Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
The diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a former diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France . It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Avignon .
The diocese was established in the 4th century . It was on the left bank of the Rhone on the border between Dauphiné and Provence . The area of the diocese belonged to the Principality of Orange . It was united with the Diocese of Orange for about 200 years until it was able to regain its independence in 1113. The size of the diocese was small, at the beginning of the 12th century it comprised about 30 parishes. The bishop was faced with the claim to power of the neighboring Counts of Valentinois and the Counts of Toulouse . Count Raimund VI. von Toulouse besieged the city in 1202 and forced the bishop to take an oath of allegiance. Bishop Geoffroy de Vogüé had his feudal rights and privileges confirmed by Emperor Frederick II in 1214 . During the 14th century, the bishops submitted to the patronage of the Popes of Avignon . After the popes returned to Rome, the bishops concluded a paréage with the French king.
With the Concordat of 1801 , the diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was dissolved and divided between the Archdiocese of Avignon and the Diocese of Valence .
See also
- Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
- List of former French dioceses
- List of the bishops of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
literature
- Jean Richard: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages . tape 7 . dtv, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-423-59057-2 , Sp. 1189 f .