Diocese of Laon

Historical Details

• Diocese of Laon
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Reims
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Hincmar de Laon † ( 858 Appointed - 875 Died)
• Roricone † ( 949 Appointed - 20 Dec 976 Died)
• Adalberon Ascelin † ( 977 Appointed - 19 Jul 1030 Died)
• Elinand † ( 1052 Appointed - 1098 Died)
• Barthélémy de Jura † ( 1113 Appointed - 1151 Resigned)
• Roger de Rozoy † ( 1174 Appointed - 1201 Resigned)
• Robert de Châtillon † (Jun 1210 Appointed - 1215 Died)
• Anselme de Mauny † ( 1215 Appointed - 3 Sep 1238 Died)
• Garnier † ( 1238 Appointed - 7 Sep 1249 Died)
• Ithier de Mauny † ( 1249 Appointed - 22 May 1261 Died)
• Guillaume des Moustiers † ( 1261 Appointed - 5 Mar 1270 Died)
• Geoffroy de Beaumont † ( 1271 Appointed - Mar 1278 Died)
• Guillaume de Châtillon † (25 May 1278 Appointed - 3 Aug 1285 Died)
• Robert de Torote † ( 1285 Appointed - 1297 Died)
• Gazon de Savigny † ( 1297 Appointed - 4 Apr 1307 Died)
• Raoul Rousselet † (18 Jun 1317 Appointed - 16 Oct 1323 Died)
• Albert de Roye † (16 Nov 1323 Appointed - 25 Apr 1338 Died)
• Roger d’Armagnac † (22 May 1338 Appointed - 1339 Died)
• Hugues d’Arcy † (10 Jan 1341 Appointed - 24 Oct 1351 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
• Robert Le Coq † (22 Oct 1351 Appointed - 6 Apr 1362 Appointed, Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada)
• Geoffroy Le Meingre † (6 Apr 1362 Appointed - 30 Nov 1370 Died)
• Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut, O.S.B. † (8 Jan 1371 Appointed - 1385 Resigned)
• Jean de Roucy † (27 Feb 1385 Appointed - 12 Jun 1418 Died)
• Guillaume de Champeaux † (16 Oct 1419 Appointed - 1444 Died)
• Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (3 Apr 1444 Appointed - 3 Mar 1449 Appointed, Archbishop of Reims)
• Antoine du Bec-Crespin † (3 Mar 1449 Appointed - 18 Jan 1460 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
• Jean de Gaucourt † (30 Jul 1460 Appointed - 10 Jun 1468 Died)
• Reginald de Bourbon † (4 Jul 1468 Appointed - 16 Dec 1472 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
• Carlo di Lussemburgo † (15 Mar 1473 Appointed - 24 Nov 1509 Died)
• Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (24 Apr 1510 Appointed - 23 Mar 1552 Resigned)
• Jean Doc, O.S.B. † (23 Mar 1552 Appointed - 1 Jul 1560 Died)
• Jean de Bours † (23 Feb 1565 Appointed - 22 Jun 1580 Died)
• Valentin Douglas, O.S.B. † (19 Jun 1581 Appointed - 5 Aug 1598 Died)
• Geoffroy de Billy † (19 Feb 1601 Appointed - 28 Mar 1612 Died)
• Benjamin de Brichanteau, C.R.S.A. † (28 Mar 1612 Succeeded - 13 Jul 1619 Died)
• Philibert de Brichanteau † (19 Apr 1621 Appointed - 21 Dec 1652 Died)
• César d’Estrées † (30 Aug 1655 Confirmed - 2 Jun 1681 Resigned)
• Jean d’Estrées † (2 Jun 1681 Appointed - 1 Dec 1694 Died)
• Louis-Annet de Clermont de Chaste de Roussillon † (19 Sep 1695 Confirmed - 5 Oct 1721 Died)
• Charles de Saint-Albin † (14 Jan 1722 Confirmed - 20 Dec 1723 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Etienne-Joseph de La Fare † (12 Jun 1724 Confirmed - 23 Apr 1741 Died)
• Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouard de Faudoas † (18 Sep 1741 Confirmed - 20 Mar 1777 Died)
• Louis-Hector-Honoré-Maxime de Sabran † (30 Mar 1778 Confirmed - 1811 Died)
• Charles-Louis Salmon du Châtelier † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1822 Confirmed, Bishop of Évreux)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hugues d’Arcy † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1341 to 24 Oct 1351)
• Adalberon Ascelin † (Bishop: 977 to 19 Jul 1030)
• Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1371; Administrator: 23 Dec 1383 to 1385)
