The Diocese of Vaison () was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, suppressed in 1801, with its territory transferred to the Diocese of Avignon.Georges Goyau (1914). Volume 16. New York: Robert Appleton. Retrieved: 2016-07-19. It had been one of nine dioceses in the ecclesiastical province presided over by the archbishop of Arles, but a later reorganization placed Vasio, i.e. today's Vaison-la-Romaine, under the archbishop of Avignon. Jurisdiction inside the diocese was shared between the bishop and the Comte de Provence (Count of Provence), higher justice and the castle belonging to the Comte, and civil justice and all other rights belonging to the bishop. The cathedral was served by a chapterLabande, p. 38. which had four dignities: the provost (praepositus), the archdeacon, the sacristan, and the precentor. There were also six canons, each of whom had a prebend attached to his office.Gallia christiana I, pp. 919-920.

History

The oldest known bishopSt. Albinus (d. 262) was incorrectly placed by the Carthusian Polycarpe de la Rivière among the bishops of Vaison. of the See is Daphnus, who assisted at the Council of Arles (314).

Others were St. Quinidius (Quenin, 556–579), who resisted the claims of the patrician Mummolus, conqueror of the Lombards; Joseph-Marie de Suares (1633–1666), who died in Rome in 1677 while filling the office of Custode of the Vatican Library and Vicar of the Basilica of St. Peter, and who left numerous works.

St. Rusticala (551–628) was abbess of the monastery of St. Caesarius at Arles.

William Chisholme (II), former bishop of Dunblane, became bishop of Vaison-la-Romaine in 1566 or 1569.

Two councils which dealt with ecclesiastical discipline were held at Vaison in 442 and 529,Sirmond believed that the meeting in 529 was only an annual Synod of the Province: J. D. Mansi Sacrorum Consiliorum nova et amplissima collectio VIII (Florence 1762), p. 728. the latter a provincial council under the presidency of Caesarius of Arles.

The bishopric was suppressedDavid M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy: Diocese of Vaison (suppressed) as part of the Napoleonic Concordat of 1801, between Consul Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, and the territory of Vaison was incorporated into the diocese of Avignon and the diocese of Valence. In 2009 the title of Vasio was revived as a titular See.David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy: Vaison (titular see). Retrieved: 2016-07-20.

Bishops

To 1000

Dafnus (Daphnus, Dammas)He was present at the council of Arles in 314: Duchesne, p. 262, no. 1. 314–347 Emilien 347–367 Concordius 367–419 Julian 419–439 AuspiciusHe was present at the councils of Riez (439), Orange (441), and Vaison (442): Duchesne, p. 262, no. 2. He is mentioned in Pope Leo I's letter 109 of A.D. 449: Gallia christiana, p. 921. 439–450 Fonteïus 450–483 Donidius 483–506 Papolus 506–511 Etilius 511–517 Gemellus 517–524 Eripius 524 Alethius 524–541 TheodosiusHe was represented in 554 in the provincial council, and he is mentioned in the life of his successor: Duchesne, p. 262, no. 6. 541–556 Saint Quenin 556–575 Saint Barse 575–581 Artemius 581–644? Pétronius Aredius 644 Vacant for 169 yearsThe aspect of desolation in these years is seen throughout the area, not just in the diocese of Vaison.See Labande, pp. 31-32, where Arab invasions are casually mentioned. Jean I 813–853 SimpliciusHis existence depends upon the citation of a document by the Benedictines working under Saint-Marthe: Gallia christiana I, p. 924. Labarde, p. 32, is skeptical. The document has never been produced. 853–855 Elias (Hélie)Bishop Elias was present in 879 at the assembly which made Boso, the brother-in-law of Charles the Bald, the first king of Burgundy and Provence: Duchesne, p. 263. Gallia christiana I, p. 924. 855–911 Umbert IBishop Umbert is credited with having established the Canons in the newly-built Cathedral of Notre-Dame: Boyer, pp. 74-76. 911–933 Ripert I 933–982 Amalric I 982–983 Umbert IILabarde, pp. 33-35, attributes to Umbert II the establishment of the body of Canons in the new cathedral, pointing out discrepancies in Boyer's chronology. 983–996 Benedictus (Benoît I) 996–1003 or 1000

1000 to 1300

Imbert 1000?–1003? Almerade 1003–1005 Umbert III 1005–1007 Pierre I 1007–1009 Pierre de Mirabel 1009–1059 Benoît II 1059–1060 Pierre III 1060–1103 Raimbaud I 1103–1107 Rostang 1107–1142 Bérenger de Mornas 1142–1178 Bertrand de Lambesc 1178–1185 Bérenger de Reilhane 1185–1190 Guillaume de Laudun 1190–1193 Raimbaud de Flotte 1193–1212 Ripert de Flotte 1212–1241 Guy I 1241–1250 Faraud 1250–1271 Giraud de Libra 1271–1279 Bertrand II 1279–1280 Giraud II 1280–1296 Raimond de Beaumont 1296–1332

1300 to 1500

Jean II 1332–1333 Bertrand III 1333–1335 Gocio (Gozzio, Gothius) de Bataille 1335–1336, cardinal Ratier 1336–1341 Pierre de Casa Patriarche 1341–1348 Pierre de Beret 1348–1356 Guy de Perpignan Laurent d'AlbiacErnest Rupin (1878), "Notice historique sur les évêques de Tulle," 1356–1362 Jean Maurel 1362–1370 Pierre Boyer 1370–1376 Eblon de Meder 1376–1380 Raimond de Bonne (Dominican) 1380–1395 Radulph 1395–1406 Guillaume de Pesserat 1406–1412 Hugues de Theissiac 1409–1445According to J.-H. Albanes, Histoire des évêques de Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Montbéliard: Hoffmann 1885) he was appointed by Alexander V, on 12 August 1409. See: T. de L., Revue critique d'histoire et de littérature n.s. 22, no. 48 (1886), p. 416. Pons de Sade 1445–1473 Jean de Montmirail 1473–1479 Amauric II 1479–1482 Odon Alziassi 1482–1483 Roland 1483–1485 Benoit de Paganottis, O.P. 1485–1523

From 1500

Jérôme Sclede 1523–1533 Thomas Cortés 1533–1544 Jacques Cortès Patriarche 1544–1566 William Chisholm (II)Former Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland: H. Morse Stephens, in: 1566–1585 William Chisholm (III) 1585–1629 (nephew of the preceding) Michel d'AlmerasAbbé Fillet, "Grignan religieux," in: 1629–1633Dean of Grignan; Bishop of Philadelphia in partibus, and Coadjutor of Vaison from 1624. In 1632 he was Conseiller du roy dans ses conseils: Joseph Marie de Suarès 1633–1666 Charles Joseph de Suarès 1666–1671 Louis Alphonse de Suarès 1671–1685 François Genet 1685–1703 Joseph François Gualtéri 1703–1725 Joseph Louis de Cohorne de la Palun 1725–1748 Paul de Sallières de Fausseran 1748–1758 Charles François de Pélissier de St Ferréol 1758–1786 Etienne André Fallot de BeaumontDavid M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy: Bishop Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont. Retrieved: 2016-07-20. 1786–1790He was deprived of his diocese after he protested the annexation of the Comtat Venaissin by France. He fled to Rome. He resigned the See of Vaison on 18 November 1801: Pius VII appointed him Bishop of Ghent.

See also Catholic Church in France List of Catholic dioceses in France

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