Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gap, is a diocese
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
in France
. The episcopal see
is Gap Cathedral, in the city of Gap
, in the department of Hautes Alpes. The diocese is suffragan to the archdiocese of Marseille.
The current titular is Jean-Michel di Falco.
s, of which at least one dates from the fourteenth century, state that the first Bishop of Gap was St. Demetrius, disciple of the Apostles and martyrs. Victor de Buck
in the Acta Sanctorum
(October, XI) finds nothing inadmissible in these traditions, while Canon Albanès defends them against M. Roman. Albanès names as bishops of Gap the martyr St. Tigris (fourth century), then St. Remedius (394-419), whom Louis Duchesne
makes a Bishop of Antibes and who was involved in the struggle between Pope Zosimus
and Bishop Proculus of Marseilles, finally St. Constantinus, about 439. According to Duchesne the first historically known bishop is Constantinus, present at the Council of Epaone
in 517. The church of Gap had, among other bishops, St. Aregius (or St. Arey, 579-610?), who established at Gap a celebrated literary school and was held in great esteem by St. Gregory the Great; also St. Arnoude (1065–1078), a monk of Trinité de Vendôme, named bishop by pope Alexander II
to replace the simoniac Ripert, and who became the patron of the episcopal city.
Suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and then united to the diocese of Digne, this diocese was re-established in 1822 comprising, besides the ancient diocese of Gap, a large part of the ancient archdiocese of Embrun. The name of this last metropolitan see, however, had been absorbed in the title of the Archbishop of Aix until 2007.
In 2008, the title was reattached to the diocese of Gap by the pope.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is Gap Cathedral, in the city of Gap
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
, in the department of Hautes Alpes. The diocese is suffragan to the archdiocese of Marseille.
The current titular is Jean-Michel di Falco.
History
Ancient traditions in liturgical bookLiturgical book
A liturgical book is a book published by the authority of a church, that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official religious services.-Roman Catholic:...
s, of which at least one dates from the fourteenth century, state that the first Bishop of Gap was St. Demetrius, disciple of the Apostles and martyrs. Victor de Buck
Victor de Buck
Victor de Buck was a Jesuit theologian and Bollandist hagiographer. His family was one of the most distinguished in the city of Oudenaarde...
in the Acta Sanctorum
Acta Sanctorum
Acta Sanctorum is an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes of documents examining the lives of Christian saints, in essence a critical hagiography, which is organised according to each saint's feast day. It begins with two January volumes, published in 1643, and ended with the Propylaeum to...
(October, XI) finds nothing inadmissible in these traditions, while Canon Albanès defends them against M. Roman. Albanès names as bishops of Gap the martyr St. Tigris (fourth century), then St. Remedius (394-419), whom Louis Duchesne
Louis Duchesne
Louis Marie Olivier Duchesne was a French priest, philologist, teacher and a critical historian of Christianity and Roman Catholic liturgy and institutions....
makes a Bishop of Antibes and who was involved in the struggle between Pope Zosimus
Pope Zosimus
Pope Saint Zosimus was Pope from March 18, 417 to December 26, 418 .He succeeded Innocent I, and was followed by Boniface I. Zosimus took a decided part in the protracted dispute in Gaul as to the jurisdiction of the see of Arles over that of Vienne, giving energetic decisions in favour of the...
and Bishop Proculus of Marseilles, finally St. Constantinus, about 439. According to Duchesne the first historically known bishop is Constantinus, present at the Council of Epaone
Council of Epaone
The Council of Epaone or Synod of Epaone was held in September 517 at Epaone in Burgundy, France. It was one of three national councils of bishops of the land that formed Gaul...
in 517. The church of Gap had, among other bishops, St. Aregius (or St. Arey, 579-610?), who established at Gap a celebrated literary school and was held in great esteem by St. Gregory the Great; also St. Arnoude (1065–1078), a monk of Trinité de Vendôme, named bishop by pope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II , born Anselmo da Baggio, was Pope from 1061 to 1073.He was born in Milan. As bishop of Lucca he had been an energetic coadjutor with Hildebrand of Sovana in endeavouring to suppress simony, and to enforce the celibacy of the clergy...
to replace the simoniac Ripert, and who became the patron of the episcopal city.
Suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and then united to the diocese of Digne, this diocese was re-established in 1822 comprising, besides the ancient diocese of Gap, a large part of the ancient archdiocese of Embrun. The name of this last metropolitan see, however, had been absorbed in the title of the Archbishop of Aix until 2007.
In 2008, the title was reattached to the diocese of Gap by the pope.
To 1000
- Saint Démèter (end of 1st century)
- Saint Tigride (4th century)
- Saint Remède (394-419)
- Saint Constantin (439)
- Constance (517-529)
- Vellesius (541-554)
- Sagittaire (560?-578)
- Saint Arey (579-610?)
- Valaton (610?-614)
- Potentissime (650?)
