Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais

Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis Diocèse de Beauvais - Noyon - Senlis
St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais
Location
Country	France
Territory	Oise
Ecclesiastical province	Reims
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Reims
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 804,100 714,000 (88.8%)
Parishes	45
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	3rd century
Cathedral	St. Peter's Cathedral, Beauvais
Patron saint	St. Lucian of Beauvais
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thierry Jordan
Map
Website
oise.catholique.fr

Harvey and Roger, two bishops of Beauvais in the Middle Ages, panel from the binding of a pontifical in the cathedral of Beauvais

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais (Lat:Diocesis Bellovacensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese encompasses the department of Oise in the Region of Picardie. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reims. The current bishop is Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, appointed in 2010.

History

The diocese of Beauvais was traditionally founded by St. Lucian (Lucianus, Lucien) in the 3rd century. After 1013 the Bishops were simultaneously Counts of Beauvais, and one of the Peers of France. The Bishop had a role in the coronation ceremony of the French king, and played a role in politics; Roger II died during the First Crusade, Philip of Dreux was a participant in the Third Crusade and the Battle of Bouvines, and Pierre Cauchon was involved in the trial of Joan of Arc.

The diocese was abolished during the French Revolution, and was recreated as part of the Diocese of Amiens in 1802. Beauvais was re-established in 1822, and the Diocese of Beauvais-Noyon–Senlis was created in 1851, comprising the territories of all three formerly separate dioceses. Beauvais Cathedral serves as the seat of the new diocese, which has a population of 766,441, 90% of whom are Roman Catholic.

Bishops of Beauvais

Roman Gaul Period

See also: Roman Gaul and Roman diocese

• St. Lucianus (3rd century)
• Thalasius
• Victor
• Chanarus
• Numitius
• Licerius
• Themerus
• Bertegesillus
• Rodomarus
• Ansoldus

Early Middle Ages

See also: Early Middle Ages

• Ribertus
• Cogerimus
• Maurinus
• Constantinus
• Himbertus
• Radingus (632-660)
• Dodon
• St. Marinus
• Rocoaldus
• Miroldus
• Clement
• St. Constantinus
• Ercambertus
• Austringus
• Deodatus
• Andreas
• Hodingus
• Adalmanus
• Ragimbertus

Middle Ages

• St. Hildemanus
• Erminfridus (846-859) designated in 853 as missus dominicus, in charge of inspecting the districts of Paris, Meaux, Senlis, Beauvais, Vendeuil and Vexin, died 859 in Beauvais, massacred during a new incursion of the Normans
• Odo I (860-881)
• Hrotgarius (881-888)
• Honoratus (888-890)

Tenth Century

• Herluin (909-921)
• Bovon
• Hildegar
• Walleran (933-972)
• Harvey (987-997)
• Hugues (997-1002)

Eleventh Century

• Roger of Blois (1002–1022), Keeper of the Seals (995 - 1000) of Kings Hugh Capet and Robert the Pious, hereinafter Beauvais Bishopric elevated to title Bishop-Count
• Garin (1022–1030)
• Drogon (1035–1058)
• Guilbert (1059–1063)
• Guido (1063–1085), resigned
• Ursion of Melun (1085–1089)
• Fulk of Dammartin (1089–1095)
• Roger II (1095–1096), Keeper of the Seals, died in Egypt during the First Crusade
• Ansel (1096–1099)

Twelfth Century

• Galon (1099-1104), later Bishop of Paris and papal legate in Poland
• Godfrey of Pisseleu (1104-1114)
• Peter of Dammartin (1114–1133)
• Odo II (1133–1144)
• Odo III (1144–1148)
• Henry (1149–1162), later Archbishop of Reims, fourth son of King Louis VI of France
• Bartholomew of Montcornet (1162–1175)
• Philip of Dreux (1175–1217), participant of the Third Crusade and Albigensian Crusade son of Robert I of Dreux, and thus nephew of Henry (above)

Thirteenth Century

• Milo of Nanteuil (1217–1234), participant in the Albigensian Crusade with King Louis VIII of France
• Godfrey of Clermont (1234–1236)
• Robert of Cressonsacq (1237–1248), dedicated the Church of Saint-Étienne de Cambronne-lès-Clermont, died in Cyprus during the Seventh Crusade)
• William of Gres (1249–1267)
• Reginald of Nanteuil (1267–1283), brother of Philippe de Nanteuil
• Theobald of Nanteuil (1283–1300), Seigneur of Nanteuil, son of Philippe de Nanteuil

