Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin France |
Date | Change |
100 | Diocese of Aix was established |
100 | Diocese of Limoges was established |
150 | Diocese of Lyon was established |
200 | Diocese of Autun was established |
200 | Diocese of Besançon was established |
220 | Diocese of Arles was established |
250 | Diocese of Paris was established |
250 | Diocese of Tours was established |
260 | Diocese of Cimiez was established |
300 | Diocese of Ajaccio was established |
300 | Diocese of Alba Helvianorum was established |
300 | Diocese of Albi was established |
300 | Diocese of Amiens was established |
300 | Diocese of Angoulême was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
300 | Diocese of Apt was established |
300 | Diocese of Auvergne was established |
300 | Diocese of Auxerre was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
300 | Diocese of Beauvais was established |
300 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux was established (with suffragan sees Angoulême and Périgueux) |
300 | Diocese of Cahors was established |
300 | Diocese of Chartres was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
300 | Diocese of Châlon-sur-Saône was established (became suffragan of Lyon) |
300 | Diocese of Die was established |
300 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eauze was established |
300 | Diocese of Javols was established |
300 | Diocese of Langres was established (became suffragan of Lyon) |
300 | Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay was established |
300 | Diocese of Lyon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon (with suffragan sees Autun, Châlon-sur-Saône and Langres) |
300 | Diocese of Marseille was established |
300 | Diocese of Metz was established |
300 | Diocese of Narbonne was established |
300 | Diocese of Orange was established |
300 | Diocese of Orléans was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
300 | Diocese of Poitiers was established |
300 | Diocese of Périgueux was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
300 | Diocese of Reims was established |
300 | Diocese of Rennes was established |
300 | Diocese of Rouen was established |
300 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens was established (with suffragan sees Auxerre, Chartres, Orléans, Paris and Troyes) |
300 | Diocese of Soissons was established |
300 | Diocese of Strasbourg was established |
300 | Diocese of Toulouse was established |
300 | Diocese of Troyes was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
300 | Diocese of Vaison was established |
300 | Diocese of Vienne was established |
300 | Diocese of Évreux was established |
330 | Diocese of Toul was established |
340 | Diocese of Verdun was established |
350 | Diocese of Bayeux was established |
350 | Diocese of Nice was established (from Diocese of Marseille) |
354 | Diocese of Embrun was established |
370 | Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was established |
372 | Diocese of Angers was established |
374 | Diocese of Vence was established |
380 | Diocese of Grenoble was established (from Diocese of Vienne) |
390 | Diocese of Nîmes was established |
400 | Diocese of Agen was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
400 | Diocese of Aire was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
400 | Diocese of Antibes was established |
400 | Diocese of Auch was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
400 | Diocese of Avignon was established |
400 | Diocese of Bazas was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
400 | Diocese of Besançon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon (with suffragan see Basel) |
400 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bourges was established (with suffragan sees Albi, Auvergne, Cahors, Le Puy-en-Velay and Limoges) |
400 | Diocese of Béziers was established |
400 | Diocese of Carpentras was established |
400 | Diocese of Cavaillon was established |
400 | Diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne was established (became suffragan of Reims) |
400 | Diocese of Digne was established |
400 | Diocese of Fréjus was established |
400 | Diocese of Gap was established |
400 | Diocese of Nantes was established |
400 | Diocese of Reims was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims (with suffragan sees Amiens, Beauvais, Châlons-sur-Marne and Soissons) |
400 | Diocese of Riez was established |
400 | Diocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
400 | Diocese of Saintes was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
400 | Diocese of Sisteron was established |
400 | Diocese of Toulon was established |
400 | Diocese of Valence was established |
400 | Diocese of Vernay was established |
400 | Diocese of Alba Helvianorum was renamed as Diocese of Viviers |
417 | Diocese of Arles was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arles (with suffragan sees Antibes, Cavaillon, Marseille, Orange and Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) |
421 | Diocese of Lodève was established |
440 | Diocese of Uzès was established (from Diocese of Nîmes and became suffragan of Arles) |
445 | Diocese of Narbonne was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne (with suffragan sees Béziers, Lodève, Nîmes and Toulouse) |
445 | Diocese of Vienne was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne (with suffragan sees Die, Toulon and Viviers) |
450 | Diocese of Le Mans was established (became suffragan of Tours) |
450 | Diocese of Senez was established |
450 | Diocese of Tours was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tours (with suffragan sees Angers, Le Mans, Nantes, Rennes and Vannes) |
450 | Diocese of Vannes was established (became suffragan of Tours) |
465 | Diocese of Cimiez was suppressed (to Diocese of Nice) |
470 | Diocese of Rodez was established (became suffragan of Bourges) |
499 | Diocese of Arras was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims and became suffragan of Reims) |
500 | Diocese of Agde was established (from Diocese of Nîmes and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
500 | Diocese of Aix was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix (with suffragan sees Apt, Fréjus, Gap, Riez and Sisteron) |
500 | Diocese of Aléria was established |
500 | Diocese of Avranches was established (became suffragan of Rouen) |