- Symphorien (700?)
- Donadieu (788)
- Biraco (879-879)
- Castus (950)
- Hugues I (971-1010?)
1000 to 1300
- Féraud de Domene (1010-1040)
- Rodolphe (1044-1050)
- Ripert (1053-1060)
- Saint Arnoux (1065-1078?)
- Laugier I (1079-1081)
- Odilon (1085?)
- Isoard (1090?-1105)
- Laugier II (1106-1122)
- Pierre Grafinel (1122-1130)
- Guillaume I (1131-1149)
- Raimond (1150-1156)
- Grégoire (1157-1180)
- Guillaume II (1180-1188)
- Frédéric (1198-1199)
- Guillaume de Gières (1199-1211)
- Hugues II (1215-1217)
- Guigues (1217-1219)
- Guillaume d'Esclapon (1219-1235), abbé de Lérins
- Robert (1235-1251)
- Othon de Grasse (1251-1281)
- Raimond de Mévouillon (1282-1289)
- Geofroi de Lincel (1289-1315)
1300 to 1500
- Olivier de Laye (1315-1316)
- Bertrand de Lincel (1316-1318), nephew of Geofroi
- Guillaume d'Étienne (1318-1328)
- Dragonnet de Montauban (1328-1349)
- Henri de Poitiers (1349-1353)
- Gilbert de Mendegaches (1353-1357), also bishop of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
- Jacques de Deaux (1357-1362), also bishop of Montauban, bishop of Nîmes, nephew of Bertrand de Deaux
- Guillaume Fournier (1362-1366)
- Jacques Artaud (1366-1399)
- Raimond de Bar (1399-1404)
- Jean des Saints (1404-1409), then Bishop of Meaux
- Antoine Juvénis (1409-1411?)
- Alexis de Siregno (1409-1411)
- Laugier Sapor (1411-1429)
- Guillaume de Forestier (1429-1442), previously bishop of Maguelonne
- Gaucher de Forcalquier (1442-1484)
- Gabriel de Sclafanatis (1484-1526)
1500 to 1800
- Gabriel de Clermont (1526-1571)
- Pierre Paparin (1572-1600)
- Charles-Salomon du Serre (1600-1637)
- Arthur de Lionne (1639-1662)
- Pierre Marion (1662-1675)
- Guillaume de Meschatin (1677-1679)
- Victor de Méliand (1680-1692)
- Charles-Béningne Hervé (1692-1705)
- François de Malissoles (1706-1738)
- Claude de Cabane (1739-1741)
- Jacques de Condorcet (1741-1754), uncle of Nicolas de Condorcet and nephew of Jean d'Yse de Saléon, bishop of Agen and bishop of Rodez then archbishop of Vienne
- Pierre-Annet de Pérouse (1754-1763, nephew of François de Malissoles
- François de Narbonne-Lara (1764-1774)
- François de Jouffroy (1774-1777)
- Jean-Baptiste de Maillé (1778-1784)
- François de Vareille (1784-1801)
- Constitutional bishopConstitutional bishopDuring the French Revolution, a constitutional bishop was a Roman Catholic bishop elected from among the clergy who had sworn to uphold the Civil Constitution of the Clergy between 1791 and 1801. Constitutional bishops were often priests with less or more moderate Gallican and partisan ideas, of a...
s:- Ignace de Cazeneuve
- André Garnier
- Nominated
- TousSaint-Alphonse-Marie de Sinéty
- Louis de Villeneuve-Bargemont
From 1800
- François-Antoine Arbaud 1823-1836
- Nicolas-Augustin de la Croix D`Azolette 1837-1840
- Louis Rossat 1841-1844
- Jean-Irénée Depéry 1844-1861
- Victor-Félix Bernadou 1862-1867
- Aimé-Victor-François Guilbert 1867-1879
- Jean-Baptiste Jacquenet 1881-1884
- L.-Jo.-J.-Bapt.-Léon Gouzot 1884-1887, translated to Auch in 1887
- Jean-Alphonse Blanchet 1887-1888
- Prosper Amable Berthet 1889-1914
- Gabriel-Roch de Llobet 1915-1925, translated to Avignon as coadjutor in 1925.
- Jules-Géraud SaliègeJules-Géraud SaliègeJules-Géraud Saliège was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...
1925-1928, translated to Toulouse in 1928 - Camille Pic 1928-1932, translated to Valence in 1932
- Auguste-Callixte-Jean Bonnabel 1932-1961, retired in 1961
- Georges Jacquot 1961-1966, translated to Marseille in 1966
- Robert-Joseph Coffy 1967-1974, translated to Albi in 1974
- Pierre-Bertrand Chagué 1975-1980
- Raymond-Gaston-Jo. Séguy 1981-1987, translated to Autun in 1987
- Georges Lagrange 1988-2003, resigned in 2003
- Jean-Michel di Falco 2003–present