The former French Catholic diocese of Senez existed from around the fifth or sixth century, until the French Revolution. Its see was at Senez, in southern France, in the modern department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. After the Concordat of 1801 the territory of the diocese was added to that of the diocese of Digne.
History Marcellus (Marcel), the first known bishop of Senez, attended the Council of Agde in 506; nevertheless, Senez must have been an episcopal city as early as 439.
Jean Soanen, the Oratorian, noted for his opposition to the papal bull Unigenitus, was Bishop of Senez from 1696 until the time of his deposition in 1727.Catholic Encyclopedia: Digne
Bishops
Ursus c. 450 Marcellus (Marcel) I. 475?-c. 506 Simplice 541-552 Vigile 585-588 Marcel II. c. 615 Peter I. c. 993-1027 Ameil 1028-1043 Hugo 1043-c. 1057 Stephan 1060-c. 1089 Peter II. 1089-1108 Aldebert de Castellane c. 1123-c. 1146 Erard (Isnard) 1155-1159 Pons 1170-1174 Maurel c. 1189 William I. 1213-1215 Johann I. 1217-1238 Peter III. 1238-1242? Wilhelm II. 1242-1243 Sigismund 1243-1245 Wilhelm III. 1246-1255 Raimund 1255-1260 Bertrand de Séguret 1290-1312 Albert c. 1315 Bertrand II. 1317-1346 Bertrand III. 1346-1358 Bertrand IV. 1358-1362 Pierre D'Aynard 1362-1368 Robert Gervais c. 1368-c. 1390 Isnard de Saint-Julien 1392-1408 Aimon de Nicolaï 1408-1409 (then bishop of Huesca) Jean de Seillons 1409-1442 Georges de Clariani 1442-1459 Elzéar de Villeneuve 1459-1490 Nicolas de Villeneuve 1492-1507 Nicolas de Fieschi 1507-1512 (Cardinal) Jean-Baptiste de Laigue D'Oraison 1512-1546 Pierre de Quiqueran de Beaujeu 1546-1550 Nicolas de Jarente de Senas 1550?-1551 Théodore Jean de Clermont de Talard 1551-1560 ? Jean de Clausse de Monchy (Mouchy) 1561-1587 Louis de Bertons de Crillon 1587-1601 (administrator) Jacques Martín 1601-1623 Louis Duchaine 1623-1671 Louis Anne Aubert de Villeserin 1671-1695 Jean Soanen 1696-1727 Vacant 1727-1741 Louis Jacques François de Vocance 1741-1756 Antoine-Joseph D'Amat de Volx 1757-1771 Étienne François Xavier des Michels de Champorcin 1771-1773 (then bishop of Toul) Jean-Baptiste-Charles Marie de Beauvais 1774-1783 Sixte-Louis-Constance Ruffo (Roux) de Bonneval 1783-1784 Jean-Joseph-Victor de Castellane Adhémar 1784-1788 Jean-Baptiste-M.-Scipion Ruffo (Roux) de Bonneval 1789-1790
See also Catholic Church in France List of Catholic dioceses in France
Notes
Bibliography Sources pp. 548–549. (Use with caution; obsolete) p. 301. (in Latin) p. 175.
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