The former French Catholic diocese of Boulogne existed from 1567 to the French Revolution. It was created after the diocese of Thérouanne was suppressed because of war damage to the see; effectively this was a renaming. It belonged to the Archdiocese of Reims. The Concordat of 1801 suppressed the diocese of Boulogne, transferring its territory to the diocese of Arras.Boulogne (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] The seat was the Boulogne Cathedral, demolished in 1793.
Bishops Claude-André Dormy 1567–1599 Claude Dormy 1600–1626 Victor Le Bouthillier 1626–1630 Jean Dolce 1633–1643 François Perrochel 1643–1675 Nicolas Ladvocat-Billiard 1677–1681 Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil 1682–1698 Antoine-Girard de La Bournat 1698 Pierre de Langle 1698–1724 Jean-Marie Henriau 1724–1738 Augustin-César D'Hervilly de Devise 1738–1742 François-Joseph-Gaston de Partz de Pressy 1742–1789 Jean-René Asseline 1789–1790
See also Catholic Church in France List of Catholic dioceses in France
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