Diocese of Dax

This article explains the former diocese; the current diocese is shown under Dioceses Aire and Dax .

The Diocese of Dax ( lat. : Dioecesis Aquae Augustae ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Dax .

history

The cathedral of Dax

The diocese of Dax was established in the 5th century. First Bishop was Vincent .

On November 29, 1801, the Diocese of Dax was dissolved as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was incorporated into the Diocese of Aire .

The diocese of Dax was also subordinate to the archdiocese as a suffragan .

See also

• List of the bishops of Dax
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

• Entry about the Diocese of Dax on Giga-Catholic (English)
• Bulle Qui Christi Domini , in Bullarii romani continuatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245–249