Diocese of Saintes

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saintes
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Islo † ( 999 Appointed - 1028 Died)
• Geoffroy de Saint-Briçon † (3 Oct 1279 Appointed - 1282 Died)
• Geoffroy d’Archiac † ( 1287 Appointed - 1293 Died)
• Ranulphe de Carel † ( 1295 Appointed - 1296 Died)
• Guy de Neuville † (24 Apr 1296 Appointed - 7 Apr 1312 Died)
• Guillaume de La Mothe † (27 Apr 1313 Appointed - 18 Jan 1318 Appointed, Bishop of Bazas)
• Teobaldo de Castillon † (18 Jan 1318 Appointed - 17 Mar 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
• Estevão de la Garde † (17 Mar 1348 Appointed - 8 Jan 1351 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
• Gaillard du Puy † (8 Jan 1351 Appointed - 1361 Died)
• Bernard du Sault † (16 May 1362 Appointed - 1380 Died)
• Helie de L’Estrange † (1 Mar 1381 Appointed - 15 Nov 1396 Appointed, Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay)
• Bernard de Chevenon † (19 Jun 1398 Appointed - 20 Mar 1411 Appointed, Bishop of Amiens)
• Geoffroy de Pérusse des Cars † (20 Mar 1411 Appointed - 1415 Died)
• Jean Boursier † (12 May 1415 Appointed - 1426 Died)
• Guy de Rochechouart † (2 Aug 1426 Appointed - 1460 Died)
• Alain de Coëtivy † (7 Jan 1461 Appointed - 8 Apr 1462 Resigned)
• Louis de Rochechouart † (8 Apr 1462 Appointed - 1493 Resigned)
• Pierre de Rochechouart † (13 May 1493 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
• Raymond Pérault, O.S.A. † (11 Jul 1505 Appointed - 5 Sep 1505 Died)
• Francesco Soderini † (27 Jan 1507 Appointed - 12 Jun 1514 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
• Giuliano Soderini † (12 Jun 1514 Appointed - 30 Jul 1544 Died)
• Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † (23 Jan 1544 Appointed - 19 Mar 1550 Resigned)
• Tristan de Bizet, O.S.B. † (19 Mar 1550 Appointed - 1576 Resigned)
• Nicolas de la Courbe de Brée † (6 Apr 1576 Appointed - 10 Jul 1617 Died)
• Michel Raoul de La Guibourgère † (18 Dec 1617 Appointed - 14 Sep 1630 Died)
• Jacques Raoul de La Guibourgère † (7 Jul 1631 Confirmed - 4 May 1648 Appointed, Bishop of La Rochelle)
• Louis de Bassompierre † (7 Dec 1648 Appointed - 1 Jul 1676 Died)
• Guillaume de La Brunetière du Plessis-Gesté † (30 Aug 1677 Confirmed - 2 May 1702 Died)
• Alexandre de Chevriers de Saint-Mauris † (20 Nov 1702 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1710 Died)
• Henri-Augustin Le Pileur † (19 Oct 1711 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1715 Resigned)
• Léon de Beaumont † (11 May 1718 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1744 Died)
• Simon-Pierre de Lacoré (La Corée) † (19 Jul 1745 Confirmed - 12 Sep 1763 Died)
• Germain Chasteigner de la Chasteigneraye † (20 Feb 1764 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1781 Died)
• Bl. Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers † (10 Dec 1781 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1792 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Geoffroy d’Archiac † (Bishop: 1287 to 1293)
• Louis de Bassompierre † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1648 to 1 Jul 1676)
• Léon de Beaumont † (Bishop: 11 May 1718 to 10 Oct 1744)
• Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 2 Dec 1491 to Aug 1492)
• Tristan de Bizet, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1550 to 1576)
• Charles Bourbon de Vendôme † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1544 to 19 Mar 1550)
• Jean Boursier † (Bishop: 12 May 1415 to 1426)
• Ranulphe de Carel † (Bishop: 1295 to 1296)
• Teobaldo de Castillon † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1318 to 17 Mar 1348)
• Germain Chasteigner de la Chasteigneraye † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1764 to 29 Sep 1781)
• Bernard de Chevenon † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1398 to 20 Mar 1411)
• Alexandre de Chevriers de Saint-Mauris † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1702 to 25 Dec 1710)
• Alain de Coëtivy † (Administrator: 7 Jan 1461 to 8 Apr 1462)
• Nicolas de la Courbe de Brée † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1576 to 10 Jul 1617)
• Gaillard du Puy † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1351 to 1361)
• Guillaume de La Brunetière du Plessis-Gesté † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1677 to 2 May 1702)
• Simon-Pierre de Lacoré (La Corée) † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1745 to 12 Sep 1763)
• Estevão de la Garde † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1348 to 8 Jan 1351)
• Guillaume de La Mothe † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1313 to 18 Jan 1318)
• Bl. Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1781 to 2 Sep 1792)
• Henri-Augustin Le Pileur † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1711 to 19 Dec 1715)
• Helie de L’Estrange † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1381 to 15 Nov 1396)
• Guy de Neuville † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1296 to 7 Apr 1312)
• Raymond Pérault, O.S.A. † (Administrator: 11 Jul 1505 to 5 Sep 1505)
• Geoffroy de Pérusse des Cars † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1411 to 1415)
• Jacques Raoul de La Guibourgère † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1631 to 4 May 1648)
• Michel Raoul de La Guibourgère † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1617 to 14 Sep 1630)
• Guy de Rochechouart † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1426 to 1460)
• Louis de Rochechouart † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1462 to 1493)
• Pierre de Rochechouart † (Bishop: 13 May 1493 to 1505)
• Geoffroy de Saint-Briçon † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1279 to 1282)
• Bernard du Sault † (Bishop: 16 May 1362 to 1380)
• Francesco Soderini † (Administrator: 27 Jan 1507 to 12 Jun 1514)
• Giuliano Soderini † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1514 to 30 Jul 1544)
• Rodolphe Tillon, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 1543)
• Islo † (Bishop: 999 to 1028)

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