500 | Diocese of Belley was established (became suffragan of Besançon) |
500 | Diocese of Briançonnet was established |
500 | Diocese of Couserans was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Coutances was established (became suffragan of Rouen) |
500 | Diocese of Dax was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Glandèves was established |
500 | Diocese of Javols was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Mende) |
500 | Diocese of Lectoure was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Lescar was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Lisieux was established (became suffragan of Rouen) |
500 | Diocese of Mariana was established |
500 | Diocese of Meaux was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
500 | Diocese of Mende was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Javols and became suffragan of Bourges) |
500 | Diocese of Nebbio was established |
500 | Diocese of Nevers was established (became suffragan of Sens) |
500 | Diocese of Oloron was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Quimper was established (became suffragan of Tours) |
500 | Diocese of Rouen was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rouen (with suffragan sees Avranches, Bayeux, Coutances, Évreux, Lisieux and Séez) |
500 | Diocese of Sagone was established |
500 | Diocese of Saint-Quentin was established (became suffragan of Reims) |
500 | Diocese of Senlis was established (became suffragan of Reims) |
500 | Diocese of Séez was established (became suffragan of Rouen) |
500 | Diocese of Tarbes was established (became suffragan of Eauze) |
500 | Diocese of Tarentaise was established (became suffragan of Vienne) |
500 | Diocese of Vernay was suppressed |
510 | Diocese of Rezé was established (from Diocese of Poitiers and became suffragan of Tours) |
511 | Diocese of Laon was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims and became suffragan of Reims) |
531 | Diocese of Noyon was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Saint-Quentin and became suffragan of Reims) |
531 | Diocese of Saint-Quentin was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Noyon) |
533 | Diocese of Carcassonne was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
534 | Diocese of Mâcon was established (from Diocese of Autun and became suffragan of Lyon) |
570 | Diocese of Arisitum was established (from Diocese of Nîmes and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
570 | Diocese of Elne was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
573 | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was established (from Diocese of Torino and became suffragan of Vienne) |
580 | Diocese of Arras was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Cambrai) |
580 | Diocese of Cambrai was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Arras) |
580 | Diocese of Maguelonne was established (from Diocese of Nîmes and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
590 | Diocese of Aleth was established (became suffragan of Tours) |
600 | Diocese of Briançonnet was suppressed (to Diocese of Glandèves) |
600 | Diocese of Thérouanne was established (from former Diocese of Arras and became suffragan of Reims) |
700 | Diocese of Arisitum was suppressed (to Diocese of Nîmes) |
780 | Diocese of Bayonne was established (from Diocese of Dax and became suffragan of Eauze) |
794 | Diocese of Embrun was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Embrun (with suffragan sees Digne, Glandèves, Nice, Senez and Vence) |
794 | Diocese of Tarentaise was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarentaise (with suffragan sees Aosta, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Sion) |
824 | Diocese of Accia was established (from Diocese of Aléria and Diocese of Mariana) |
848 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dol was established (from Diocese of Aleth) |
848 | Diocese of Saint-Brieuc was established (from Diocese of Aleth and became suffragan of Tours) |
848 | Diocese of Tréguier was established (from Diocese of Aleth and became suffragan of Tours) |
851 | Diocese of Rezé was suppressed (to Diocese of Nantes) |
879 | Diocese of Auch was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch (with suffragan sees Aire, Bayonne, Bazas, Couserans, Dax, Lectoure, Lescar, Oloron, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges and Tarbes and gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eauze) |
879 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eauze was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch) |
884 | Diocese of Léon was established (from Diocese of Quimper and became suffragan of Tours) |
900 | Diocese of Poitiers lost territory to Diocese of Angers |
909 | Abbacy nullius of Cluny was established |
1033 | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne lost territory to Diocese of Torino |
1070 | Diocese of Mâcon lost territory to Abbacy nullius of Cluny |
1094.03.23 | Diocese of Arras was restored (from Diocese of Cambrai) |
1100 | Diocese of Châlon-sur-Saône lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon |
1100 | Abbacy nullius of Saint-Oyand de Joux was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon, Diocese of Châlon-sur-Saône, Diocese of Langres and Diocese of Mâcon) |
1146 | Diocese of Aleth was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Saint-Malo) |
1146 | Diocese of Saint-Malo was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Aleth and became suffragan of Tours) |
1160 | Diocese of Auvergne was renamed as Diocese of Clermont |
1199.06.01 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dol was demoted as Diocese of Dol (became suffragan of Tours) |
1223 | Diocese of Bethléem à Clamecy was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Bethlehem–Ascalon and became suffragan of Sens) |
1244.07.19 | Diocese of Antibes was renamed as Diocese of Grasse |
1295.09.16 | Diocese of Pamiers was established (from Diocese of Toulouse and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
1308.08.03 | Diocese of Pamiers lost territory to Diocese of Toulouse |
