The Catholic Diocese of Castres, in Southern France, was created in 1317 from the diocese of Albi. It was suppressed at the time of the French Revolution, under the Concordat of 1801. Its territory returned to the archdiocese of Albi.
The bishop of Castres had his seat at Castres Cathedral.
Bishops 5 August 1317 to 1327: Dieudonné I. 1328–1338: Amelius de Lautrec 1338–1353: Jean I. des Prés 1353–1359: Etienne de Abavo 1359–1364: Pierre I. de Bagna 31 May 1364 to 1374: Raimond I. de Sainte-Gemme 1375 to 30 May 1383: Elie de Donzenac 8 October 1383 to 1386: Guy de Roye 1386–1388: Dieudonné II. 2 December 1388 to 27 May 1418: Jean II. Engeard 1418–1421: Aimeric Noël 1423–1427: c. 1428: Jean III. Amardy c. 1430: Pierre II. de Cotigny 1432 to 17. July 1448: Gérard Machet 1449 to 6. August 1458: Maraud de Condom 1460–1493: Jean IV. d'Armagnac 1494 to 2. July 1509: Charles I. de Martigny 1509: Jean V. de Martigny 1509–1526: Pierre III. de Martigny 1528–1530: Charles II. de Martigny 1531–1535: Jacques de Tournon 1535–1551: Antoine-Charles de Vesc 1552–1583: Claude d'Auraison 1583 to 13 May 1632: Jean VI. de Fossé 13 May 1632 to 1654: Jean VII. de Fossé 1657 to 1. Juli 1662: Charles-François d'Anglure de Bourlemont 1664 to 16. April 1682: Michel Tubeuf 3 July 1682 to 11. April 1705: Augustin de Maupeou 11 April 1705 to 26. June 1736: Honoré de Quiqueran de Beaujeu 1736 to 24 May 1752: François de Lastic de Saint-Jal 1752–1773: Jean-Sébastien de Barral 1773–1790: Jean-Marc de Royère
See also Catholic Church in France List of Catholic dioceses in France
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