• Jean Aymard, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Sep 1536 to 1542)
• Geoffroy de Beaumont † (Bishop: 1271 to Mar 1278)
• Antoine du Bec-Crespin † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1449 to 18 Jan 1460)
• Geoffroy de Billy † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1601 to 28 Mar 1612)
• Reginald de Bourbon † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1468 to 16 Dec 1472)
• Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1510 to 23 Mar 1552)
• Jean de Bours † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1565 to 22 Jun 1580)
• Benjamin de Brichanteau, C.R.S.A. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Jun 1608; Bishop: 28 Mar 1612 to 13 Jul 1619)
• Philibert de Brichanteau † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1621 to 21 Dec 1652)
• Toussaint Castellani, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 1455 to 1483)
• Guillaume de Champeaux † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1419 to 1444)
• Guillaume de Châtillon † (Bishop: 25 May 1278 to 3 Aug 1285)
• Robert de Châtillon † (Bishop: Jun 1210 to 1215)
• Louis-Annet de Clermont de Chaste de Roussillon † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1695 to 5 Oct 1721)
• Charles-Bernard Collin de Contrisson † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 7 Dec 1789)
• Roger d’Armagnac † (Bishop: 22 May 1338 to 1339)
• César d’Estrées † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1655 to 2 Jun 1681)
• Jean d’Estrées † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1681 to 1 Dec 1694)
• Jean Doc, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1552 to 1 Jul 1560)
• Valentin Douglas, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1581 to 5 Aug 1598)
• Jean de Gaucourt † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1460 to 10 Jun 1468)
• Barthélémy de Jura † (Bishop: 1113 to 1151)
• Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1444 to 3 Mar 1449)
• Etienne-Joseph de La Fare † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1724 to 23 Apr 1741)
• Hincmar de Laon † (Bishop: 858 to 875)
• Robert Le Coq † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1351 to 6 Apr 1362)
• Geoffroy Le Meingre † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1362 to 30 Nov 1370)
• Carlo di Lussemburgo † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1473 to 24 Nov 1509)
• Anselme de Mauny † (Bishop: 1215 to 3 Sep 1238)
• Ithier de Mauny † (Bishop: 1249 to 22 May 1261)
• Guillaume des Moustiers † (Bishop: 1261 to 5 Mar 1270)
• Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouard de Faudoas † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1741 to 20 Mar 1777)
• Jean de Roucy † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1385 to 12 Jun 1418)
• Raoul Rousselet † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1317 to 16 Oct 1323)
• Albert de Roye † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1323 to 25 Apr 1338)
• Roger de Rozoy † (Bishop: 1174 to 1201)
• Louis-Hector-Honoré-Maxime de Sabran † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1778 to 1811)
• Charles de Saint-Albin † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1722 to 20 Dec 1723)
• Charles-Louis Salmon du Châtelier † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 19 Apr 1822)
• Gazon de Savigny † (Bishop: 1297 to 4 Apr 1307)
• Étienne de Suisy †
• Robert de Torote † (Bishop: 1285 to 1297)
• Elinand † (Bishop: 1052 to 1098)
• Garnier † (Bishop: 1238 to 7 Sep 1249)
• Roricone † (Bishop: 949 to 20 Dec 976)

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