Saintes (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Saintes
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bordeaux
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: France

Past Ordinaries

Islo † ( 999 Appointed - 1028 Died)
Geoffroy de Saint-Bri�on † (3 Oct 1279 Appointed - 1282 Died)
Geoffroy d’Archiac † ( 1287 Appointed - 1293 Died)
Ranulphe de Carel † ( 1295 Appointed - 1296 Died)
Guy de Neuville † (24 Apr 1296 Appointed - 7 Apr 1312 Died)
Guillaume de La Mothe † (27 Apr 1313 Appointed - 18 Jan 1318 Appointed, Bishop of Bazas)
Teobaldo de Castillon † (18 Jan 1318 Appointed - 17 Mar 1348 Appointed, Bishop of Lisboa)
Estev�o de la Garde † (17 Mar 1348 Appointed - 8 Jan 1351 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Gaillard du Puy † (8 Jan 1351 Appointed - 1361 Died)
Bernard du Sault † (16 May 1362 Appointed - 1380 Died)
Helie de L’Estrange † (1 Mar 1381 Appointed - 15 Nov 1396 Appointed, Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay)
Bernard de Chevenon † (19 Jun 1398 Appointed - 20 Mar 1411 Appointed, Bishop of Amiens)
Geoffroy de P�russe des Cars † (20 Mar 1411 Appointed - 1415 Died)
Jean Boursier † (12 May 1415 Appointed - 1426 Died)
Guy de Rochechouart † (2 Aug 1426 Appointed - 1460 Died)
Alain de Co�tivy † (7 Jan 1461 Appointed - 8 Apr 1462 Resigned)
Louis de Rochechouart † (8 Apr 1462 Appointed - 1493 Resigned)
Pierre de Rochechouart † (13 May 1493 Appointed - 1505 Resigned)
Raymond P�rault, O.S.A. † (11 Jul 1505 Appointed - 5 Sep 1505 Died)
Francesco Soderini † (27 Jan 1507 Appointed - 12 Jun 1514 Appointed, Bishop of Vicenza)
Giuliano Soderini † (12 Jun 1514 Appointed - 30 Jul 1544 Died)
Charles Bourbon de Vend�me † (23 Jan 1544 Appointed - 19 Mar 1550 Resigned)
Tristan de Bizet, O.S.B. † (19 Mar 1550 Appointed - 1576 Resigned)
Nicolas de la Courbe de Br�e † (6 Apr 1576 Appointed - 10 Jul 1617 Died)
Michel Raoul de La Guibourg�re † (18 Dec 1617 Appointed - 14 Sep 1630 Died)
Jacques Raoul de La Guibourg�re † (7 Jul 1631 Confirmed - 4 May 1648 Appointed, Bishop of La Rochelle)
Louis de Bassompierre † (7 Dec 1648 Appointed - 1 Jul 1676 Died)
Guillaume de La Bruneti�re du Plessis-Gest� † (30 Aug 1677 Confirmed - 2 May 1702 Died)
Alexandre de Chevriers de Saint-Mauris † (20 Nov 1702 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1710 Died)
Henri-Augustin Le Pileur † (19 Oct 1711 Confirmed - 19 Dec 1715 Resigned)
L�on de Beaumont † (11 May 1718 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1744 Died)
Simon-Pierre de Lacor� (La Cor�e) † (19 Jul 1745 Confirmed - 12 Sep 1763 Died)
Germain Chasteigner de la Chasteigneraye † (20 Feb 1764 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1781 Died)
Bl. Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers † (10 Dec 1781 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1792 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Saintes (erected)
4 May 1648	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maillezais (suppressed) Diocese of Saintes	Diocese of La Rochelle (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Saintes (suppressed)	Diocese of Angoul�me Diocese of La Rochelle Diocese of Poitiers