardinal
Guillaume d'Estouteville (1450–1453), who played an important part as papal legate, also in the rehabilitation of
Joan of Arc; the brothers
Guillaume Briçonnet (1489–1516) and Denis Briçonnet (1516–1520).
A Brief of 16 June 1877, authorized the bishops of Montpellier to call themselves bishops of Montpellier,
Béziers,
Agde, Lodève, and Saint-Pons (
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), in memory of the different former suffragan dioceses at that date united in the present metropolitan
archbishopric of Montpellier.
St. George 863–884 (Benedictine monk, who is known to have contributed in 861 for the foundation of l'abbaye de Vabres, by Raymond I, comte de Toulouse et de Rouergue