1317.07.09 | Diocese of Saint-Flour was established (from Diocese of Clermont and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Castres was established (from Diocese of Albi and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Condom was established (from Diocese of Agen and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Maillezais was established (from Diocese of Poitiers and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Montauban was established (from Diocese of Cahors and Diocese of Toulouse and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Rieux was established (from Diocese of Pamiers and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Saint-Papoul was established (from Diocese of Toulouse) |
1317.07.11 | Diocese of Toulouse was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse (with suffragan sees Montauban, Pamiers and Rieux and lost territory to establish Diocese of Montauban and Diocese of Saint-Papoul) |
1317.08.13 | Diocese of Tulle was established (from Diocese of Limoges and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1317.08.13 | Diocese of Vabres was established (from Diocese of Rodez and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1317.08.16 | Diocese of Lombez was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1317.08.16 | Diocese of Luçon was established (from Diocese of Poitiers and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1317.08.17 | Diocese of Sarlat was established (from Diocese of Périgueux and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1317.08.20 | Diocese of Limoux was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
1317.09.26 | Diocese of Mirepoix was established (from Diocese of Pamiers and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1318.02.22 | Diocese of Lavaur was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1318.02.28 | Diocese of Alet was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
1318.02.28 | Diocese of Limoux was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne) |
1318.02.28 | Diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
1337 | Diocese of Sospel was established (from Diocese of Ventimiglia) |
1412 | Diocese of Sospel was suppressed (to Diocese of Ventimiglia) |
1475.12.21 | Diocese of Avignon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Avignon (with suffragan sees Carpentras, Cavaillon and Vaison) |
1515.06 | Diocese of Bourg-en-Bresse was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1516 | Diocese of Ajaccio lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova |
1534.01.04 | Diocese of Bourg-en-Bresse was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon) |
1536.03.27 | Diocese of Maguelonne was renamed as Diocese of Montpellier |
1538 | Abbacy nullius of Saint-Oyand de Joux was renamed as Abbacy nullius of Saint-Claude |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Cambrai was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai (with suffragan sees Arras, Namur, Saint-Omer and Tournai and lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen, Diocese of Antwerpen, Diocese of Gent and Diocese of Namur) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Saint-Omer was established (from Diocese of Thérouanne and Diocese of Tournai and became suffragan of Cambrai) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Thérouanne lost territory to Diocese of Ieper |
1563 | Diocese of Mariana was renamed as Diocese of Mariana et Acci |
1563.01.30 | Diocese of Accia was suppressed (to Diocese of Mariana et Acci) |
1566 | Diocese of Bayonne lost territory to Diocese of Pamplona |
1567.03.03 | Diocese of Boulogne was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Thérouanne and became suffragan of Reims) |
1567.03.03 | Diocese of Thérouanne was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Boulogne) |
1601.09.01 | Diocese of Elne was renamed as Diocese of Perpignan–Elne |
1622.10.20 | Diocese of Paris was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris (with suffragan sees Chartres, Meaux and Orléans) |
1648.05.04 | Diocese of La Rochelle was established (from Diocese of Saintes, from the suppressed Diocese of Maillezais and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1648.05.04 | Diocese of Maillezais was suppressed (to establish Diocese of La Rochelle) |
1678.10.03 | Diocese of Albi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Albi (with suffragan sees Cahors, Castres, Mende, Rodez and Vabres) |
1694.05.17 | Diocese of Alès was established (from Diocese of Nîmes and became suffragan of Narbonne) |
1697.07.01 | Diocese of Blois was established (from Diocese of Chartres and became suffragan of Paris) |
1731.04.09 | Diocese of Dijon was established (from Diocese of Langres and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1742.01.22 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon lost territory to Diocese of Saint-Claude |
1742.01.22 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon lost territory to Diocese of Saint-Claude |
1742.01.22 | Abbacy nullius of Saint-Claude was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Claude (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1777.07.21 | Diocese of Saint-Dié was established (from Diocese of Toul and became suffragan of Trier) |
1777.11.19 | Diocese of Nancy was established (from Diocese of Toul and became suffragan of Trier) |
1779.08.18 | Diocese of Chambéry was established (from Diocese of Grenoble and without ecclesiastical province) |
1782 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon exchanged territory with Diocese of Basel |
1790 | Abbacy nullius of Cluny was suppressed |
