| Metropolitan Archbishops of Besançon (Roman Rite) |
 Archbishop Jean-Luc Marie Maurice Louis Bouilleret (71)
(2013.10.10 – ...)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France)
Sagesse-Humilité | Born: | 1953.10.28 (Arbois, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1981.06.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2003.05.11 |
| Priest of Saint-Claude (France) (1981.06.28 – 2003.03.10) Bishop of Amiens (France) (2003.03.10 – 2013.10.10) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (2013.10.10 – ...) |
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Archbishop André-Jean-René Lacrampe, Prado
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.04.25 – 2013.10.10) |
Archbishop André-Jean-René Lacrampe, Prado
(2003.08.13 – 2013.04.25) Servir en ta présence | Born: | 1941.12.17 (Agos-Vidalos, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1967.12.31 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1983.10.16 | | Died: | 2015.05.15 († 73) |
| Titular Bishop of Legia (1983.07.13 – 1988.10.01) Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France) (1983.07.13 – 1988.10.01) Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (France) (1988.10.01 – 1995.01.05) Bishop of Ajaccio (France) (1995.01.05 – 2003.08.13) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (2003.08.13 – 2013.04.25) Apostolic Administrator of Besançon (France) (2013.04.25 – 2013.10.10) |
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Archbishop Lucien-Charles-Gilbert Daloz
(1980.12.12 – 2003.08.13) Il n’y a pas de plus grand amour que de donner sa vie pour ses amis | Born: | 1930.10.09 (Syam, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1955.06.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1975.10.19 | | Died: | 2012.07.31 († 81) |
| Bishop of Langres (France) (1975.08.05 – 1980.12.12) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1980.12.12 – 2003.08.13) |
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Archbishop Marc-Armand Lallier
(1966.08.26 – 1980.03.06) Opus fac evangelistæ | Born: | 1906.12.03 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1932.06.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1949.10.28 | | Died: | 1988.01.11 († 81) |
| Bishop of Nancy (France) (1949.09.26 – 1956.09.28) Archbishop of Marseille (France) (1956.09.28 – 1966.08.26) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1966.08.26 – 1980.03.06) |
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Archbishop Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois
(1954.06.10 – 1966.07.02) | Born: | 1896.05.16 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1921.05.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1948.10.07 | | Died: | 1967.07.12 († 71) |
| Bishop of Rodez (France) (1948.07.08 – 1954.06.10) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1954.06.10 – 1966.07.02) Titular Archbishop of Sinnada in Mauretania (1966.07.02 – 1967.07.12) |
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Archbishop Maurice-Louis Dubourg
(1936.12.09 – 1954.01.31) Ex toto corde meo | Born: | 1878.08.08 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1909.07.03 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1929.02.25 | | Died: | 1954.01.31 († 75) |
| Bishop of Marseille (France) (1928.12.17 – 1936.12.09) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1936.12.09 – 1954.01.31) |
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Cardinal Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet
(1927.10.31 – 1936.07.15) Da robur fer auxilium | Born: | 1869.04.08 (Juvigny, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1893.10.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1920.08.24 | | Created Cardinal: | 1927.12.19 | | Died: | 1936.07.15 (Besançon, France † 67) |
| Bishop of Soissons (France) (1920.06.16 – 1927.10.31) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1927.10.31 – 1936.07.15) Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1927.12.22 – 1936.07.15) |
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Archbishop Louis Humbrecht
(1918.09.03 – 1927.06.28) Consilio manuque in omni bonitate | Born: | 1853.08.24 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1877.09.02 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1911.10.28 | | Died: | 1927.06.28 († 73) |
| Bishop of Poitiers (France) (1911.09.01 – 1918.09.03) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1918.09.03 – 1927.06.28) |
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Archbishop François-Léon Gauthey
(1910.01.20 – 1918.07.25) Cordis vincolo trahitur | Born: | 1848.03.01 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1871.07.16 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1906.02.25 | | Died: | 1918.07.25 († 70) |
| Bishop of Nevers (France) (1906.02.21 – 1910.01.20) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1910.01.20 – 1918.07.25) |
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Archbishop Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit
(1894.05.18 – 1909.12.06) Salve regina vita dulcedo et spes nostra salve | Born: | 1832.07.27 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1857.05.25 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1887.07.25 | | Died: | 1909.12.06 († 77) |
| Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) ([1887.04.16] 1887.05.26 – 1894.05.18) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1894.01.29] 1894.05.18 – 1909.12.06) |
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Archbishop Arthur-Xavier Ducellier
(1887.05.26 – 1893.06.29) | Born: | 1832.09.01 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1857.10.11 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1878.09.24 | | Died: | 1893.06.29 († 60) |
| Bishop of Bayonne (France) ([1878.06.08] 1878.07.15 – 1887.05.26) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1887.04.16] 1887.05.26 – 1893.06.29) |
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Archbishop Joseph-Alfred Foulon (later Cardinal)
