Diocese of Lisieux

St. Peter's Cathedral in Lisieux

The Diocese of Lisieux ( lat. : Dioecesis Lexoviensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Lisieux .

history

The Lisieux diocese was established in the 6th century. First Bishop was Theudobaudis . The diocese of Lisieux was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Rouen as a suffragan .

On November 29, 1801, the diocese of Lisieux was dissolved as a result of the Concordate of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the papal bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was annexed to the dioceses of Bayeux , Évreux and Sées .

See also

• List of the Bishops of Lisieux
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

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