1790.07.12 | Diocese of Lodève was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Agde was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Aire was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux and Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix lost territory to Diocese of Digne |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Albi was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Alet was suppressed (to Diocese of Carcassonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Alès was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon and Diocese of Mende) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Aléria was suppressed (to Diocese of Ajaccio) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Amiens lost territory to Diocese of Arras |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Angers exchanged territory with Diocese of Le Mans |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Apt was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon and Diocese of Digne) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arles was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Arras exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch was suppressed (to Diocese of Agen) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Autun lost territory to Diocese of Dijon |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Auxerre was suppressed (to Diocese of Troyes) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Avignon was demoted as Diocese of Avignon (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Alès, Diocese of Apt, Diocese of Carpentras, Diocese of Cavaillon, Diocese of Gap, Diocese of Nîmes, Diocese of Orange, Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Diocese of Sisteron, Diocese of Uzès and Diocese of Vaison and became suffragan of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Avranches was suppressed (to Diocese of Coutances) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Bayeux exchanged territory with Diocese of Coutances |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Bazas was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux and Diocese of Agen) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Beauvais was suppressed (to Diocese of Amiens) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Belley was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon, Diocese of Chambéry and Diocese of Grenoble) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon lost territory to Diocese of Dijon |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Bethléem à Clamecy was suppressed (to Diocese of Autun) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Blois was suppressed (to Diocese of Orléans) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Boulogne was suppressed (to Diocese of Arras) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Béziers was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai was demoted as Diocese of Cambrai (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Ieper and Diocese of Saint-Omer, lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen, exchanged territory with Diocese of Arras and Diocese of Tournai and became suffragan of Paris) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Carpentras was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Castres was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Cavaillon was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Chartres was suppressed (to Diocese of Séez and to establish Diocese of Versailles) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Châlon-sur-Saône was suppressed (to Diocese of Autun and Diocese of Dijon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne was suppressed (to Diocese of Meaux) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Clermont exchanged territory with Diocese of Saint-Flour |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Condom was suppressed (to Diocese of Agen) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Couserans was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Coutances exchanged territory with Diocese of Bayeux |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Dax was suppressed (to Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Die was suppressed (to Diocese of Grenoble and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Dol was suppressed (to Diocese of Évreux, Diocese of Quimper, Diocese of Rennes and Diocese of Saint-Brieuc) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Embrun was suppressed (to Diocese of Digne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Fréjus was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Gap was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon, Diocese of Digne, Diocese of Grenoble and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Glandèves was suppressed (to Diocese of Digne and Diocese of Nice) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Grasse was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of La Rochelle exchanged territory with Diocese of Nantes and Diocese of Poitiers |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Langres was suppressed (to Diocese of Dijon and Diocese of Troyes) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Laon was suppressed (to Diocese of Metz and Diocese of Soissons) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Lavaur was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Le Mans lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tours, Diocese of Orléans and Diocese of Séez |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay was suppressed (to Diocese of Clermont and Diocese of Saint-Flour) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Lectoure was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and Diocese of Agen) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Lescar was suppressed (to Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Limoges lost territory to Diocese of Angoulême |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Lisieux was suppressed (to Diocese of Bayeux, Diocese of Évreux and Diocese of Séez) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Lombez was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Luçon was suppressed (to Diocese of La Rochelle and Diocese of Nantes) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Léon was suppressed (to Diocese of Quimper) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Mariana et Acci was suppressed (to Diocese of Ajaccio) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Marseille was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Meaux exchanged territory with Diocese of Soissons |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Metz lost territory to Diocese of Mainz, Diocese of Nancy and Diocese of Strasbourg |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Mirepoix was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and Diocese of Carcassonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Montauban was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse, Diocese of Agen and Diocese of Cahors) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Mâcon was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and