Archdiocese of Embrun

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Embrun
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 794
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

• Diocese of Embrun
  • Latin Name: Ebredunensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Country: France

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Past Ordinaries

• Enrico Bartolomei di Susa † ( 1250 Appointed - 1267 Resigned)
• Guillaume de Mandagout, C.R.S.A. † (28 Mar 1295 Appointed - 26 May 1311 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
• Bertrand de Déaulx † (26 Aug 1323 Appointed - 18 Dec 1338 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco)
• Bertrand de Castronovo (de Chateauneuf) † (8 Jan 1364 Appointed - 5 Sep 1365 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viviers (Aps))
• Michel Etienne de L’Isle † (20 May 1379 Appointed - 1 May 1427 Died)
• Jacques Gélu † (30 Jul 1427 Appointed - 7 Sep 1432 Died)
• Regnault de Chartres † (4 Mar 1433 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Jean Bayle † (28 Feb 1458 Appointed - Sep 1494 Died)
• Rostaing d’Ancezune † (26 Nov 1494 Appointed - 27 Jul 1510 Died)
• Niccolò Fieschi † (12 Oct 1510 Appointed - 5 Jul 1518 Resigned)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (5 Jul 1518 Appointed - 30 Jul 1518 Appointed, Administrator of Ascoli Piceno)
• François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. † (30 Jul 1518 Appointed - 8 Jan 1526 Appointed, Archbishop of Bourges)
• Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand † (8 Jan 1526 Appointed - 9 Jan 1548 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint-Flour)
• Balthasar de Jarente † (9 Jan 1548 Appointed - 27 Jun 1555 Died)
• Robert de Lénoncourt † (23 Mar 1556 Appointed - 7 Feb 1560 Resigned)
• Guillaume de St-Marcel d’Avançon † (7 Feb 1560 Appointed - 9 Jun 1600 Died)
• Honoré du Laurens † (24 Jan 1601 Appointed - 24 Jan 1612 Died)
• Guillaume d’Hugues, O.F.M. Conv. † (3 Sep 1612 Appointed - 27 Oct 1648 Died)
• Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade † (21 Jun 1649 Appointed - 3 Jun 1669 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Metz)
• Charles Brulart de Genlis † (15 Jul 1669 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1714 Died)
• François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (16 Dec 1715 Confirmed - 6 May 1720 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux)
• Louis-François-Gabriel de Hénin-Liétard † (27 May 1720 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1724 Died)
• Pierre-Guérin de Tencin † (12 Jun 1724 Appointed - 11 Nov 1740 Confirmed, Archbishop of Lyon)
• Bernardin-Louis Foucquet † (5 Dec 1740 Confirmed - 25 May 1767 Resigned)
• Pierre-Louis de Leyssin † (15 Jun 1767 Confirmed - 26 Aug 1801 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Embrun
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Embrun (erected)
Archdiocese of Embrun
794	Elevated	Diocese of Embrun	Archdiocese of Embrun
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Embrun (suppressed) Diocese of Senez (suppressed) Diocese of Sisteron (suppressed)	Diocese of Digne

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Rostaing d’Ancezune † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1494 to 27 Jul 1510)
• Enrico Bartolomei di Susa † (Archbishop: 1250 to 1267)
• Jean Bayle † (Archbishop: 28 Feb 1458 to Sep 1494)
• Charles Brulart de Genlis † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1669 to 3 Nov 1714)
• Bertrand de Castronovo (de Chateauneuf) † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1364 to 5 Sep 1365)
• Regnault de Chartres † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1433 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Georges d’Aubusson de la Feuillade † (Archbishop: 21 Jun 1649 to 3 Jun 1669)
• Guillaume de St-Marcel d’Avançon † (Archbishop: 7 Feb 1560 to 9 Jun 1600)
• Bertrand de Déaulx † (Archbishop: 26 Aug 1323 to 18 Dec 1338)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (Administrator: 5 Jul 1518 to 30 Jul 1518)
• Guillaume d’Hugues, O.F.M. Conv. † (Archbishop: 3 Sep 1612 to 27 Oct 1648)
• Honoré du Laurens † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1601 to 24 Jan 1612)
• Niccolò Fieschi † (Administrator: 12 Oct 1510 to 5 Jul 1518)
• Bernardin-Louis Foucquet † (Archbishop: 5 Dec 1740 to 25 May 1767)
• Jacques Gélu † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1427 to 7 Sep 1432)
• Louis-François-Gabriel de Hénin-Liétard † (Archbishop: 27 May 1720 to 26 Apr 1724)
• Balthasar de Jarente † (Archbishop: 9 Jan 1548 to 27 Jun 1555)
• Robert de Lénoncourt † (Archbishop: 23 Mar 1556 to 7 Feb 1560)
• Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1526 to 9 Jan 1548)
• Pierre-Louis de Leyssin † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1767 to 26 Aug 1801)
• Michel Etienne de L’Isle † (Archbishop: 20 May 1379 to 1 May 1427)
• Guillaume de Mandagout, C.R.S.A. † (Archbishop: 28 Mar 1295 to 26 May 1311)
• Pierre-Guérin de Tencin † (Archbishop: 12 Jun 1724 to 11 Nov 1740)
• François de Tournon, C.R.S.A. † (Archbishop: 30 Jul 1518 to 8 Jan 1526)
• François-Elie de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1715 to 6 May 1720)

Source(s)

Archdiocese of Embrun Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 233, and Page 234 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 148

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