Diocese of Grasse

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grasse ( lat. : Dioecesis grass Sensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Grasse .

history

The diocese of Grasse was established as the diocese of Antibes in the 4th or 5th century . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Aix as a suffragan . The first bishop was Armantaire . In the middle of the 11th century, the Diocese of Antibes was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Embrun as a suffragan. In 1146 the bishopric was moved from Antibes to Grasse.

On November 29, 1801, the diocese of Grasse 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 annexed to the Archdiocese of Aix .

In 1752 the diocese of Grasse comprised 21 parishes .

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  The Cathedral Notre-Dame-du-Puy in Grasse

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  The Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea Cathedral in Antibes

See also

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

Web links

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