Diocese of Autun) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Nantes lost territory to Diocese of Angers and Diocese of Vannes |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Narbonne was suppressed (to Diocese of Carcassonne and Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Nebbio was suppressed (to Diocese of Ajaccio) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Nevers was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bourges and Diocese of Autun) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Noyon was suppressed (to Diocese of Amiens and Diocese of Soissons) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Nîmes was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Oloron was suppressed (to Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Orange was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Pamiers was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris lost territory to Diocese of Troyes |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Perpignan–Elne was suppressed (to Diocese of Carcassonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Poitiers lost territory to Diocese of Angoulême |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Périgueux was suppressed (to Diocese of Angoulême) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Quimper lost territory to Diocese of Saint-Brieuc |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims was suppressed (to Diocese of Meaux and Diocese of Metz) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Rennes exchanged territory with Diocese of Nantes |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Rieux was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Riez was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix and Diocese of Digne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Rodez was suppressed (to Diocese of Cahors and Diocese of Saint-Flour) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rouen lost territory to Diocese of Amiens and Diocese of Évreux |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Sagone was suppressed (to Diocese of Ajaccio) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Brieuc exchanged territory with Diocese of Vannes |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Claude was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Dié was suppressed (to Diocese of Nancy) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Flour exchanged territory with Diocese of Clermont |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was suppressed (to Diocese of Chambéry) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Malo was suppressed (to Diocese of Rennes, Diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Diocese of Vannes) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Omer was suppressed (to Diocese of Arras and Diocese of Cambrai) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Papoul was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and Diocese of Carcassonne) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Saintes was suppressed (to Diocese of Angoulême, Diocese of La Rochelle and Diocese of Poitiers) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Sarlat was suppressed (to Diocese of Angoulême) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Senez was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix, Diocese of Digne and Diocese of Nice) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Senlis was suppressed (to Diocese of Amiens and Diocese of Meaux and to establish Diocese of Versailles) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens was suppressed (to Diocese of Troyes) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Sisteron was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon, Diocese of Digne and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Soissons exchanged territory with Diocese of Meaux |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Séez lost territory to Diocese of Bayeux |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Tarbes was suppressed (to Diocese of Agen and Diocese of Bayonne) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarentaise was suppressed (to Diocese of Chambéry) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Toul was suppressed (to Diocese of Nancy) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Toulon was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Tréguier was suppressed (to Diocese of Quimper and Diocese of Saint-Brieuc) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Tulle was suppressed (to Diocese of Limoges) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Uzès was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon and Diocese of Mende) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Vabres was suppressed (to Diocese of Cahors and Diocese of Montpellier) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Vaison was suppressed (to Diocese of Avignon) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Vannes lost territory to Diocese of Rennes |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Vence was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Verdun was suppressed (to Diocese of Nancy) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Versailles was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rouen, from the suppressed Diocese of Chartres and Diocese of Senlis and became suffragan of Paris) |
1801.11.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vienne was suppressed (to Diocese of Grenoble and Diocese of Valence) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Viviers was suppressed (to Diocese of Mende) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Évreux exchanged territory with Diocese of Séez |
1803.02.25 | Diocese of Strasbourg lost territory to Diocese of Konstanz |
1804 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse lost territory to Diocese of Urgell |
1815 | Diocese of Strasbourg lost territory to Diocese of Konstanz |
1816 | Diocese of Ajaccio lost territory to Diocese of Grosseto and Diocese of Massa Marittima e Populonia |
1817.07.10 | Diocese of Chambéry was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry |
1817.07.27 | Diocese of Moulins was established (from Diocese of Autun) |
1818.04.01 | Diocese of Metz lost territory to Diocese of Speyer |