(1882.03.30 – 1887.05.26) In multa patientia | Born: | 1823.04.29 (Paris, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1847.12.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1867.05.01 | | Created Cardinal: | 1889.05.24 | | Died: | 1893.01.23 (Lyon, France † 69) |
| Bishop of Nancy (France) (1867.03.27 – 1882.03.30) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1882.03.30 – 1887.05.26) Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1887.05.26 – 1893.01.23) Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1889.12.30 – 1893.01.23) |
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Archbishop Pierre-Antoine-Justin Paulinier
(1875.09.17 – 1881.11.12) | Born: | 1815.01.29 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1839.03.30 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1870.08.28 | | Died: | 1881.11.12 († 66) |
| Bishop of Grenoble (France) ([1870.03.05] 1870.06.27 – 1875.09.17) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1875.08.03] 1875.09.17 – 1881.11.12) |
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Cardinal Jacques-Marie-Adrien-Césaire Mathieu
(1834.09.30 – 1875.07.09) | Born: | 1796.01.20 (Paris, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1822.06.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1833.02.20 | | Created Cardinal: | 1850.09.30 | | Died: | 1875.07.09 (Besançon, France † 79) |
| Bishop of Langres (France) (1832.12.17 – 1834.09.30) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1834.09.30 – 1875.07.09) Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1852.03.18 – 1875.07.09) |
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Archbishop Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, P.S.S.
(1833.07.29 – 1833.12.12) |
Cardinal Louis François-Auguste de Rohan Chabot
(1828.12.15 – 1833.02.08) | Born: | 1788.02.29 (Paris, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1822.06.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1829.01.18 | | Created Cardinal: | 1830.07.05 | | Died: | 1833.02.08 (Besançon, France † 44) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Auch (France) ([1828.04.27] 1828.06.23 – 1828.12.15) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1828.07.06] 1828.12.15 – 1833.02.08) Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1831.02.28 – 1833.02.08) |
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Archbishop Paul-Ambroise Frère de Villefrancon
(1823.05.02 – 1828.03.27) | Born: | 1754.06.20 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1777.12.20 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1821.08.12 | | Died: | 1828.03.27 († 73) |
| Titular Archbishop of Adana (1821.06.27 – 1823.05.02) Coadjutor Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1821.01.23] 1821.06.27 – 1823.05.02) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1823.05.02 – 1828.03.27) |
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Archbishop Gabriel Cortois de Pressigny
(1817.10.01 – 1823.05.02) | Born: | 1745.12.11 (France) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1786.01.15 | | Died: | 1823.05.02 († 77) |
| Bishop of Saint-Malo (France) ([1785.11.06] 1785.12.19 – 1801.09.19) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1817.08.08] 1817.10.01 – 1823.05.02) |
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Archbishop Claude Le Coz
(1802.04.29 – 1815.05.03) | Born: | 1740.12.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1791.04.10 | | Died: | 1815.05.03 († 74) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) ([1802.04.09] 1802.04.29 – 1815.05.03) |
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Bishop Franz Xaver von Neveu
(Apostolic Administrator 1795 – 1801) |
Archbishop Raymond de Durfort
(1774.05.09 – 1792.03.19) | Born: | 1725.08.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1764.09.08 | | Died: | 1792.03.19 († 66) |
| Bishop of Avranches (France) (1764.08.20 – 1766.08.04) Bishop of Montpellier (France) (1766.08.06 – 1774.04.14) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1774.05.09 – 1792.03.19) |
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Cardinal Antoine Clairiard de Choiseul de Beaupré
(1755.03.17 – 1774.01.07) | Born: | 1707.09.28 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1755.05.25 | | Created Cardinal: | 1761.11.23 | | Died: | 1774.01.07 († 66) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1755.03.17 – 1774.01.07) Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1761.11.23 – 1774.01.07) |
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Archbishop Antoine-Pierre de Grammont
(1735.06.27 – 1754.09.07) | Born: | 1685.10.19 | | Ordained Priest: | 1717.10.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1735.09.11 | | Died: | 1754.09.07 († 68) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1735.06.27 – 1754.09.07) |
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Archbishop Antoine-François de Bliterswyck de Montcley
(1732 – 1734.11.12) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1724.03.05 | | Died: | 1734.11.12 |
| Bishop of Autun (France) (1721 – 1732) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1732 – 1734.11.12) |
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Archbishop Honoré-François Grimaldi de Monaco
(1723.10.17 – 1748.05.16) | Born: | 1669.12.31 | | Ordained Priest: | 1699 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1725.02.04 | | Died: | 1748.05.16 († 78) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1723.10.17 – 1748.05.16) |
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Archbishop René de Mornay
(1720.05.06 – 1721.05.17) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1720.05.06 – 1721.05.17) |
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Archbishop François-Joseph de Grammont
(1698.08.17 – 1717.08.20) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1686.06.16 | | Died: | 1717.08.20 |
| Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia (1686.03.18 – 1698.08.17) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1698.08.17 – 1717.08.20) |
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Archbishop Antoine-Pierre de Grammont, O.S.B.
