Diocese of Grasse

Historical Details

• Diocese of Grasse
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 19 July 1244
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Embrun
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Antibes
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Isnard de Grasse † (15 Nov 1451 Appointed - 26 Jun 1483 Died)
• Guillaume Le Blanc † (14 Feb 1592 Appointed - 1601 Died)
• Étienne Le Maingre de Boucicault, O.F.M. † (24 Mar 1604 Appointed - 1624 Died)
• Jean de Grasse-Cabris † (15 Sep 1625 Appointed - 1628 Resigned)
• Jean Guérin † (4 Mar 1630 Appointed - 1632 Died)
• Scipion de Villeneuve-Thorenc † (20 Dec 1632 Appointed - May 1636 Died)
• Antoine Godeau † (22 Sep 1636 Confirmed - 10 Nov 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Vence)
• Louis de Bernage † (23 Nov 1653 Appointed - 6 May 1675 Died)
• Louis Aube de Roquemartine † (16 Nov 1676 Confirmed - 25 May 1682 Confirmed, Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
• Antoine Le Comte † (13 Jul 1682 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1683 Died)
• François Verjus † (24 Mar 1692 Confirmed - 17 Dec 1710 Died)
• Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. † (19 Oct 1711 Confirmed - 2 Mar 1726 Died)
• Claude-Léonce-Octavien d’Antelmy † (9 Dec 1726 Appointed - 21 Oct 1752 Died)
• François-d’Etienne de Saint-Jean de Prunières † (12 Mar 1753 Appointed - Jun 1797 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Louis Aube de Roquemartine † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1676 to 25 May 1682)
• Louis de Bernage † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1653 to 6 May 1675)
• Claude-Léonce-Octavien d’Antelmy † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1726 to 21 Oct 1752)
• Antoine Godeau † (Bishop: 22 Sep 1636 to 10 Nov 1653)
• Isnard de Grasse † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1451 to 26 Jun 1483)
• Jean de Grasse-Cabris † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1625 to 1628)
• Jean Guérin † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1630 to 1632)
• Guillaume Le Blanc † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1592 to 1601)
• Antoine Le Comte † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1682 to 6 Sep 1683)
• Étienne Le Maingre de Boucicault, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1604 to 1624)
• Joseph-Ignace-Jean-Baptiste de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1711 to 2 Mar 1726)
• François-d’Etienne de Saint-Jean de Prunières † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1753 to Jun 1797)
• François Verjus † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1692 to 17 Dec 1710)
• Scipion de Villeneuve-Thorenc † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1632 to May 1636)