1819.09.30 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry lost territory to Diocese of Lausanne |
1822.02.15 | Diocese of Annecy was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry and became suffragan of Chambéry) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Aire was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux and became suffragan of Auch) |
1822.10.06 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Albi was restored (from Diocese of Montpellier and with suffragan sees Cahors, Mende, Perpignan–Elne and Rodez) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Amiens exchanged territory with Diocese of Arras |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Arras exchanged territory with Diocese of Amiens |
1822.10.06 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch was restored (from Diocese of Agen and with suffragan sees Aire, Bayonne and Tarbes) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Avignon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Avignon (with suffragan sees Montpellier, Nîmes, Valence and Viviers and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nîmes) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Beauvais was restored (from Diocese of Amiens and became suffragan of Reims) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Belley was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and became suffragan of Besançon) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Blois was restored (from Diocese of Orléans and became suffragan of Paris) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Chartres was restored (from Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Châlons was restored (from Diocese of Meaux and became suffragan of Reims) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Fréjus was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix and became suffragan of Aix) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Gap was restored (from Diocese of Digne and became suffragan of Aix) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Langres was restored (from Diocese of Dijon and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay was restored (from Diocese of Clermont and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Luçon was restored (from Diocese of La Rochelle) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Marseille was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix and became suffragan of Aix) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Montauban was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse, Diocese of Agen and Diocese of Cahors and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Nevers was restored (from Diocese of Autun and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Nîmes was restored (from Diocese of Avignon and became suffragan of Avignon) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Pamiers was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse and became suffragan of Toulouse) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Perpignan–Elne was restored (from Diocese of Carcassonne and became suffragan of Albi) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Périgueux was restored (from Diocese of Angoulême and became suffragan of Bordeaux) |
1822.10.06 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims was restored (from Diocese of Meaux and Diocese of Metz and with suffragan sees Amiens, Beauvais, Châlons and Soissons) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Rodez was restored (from Diocese of Cahors and became suffragan of Albi) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Saint-Claude was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Saint-Dié was restored (from Diocese of Nancy and became suffragan of Besançon) |
1822.10.06 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens was restored (from Diocese of Troyes and with suffragan sees Moulins and Troyes) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Tarbes was restored (from Diocese of Bayonne and became suffragan of Auch) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Tulle was restored (from Diocese of Limoges and became suffragan of Bourges) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Verdun was restored (from Diocese of Nancy and became suffragan of Besançon) |
1822.10.06 | Diocese of Viviers was restored (from Diocese of Mende and became suffragan of Avignon) |
1823.07.30 | Diocese of Metz lost territory to Diocese of Namur |
1825.08.05 | Diocese of Tarentaise was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry and became suffragan of Chambéry) |
1825.08.07 | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry and became suffragan of Chambéry) |
1830 | Diocese of Cambrai exchanged territory with Diocese of Tournai |
1831.06.20 | Diocese of Nice lost territory to Diocese of Ventimiglia |
1841.10.01 | Diocese of Cambrai was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai (with suffragan see Arras) |
1855.06.30 | Diocese of Laval was established (from Diocese of Angers and Diocese of Le Mans and became suffragan of Tours) |
1857.06.03 | Diocese of Aire was renamed as Diocese of Aire et Dax |
1859.01.03 | Diocese of Rennes was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rennes (with suffragan sees Quimper, Saint-Brieuc and Vannes) |
1860.06.14 | Diocese of Fréjus lost territory to Diocese of Nice |
1860.06.14 | Diocese of Nice lost territory to Diocese of Cuneo |
1874.07.10 | Diocese of Metz exchanged territory with Diocese of Nancy |
1874.07.10 | Diocese of Nancy exchanged territory with Diocese of Metz |
1874.07.10 | Diocese of Saint-Dié lost territory to Diocese of Strasbourg |
1874.07.10 | Diocese of Strasbourg lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon |
1886 | Diocese of Fréjus lost territory to Diocese of Nice |
1912.04.20 | Diocese of Tarbes was renamed as Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes |
1913.10.25 | Diocese of Lille was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai and became suffragan of Cambrai) |
1948.01.31 | Diocese of Marseille was promoted as Archdiocese of Marseille (without ecclesiastical province) |
1952.07.26 | Military Vicariate of France was established |
1954.06.16 | Ordinariate of Ordinariat des catholiques de rite oriental résidant en France (Eastern Rite) was established |
