Diocese of Mâcon

The St. Vincent Cathedral in Mâcon

The Diocese of Mâcon ( lat. : Dioecesis Matisconensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Macon .

history

The diocese of Mâcon was established in the 6th century. The first bishop was Placide .

The diocese of Mâcon was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Lyon as a suffragan . In 1765 the diocese of Mâcon comprised 200 parishes .

On November 29, 1801, the diocese of Mâcon 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 Lyon and the Diocese of Autun .

See also

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

Web links

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