Fourteenth Century

• Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (1301–1312/13), previously Bishop of Noyon son of Simon II of Clermont, Seigneur of Nesle
• Jean de Marigny (1313–1347), later Archbishop of Rouen, Lord Chancellor of France (1329), brother of Enguerrand de Marigny
• William Bertran (1347–1356), previously Bishop of Bayeux, brother of Robert VIII Bertrand de Bricquebec
• Philippe of Alençon (1356–1360), later Archbishop of Rouen, son of Charles II of Alençon
• Cardinal John of Dormans (1360–1368), previously Bishop of Lisieux, Lord Chancellor of France (1357-1371), created cardinal in 1368, resigned shortly after (died in 1373)
• John of Augerant (1368–1375), previously Bishop of Chartres
• Milo of Dormans (1375–1387), previously Bishop of Angers and previously Bishop of Bayeux, President-Clerk of the Court of Finances of Paris (1376-1380), Lord Chancellor of France (1380-1383), son of Guillaume de Dormans and nephew of Jean de Dormans (above)
• William of Vienne (1387–1388), previously Bishop of Autun, later Archbishop of Rouen
• Thomas of Estouteville (1388–1395), relative of Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville, brother of Bishop Guillaume d'Estouteville Ier
• Louis of Orléans (1395–1397), previously Bishop of Poitiers, son of Philip, Duke of Orléans who is the fifth son of King Philip VI of France, died in Jerusalem 1397

Fifteenth Century

• Peter of Savoisy (1398–1412), previously Bishop of Le Mans
• Bernard of Chevenon (1413–1420), previously Bishop of Amiens
• Pierre Cauchon (1420–1432), condemned St.Joan of Arc, later Bishop of Lisieux
• Jean Juvenal des Ursins (1433–1444), later Bishop of Laon, later Archbishop of Reims
• Guillaume d’Hellande (1444–1462)
• Jean de Bar (1462–1488)

Early Modern Period

See also: Ancien Régime and Early modern period

Sixteenth Century

• Louis de Villiers (1497–1521), the last prelate elected, hereinafter the prelates are appointed by the King of France
• Antoine Lascaris de Tende (1523–1530), previously Bishop of Riez, later Bishop of Limoges, and later again Bishop of Riez
• Charles de Villiers (1530–1535), previously Bishop of Limoges
• Cardinal Odet de Coligny de Châtillon (Administrator, 1535–1563), Cardinal (1533-1563), son of Marshal of France Gaspard I de Coligny, brother of Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, converted to Calvinism, deprived of all his offices and benefices, and excommunicated on 31 March 1563
• Cardinal Charles de Bourbon (1569–1575), son of Charles, Duke of Vendôme, supported by the French Holy League as rightful King of France
• Nicolas Fumée (1575–1593), previously Abbot of Saint-Pierre de la Couture, chaplain to the King of France

Seventeenth Century

• René Potier (1596–1616), Grand Aumônier of Queen Anne of Austria
• Augustin Potier (1617–1650), Grand Aumônier of Queen Anne of Austria, friend of St. Vincent de Paul, nephew of René Potier (above)
• Nicolas Choart de Buzenval (1651–1679), supporter of Jansenism, adviser to the Grand Conseil, and Master of Requests
• Cardinal Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1679–1713)

Eighteenth Century

• François Honoré Antoine de Beauvilliers de Saint-Aignan (1713–1728), previously Abbot of Saint-Germer-de-Fly, resigned from throne due to supposed incompetence, later Commendatory Abbot of the Abbey of St. Victor, Marseille
• Cardinal Étienne-René Potier de Gesvres (1728–1772)
• Blessed François-Joseph de la Rochefoucauld (1772–1792), defended the rights of the First Estate at the Estates-General of 1789, arrested and imprisoned, killed by a mob along with his brother, Blessed Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, both beatified in 1926 in the Roman Catholic Church

French Revolution

See also: Civil Constitution of the Clergy, Constitutional bishop, and Église Constitutionnelle

• Jean-Baptiste Massieu (1802–1805)

Concordat Bishops

See also: Concordat of 1801

• Claude-Louis de Lesquen (1823–1825), later Bishop of Rennes
• François Hyacinthe Jean Feutrier (1825–1830)
• Jean-Louis-Simon Lemercier (1832–1838)
• Pierre-Marie Cottret (1838–1841)
• Joseph-Armand Gignoux (1842–1878)
• François Edouard Hasley (1878–1880)
• Désiré-Joseph Dennel (1880–1884), later Bishop of Arras
• Joseph-Maxence Peronne (1884–1892)
• Frédéric Fuzet (1892–1900), later Archbishop of Rouen
• Marie-Jean-Célestin Douais (1900–1915)

Twentieth Century

• Eugène-Stanislas Le Senne (1915–1937), died 14th of March, 1937
• Félix Roeder (1937–1955), retired 21st of February, 1955
• Pierre-Mararie Lacointe (1955–1965), died 23rd of April, 1965
• Stéphane Émile Alfred Desmazières (1965–1978), retired 20th of September, 1978
• Jacques André Marie Jullien (1978–1984), later Coadjutor-Archbishop of Rennes, 21st of May, 1984
• Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy (1985–1995), retired 13th of May, 1995
• Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau (1995–2002), later Archbishop of Montpellier, August 28th, 2002

Twenty-First Century

• Jean-Paul James (2003-2009), later Bishop of Nantes
• Jacques Benoit-Gonnin, current occupant since 18th of March, 2010

External links

• Official site
• Beauvais from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Diocese of Beauvais-Noyon-Senlis from Catholic-Hierarchy.org