1954.08.15 | Territorial Prelature of Mission de France was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens and became suffragan of Sens) |
1957.04.28 | Diocese of Fréjus was renamed as Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon |
1960.07.22 | Apostolic Vicariate of France (Armenian Rite) was established |
1960.07.22 | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1966 | Titular Episcopal See of Accia was restored |
1966.04.26 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Diocese of Tarentaise and lost suffragan sees Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Tarentaise) |
1966.04.26 | Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise) |
1966.04.26 | Diocese of Tarentaise was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise) |
1966.10.09 | Diocese of Corbeil was established (from Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1966.10.09 | Diocese of Créteil was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris and Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1966.10.09 | Diocese of Nanterre was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris and Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1966.10.09 | Diocese of Pontoise was established (from Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1966.10.09 | Diocese of Saint-Denis was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris and Diocese of Versailles and became suffragan of Paris) |
1970.12.26 | Diocese of Saint-Étienne was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and became suffragan of Lyon) |
1971.07.01 | Diocese of Belley lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon |
1971.07.01 | Diocese of Grenoble lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon |
1974.07.06 | Diocese of Le Havre was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rouen and became suffragan of Rouen) |
1974.09.01 | Diocese of Poitiers lost territory to Diocese of Angers |
1979.11.03 | Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and became suffragan of Besançon) |
1986.06.30 | Apostolic Vicariate of France (Armenian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (without ecclesiastical province) |
1986.07.21 | Military Vicariate of France was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Diocèse aux Armées Françaises |
1988.01.23 | Diocese of Belley was renamed as Diocese of Belley–Ars |
1988.06.01 | Diocese of Strasbourg was promoted as Archdiocese of Strasbourg |
1988.06.11 | Diocese of Corbeil was renamed as Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes |
2002.04 | Titular Episcopal See of Aléria was restored |
2002.04 | Titular Episcopal See of Mariana en Corse was restored |
2002.04 | Titular Episcopal See of Nebbio was restored |
2002.04 | Titular Episcopal See of Sagone was restored |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aix was demoted as Archdiocese of Aix (became suffragan of Marseille) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Albi was demoted as Archdiocese of Albi (became suffragan of Toulouse) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch was demoted as Archdiocese of Auch (became suffragan of Toulouse) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Avignon was demoted as Archdiocese of Avignon (became suffragan of Marseille) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bourges was demoted as Archdiocese of Bourges (became suffragan of Tours) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise was demoted as Archdiocese of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (became suffragan of Lyon) |
2002.12.08 | Diocese of Clermont was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Clermont (with suffragan sees Le Puy-en-Velay, Moulins and Saint-Flour) |
2002.12.08 | Diocese of Dijon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dijon (with suffragan sees Sens, Autun, Nevers and Mission de France) |
2002.12.08 | Archdiocese of Marseille was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille (with suffragan sees Aix, Avignon, Ajaccio, Digne, Fréjus–Toulon, Gap and Nice) |
2002.12.08 | Diocese of Montpellier was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (with suffragan sees Carcassonne, Mende, Nîmes and Perpignan–Elne) |
2002.12.08 | Diocese of Poitiers was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poitiers (with suffragan sees Angoulême, La Rochelle, Limoges and Tulle) |
2002.12.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sens was demoted as Archdiocese of Sens (became suffragan of Dijon) |
2006.06.14 | Diocese of Carcassonne was renamed as Diocese of Carcassonne et Narbonne |
2006.12.15 | Diocese of Grenoble was renamed as Diocese of Grenoble–Vienne |
2008.03.29 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai was demoted as Archdiocese of Cambrai (became suffragan of Lille) |
2008.03.29 | Diocese of Lille was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille (with suffragan sees Cambrai and Arras) |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Alet was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Apt was restored (no longer united) |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Arisitum was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Briançonnet was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Carpentras was restored (no longer united) |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Cavaillon was restored (no longer united) |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Entrevaux was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Maillezais was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Orange was restored (no longer united) |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Saint-Papoul was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Senez was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Thérouanne was restored |
2009.02.09 | Titular Episcopal See of Vaison was restored (no longer united) |
2012.07.21 | Diocese of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province) |
2013.01.19 | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris (without ecclesiastical province) |
2017.03.02 | Diocese of Nantes lost territory to Diocese of Angers |
2022.07.05 | Diocese of Gap was renamed as Diocese of Gap–Embrun (lost title of Embrun) |
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