(1663.01.15 – 1698.05.01) | Born: | 1615.03.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1664.01.20 | | Died: | 1698.05.01 († 83) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1663.01.15 – 1698.05.01) |
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Archbishop Jean-Jacques Fauche de Domprel
(1659.09.07 – 1662.03.11) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1661.05.01 | | Died: | 1662.03.11 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1659.09.07 – 1662.03.11) |
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Archbishop Charles-Emmanuel de Gorrevod
(1654.10.29 – 1659.07.20) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1654.10.29 – 1659.07.20) |
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Archbishop Claude d’Achey
(1637.05.23 – 1654.10.17) | Ordained Priest: | 1620.12.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1638.12.12 | | Died: | 1654.10.17 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1637.05.23 – 1654.10.17) |
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Archbishop François de Rye
(1636.08.18 – 1637.04.17) | Born: | 1566 | | Ordained Priest: | 1600.04.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1626.05.17 | | Died: | 1637.04.17 († 70) |
| Coadjutor Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1618 – 1636.08.18) Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea Ponti (1626 – 1636.08.18) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1636.08.18 – 1637.04.17) |
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Archbishop Ferdinand de Rye
(1586.10 – 1636.08.20) | Born: | 1550.10.01 (Thervay, France) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1587.08.16 | | Died: | 1636.08.20 (Fraisans, France † 85) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1586.10 – 1636.08.20) Abbot nullius of Saint-Claude (France) (1589 – 1636.08.20) |
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Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvella
(1584.11.14 – 1586.09.21) Constanter |
Cardinal Claude de La Baume
(1543.06.27 – 1584.06.14) | Born: | 1534 (Franche-Comté, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1566.08.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1570.06.04 | | Created Cardinal: | 1578.02.21 | | Died: | 1584.06.14 (Arbois, France † 49) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1543.06.27 – 1584.06.14) Abbot nullius of Saint-Claude (France) (1545 – 1546) Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1580.08.24 – 1584.06.14) |
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Cardinal Pierre de La Baume, O. Cist.
(1541.12.29 – 1543.06.27) |
Archbishop Antoine de Vergy
(1502.10.10 – 1541.12.29) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1517.05.31 | | Died: | 1541.12.29 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1502.10.10 – 1541.12.29) |
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Archbishop François de Busleiden
(1499.03.14 – 1502.08.23) | Born: | 1450 | | Died: | 1502.08.23 († 51) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1499.03.14 – 1502.08.23) Apostolic Administrator of Coria (Spain) (1501.11.26 – 1502.08.23) |
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Archbishop Charles de Neufchâtel
(1462.12.31 – 1498.07.20) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1462.12.31 – 1498.07.20) Apostolic Administrator of Bayeux (France) (1480.03.06 – 1498.07.20) |
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Archbishop Jean de Norry
(1439.02.11 – 1439) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienne (France) (1423.06.26 – 1439.02.11) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1439.02.11 – 1439) |
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Archbishop Quentin Ménard
(1439.01.04 – 1462.12.18) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1440.02.21 | | Died: | 1462.12.18 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1439.01.04 – 1462.12.18) |
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Cardinal Francesco Condulmer
(1437.03.27 – 1438.10.20) |
Cardinal Jean de la Rochetaillée
(Apostolic Administrator 1429.10.14 – 1437.03.24) |
Archbishop Thiébaud de Rougemont
(1405.02.20 – 1429.09.16) | Bishop of Mâcon (France) (1389 – 1397) Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienne (France) (1395.08.20 – 1405.02.20) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1405.02.20 – 1429.09.16) |
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Archbishop Gerard d’Athies
(1391 – 1404.11.22) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1391 – 1404.11.22) |
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Archbishop Guillaume de Vergy (later Pseudocardinal)
(1371.01.29 – 1391.04.17) | Born: | 1350? (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | | | Created Cardinal: | 1391.04.17 | | Died: | 1407 († 57) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1371.01.29 – 1391.04.17) Pseudocardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1393.04.10 – 1407▼) |
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Archbishop Aymon de Villersexel
(1363 – 1370.12.10) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1363 – 1370.12.10) |
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Archbishop Louis de Montbéliard
(1361 – 1362.07.25) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1361 – 1362.07.25) |
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Archbishop Jean de Vienne
(1355 – 1361) |
Archbishop Hugues de Vienne
(1333 – 1355.05.12) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1333 – 1355.05.12) |
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Archbishop Vital de Maignaut
(1312 – 1333.08.27) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1312 – 1333.08.27) |
