List of bishops of Grenoble
Encyclopedia
This is a list of bishops of Grenoble
.
In 1790 the ancien régime and the diocese were abolished by the French revolutionaries
. The diocese was restored in 1791 and was given constitutional bishops
by the regime.
Bishopric of Grenoble
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in south-eastern France. The diocese, erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Grenoble, comprises the department of Isère and the former canton of Villeurbanne The Roman Catholic Diocese...
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- 381–384 : Domnin
- : Diogene
- : Amicus
- 420 : Sebastian
- 439-? : Vitalien
- 441-459 : Cérat
- 463-478 : Viventius
- 515-530 : Viktor
- 538 : Ursolus
- 552-570 : Siagrius I
- 573-601/608 : Isice I
- 614-626 : Siagrius II
- 650 : Clair
- 653-664 : Ferreol
- 664 : Boson
- 690 : Isice II
- 699 : Austrebert
- 707 : Ramnou
- 726 : Ragnomar
- 742 : Austoric
- 743-? : Corbus
- 760 : Leopert
- 804 : Adalhard
- 825 : Radou
- 829 : Supert
- - : Evrard
- 840 : Adalulf
- 855-860 : Ebbo
- 869-? : Bernaire
- 888–922 : Isaak
- 944–949 : Alquier
- 949-990 : IsarnIsarn, Bishop of GrenobleIsarn was the Bishop of Grenoble from 950 until his death in 976. During the reign of Conrad the Peaceful he was instrumental in re-asserting Christian political authority in the south of the Kingdom of Burgundy, overrun by Saracens, and in restoring the shattered Church in the region...
- 990-1025 : Humbert I. D`Albon
- 1025-1035 : Mallen
- 1036-1058 : Artaud
- 1058- : Humbert II
- 1070-1076 : Pons
- 1080-1132 : Saint Hugh of ChâteauneufHugh of ChâteauneufSaint Hugh of Châteauneuf was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080 to his death. He was a partisan of the Gregorian reform and opposed to Guy of Burgundy, Archbishop of Vienne, later Pope as Callistus II....
(also named Hugues I) - 1132-1148 : Hugues II
- 1148-1150 : NöelNoelNoel is a masculine French given name derived from noël . The actual feminine form is Noelle, but in English-speaking regions Noel is sometimes used for females as well...
- 1150-1151 : Othmar de Sassenage
- 1151-1163 : Geoffroy
- 1164-1220 : Jean de Sassenage
- 1220-1221 : Guillaume I
- 1221-1223 : Pierre I
- 1223-1237 : Soffroy
- 1237-1250 : Pierre II
- 1250-1266 : FalconFalconA falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
- 1266-1281 : Guillaume II de Sassenage
- 1281-1302 : Guillaume III de Royn
- 1302-1337 : Guillaume IV de Royn
- 1337-1350 : Jean de Chissé
- 1350-1380 : Rodolphe de Chissé (later bishop of Tarentaise)
- 1380-1388 : François de Conzié (later bishop of Arles)
- 1388-1427 : Aymon I de Chissé O.S.B. (later bishop of Nice)
- 1427-1450 : Aymon II de Chissé
- 1450-1476 : Siboud Allemand de Séchilienne
- 1476-1482 : Laurent Allemand I de Laval
- 1482-1484 : Jost de Silenen
- 1484-1518 : Laurent Allemand I de Laval
- 1518-1561 : Laurent Allemand II de Laval
- 1562-1575 : François d`Avançon O.S.B.
- 1575-1606 : François du Pléard (also named du Fléhard)
- 1607-1619 : Jean de La Croix de Chevrières
- 1619-1620 : Alphonse de La Croix de Chevrières
- 1620-1668 : Pierre Scarron
- 1671-1707 : Étienne Le CamusÉtienne Le CamusÉtienne Le Camus was a French cardinal.-Biography:Through the influence of his father, Nicolas le Camus, a state councillor, he was when still very young attached to the court as almoner of the king, and enjoyed the friendship of Bossuet. The Sorbonne made him doctor of theology at the age of...
(also cardinal) - 1708-1719 : Edmond Allemand de Montmartin
- 1721-1725 : Paul de Chaulnes (before bishop of SarlatSarlat-la-CanédaSarlat-la-Canéda , or simply Sarlat, is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Sarlat is one of the most attractive and alluring towns in southwestern France.-Geography:...
) - 1726-1771 : Jean de Caulet
- 1771-1779 : Jean de Cairol de Madaillan (before bishop of Vence)
- 1779-1788 : Hippolythe Haÿ de Bonteville (before bishop of Saint-Flour)
- 1789-1802 : Jean-Marie du Lau d'Allemans
In 1790 the ancien régime and the diocese were abolished by the French revolutionaries
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. The diocese was restored in 1791 and was given constitutional bishops
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government....
by the regime.
- 1791-1792 : Joseph Pouchot (constitutional bishop)
- 1792-1802 : Henri Reymond (constitutional bishop, later bishop of Dijon)
- 1802-1825 : Claude Simon
- 1826-1852 : Philibert de Bruillard
- 1853-1870 : Jacques-Marie-Achille GinoulhiacJacques-Marie-Achille GinoulhiacJacques-Marie-Achille Ginoulhiac was a French bishop.-Biography:...
(later archbishop of Lyon) - 1870-1875 : Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier (later archbishop of Besançon)
- 1875-1899 : Armand-Joseph Fava
- 1899-1911 : Paul-Émile Henry
- 1911-1916 : Louis-Joseph MaurinLouis-Joseph MaurinLouis-Joseph Maurin was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.Maurin was ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1882 in Rome. He did pastoral work in the diocese of Marseille from 1882 until 1911...
(later archbishop of Lyon) - 1917-1957 : Alexandre Caillot
- 1957-1969 : André-Jacques Fougerat (later titular bishop of Alba de Numidie)
- 1969-1989 : Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Matagrin
- 1989-2006 : Louis Jean DufauxLouis Jean DufauxLouis Jean Dufaux was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne, France....
- 2006 onwards : Guy de Kérimel