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

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Past Ordinaries

• Islo † ( 999 Appointed - 1028 Died)
• 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)
• Bernard de Chevenon † (19 Jun 1398 Appointed - 20 Mar 1411 Appointed, Bishop of Amiens)
• 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)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Saintes (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Saintes (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoulême Diocese of La Rochelle Diocese of Poitiers

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Raymond Pérault, O.S.A. † (Administrator: 11 Jul 1505 to 5 Sep 1505)
• 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)
• Louis de Rochechouart † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1462 to 1493)
• Pierre de Rochechouart † (Bishop: 13 May 1493 to 1505)
• 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)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 536, and Page 537 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 271 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 338 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 304 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 343 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 366 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 623, to Page 624

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