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Archbishop Hugues Eudes de Chalon
(1301 – 1311) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1301 – 1311) |
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Archbishop Eudes de Rougemont
(1269 – 1301.06.23) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1269 – 1301.06.23) |
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Archbishop Guillaume de la Tour
(1245.03.21 – 1268.08.20) |
Archbishop Jean Franciogia
(1241 – 1244) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1241 – 1244) |
Archbishop Geoffroy
(1236 – 1241.05.02) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1236 – 1241.05.02) |
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Archbishop Nicolas de Flavigny
(1229 – 1235.12.07) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1229 – 1235.12.07) |
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Patriarch Jean Halgrin, O.S.B. Clun. (later Cardinal)
(1225.03 – 1227.09.18) | Born: | 1180 (France) | | Ordained Priest: | | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1225.10.19 | | Created Cardinal: | 1227.09.18 | | Died: | 1237.09.28 († 56) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1225.03 – 1227.09.18) Patriarch of Constantinople (Turkiye) (1226.12.23 – 1227.09.18) Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1227.09.18 – 1237.09.28) |
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Archbishop Gérard de Rougemont
(1221 – 1224.03.15) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1221 – 1224.03.15) |
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Archbishop Amédée de Tramelay
(1193 – 1219.01.18) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1193 – 1219.01.18) |
Archbishop Étienne de Vienne
(1191 – 1193.06.10) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1191 – 1193.06.10) |
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Archbishop Thierry de Montfaucon
(1180 – 1191.11.23) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1180 – 1191.11.23) |
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Archbishop Eberard de Saint-Quentin
(1171 – 1180) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1171 – 1180) |
Archbishop Herbert
(1163 – 1170▼) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1163 – 1170▼) |
Archbishop Gauthier de Bourgogne
(1162 – 1163) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1162 – 1163) Archbishop-Bishop of Langres (France) (1163 – 1179) |
Archbishop Humbert de Scey
(1134 – 1161.10.01) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1134 – 1161.10.01) |
Archbishop Anseric
(1117 – 1134.04.20) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1117 – 1134.04.20) |
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Archbishop Guillaume d’Arguel
(1109 – 1117) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1109 – 1117) |
Archbishop Hugues
(1108 – 1109) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1108 – 1109) |
Archbishop Ponce
(1102 – 1107) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1102 – 1107) |
Archbishop Hugues de Bourgogne
(1085 – 1101.01.17) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1085 – 1101.01.17) |
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Archbishop Hugues
(1067 – 1085.09.28) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1067 – 1085.09.28) |
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Archbishop Hugues de Salins
(1031 – 1066.07.27) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1031 – 1066.07.27) |
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Archbishop Gauthier
(1016 – 1031.10.02) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1016 – 1031.10.02) |
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Archbishop Hector
(1002 – 1015) Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1002 – 1015) |
Saint Archbishop Claude de Besançon
(685 – 699) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (685 – 699) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Donat de Besançon
(627 – 660.08.07) | Born: | 590? | | Died: | 660.08.07 († 69) | | Canonised: | 1900.11.24 (equipollently) | | Feast: | 08.07 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (627 – 660.08.07) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Prothade de Besançon
(? – 620.02.10?) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (? – 620.02.10?) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Nicet de Besançon
(? – 611) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (? – 611) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Tétrade de Besançon
(552 – 567) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (552 – 567) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Désiré de Besançon
(444? – V century?) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (444? – V century?) Archbishop. |
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Saint Archbishop Antide de Besançon
(? – 407?) | Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (? – 407?) Archbishop. Martyr. |
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| Bishops of Besançon (Roman Rite) |
Saint Bishop Germain de Besançon
(? – 372?) | Bishop of Besançon (France) (? – 372?) Bishop. Martyr. |
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Saint Bishop Maximin de Besançon
(280? – ?) | Bishop of Besançon (France) (280? – ?) Bishop. |
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Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Jean l’Evangéliste, Besançon, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 
Basilique Notre-Dame, Gray, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 
Chapelle de Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 
