Diocese of Lisieux

Historical Details

• Diocese of Lisieux
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rouen
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Hue Talbot (Baron de Cleuville et d’Eu) † ( 1049 Appointed - 17 Jul 1077 Died)
• Foucher † ( 1102 Appointed - 29 Jan 1103 Died)
• Jean † ( 1107 Appointed - 28 May 1141 Died)
• Arnoul † ( 1141 Appointed - Jun 1181 Resigned)
• Jourdain du Hommet † (10 Jan 1202 Appointed - 1218 Died)
• Guillaume Du Pont-de-L’Arche † ( 1218 Appointed - 16 Mar 1250 Resigned)
• Foulque d’Astin † ( 1250 Appointed - 29 Apr 1267 Died)
• Guy du Merle † ( 1266 Appointed - 25 Apr 1285 Died)
• Guillaume d’Asnières † ( 1285 Appointed - 25 Aug 1298 Died)
• Jean de Samois, O.F.M. † (3 Feb 1299 Appointed - 4 Dec 1302 Died)
• Guy de Harcourt † (27 Feb 1303 Appointed - 24 Apr 1336 Died)
• Guillaume de Charmont † (8 Dec 1336 Appointed - 2 Oct 1349 Died)
• Guillaume Guitard † (4 Nov 1349 Appointed - 1358 Died)
• Jean de Dormans † (19 Nov 1358 Appointed - 12 Jul 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Beauvais)
• Adhémar Robert † (12 Jul 1359 Appointed - 11 Oct 1368 Appointed, Bishop of Arras)
• Alphonse Chevrier † (11 Oct 1368 Appointed - 26 Jul 1377 Died)
• Nicolas Oresme † (3 Aug 1377 Appointed - 11 Jul 1382 Died)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville † (11 Aug 1382 Appointed - 10 Jan 1415 Died)
• Pierre Fresnel † (28 Jan 1415 Appointed - 12 Jun 1418 Died)
• Branda Castiglione † (29 Jun 1420 Appointed - 12 Apr 1424 Resigned)
• Zanone Castiglione † (12 Apr 1424 Appointed - 29 Jan 1432 Appointed, Bishop of Bayeux)
• Pierre Cauchon de Somièvre † (29 Jan 1432 Appointed - 18 Dec 1442 Died)
• Pasquier de Vaux † (28 Jan 1443 Appointed - 10 Jul 1447 Died)
• John Stone † ( 1444 Appointed - )
• Thomas Basin † (11 Oct 1447 Appointed - 1474 Resigned)
• Antoine Raguier † (27 May 1474 Appointed - 10 Jun 1482 Died)
• Étienne Blosset de Carrouges † (12 Jul 1482 Appointed - 13 Jun 1505 Resigned)
• Jean Le Veneur † (27 Jun 1505 Appointed - 18 Aug 1539 Resigned)
• Jacques d’Annebaut † (18 Aug 1539 Appointed - 7 Jun 1557 Died)
• Jean Hennuyer † (26 Apr 1560 Appointed - 12 Mar 1578 Died)
• Jean de Vassé † (4 Nov 1579 Appointed - 16 Mar 1583 Died)
• Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. † (28 Jan 1585 Confirmed - 17 Mar 1599 Resigned)
• François Rouxel de Médavy † (17 Mar 1599 Appointed - 13 Aug 1617 Died)
• Guillaume du Vair † (26 Oct 1617 Appointed - 3 Aug 1621 Died)
• Guillaume Aléaume † (14 Mar 1622 Appointed - 29 Aug 1634 Died)
• Philippe Cospéan † (28 Jan 1636 Appointed - 8 May 1646 Died)
• Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (I) † (4 May 1648 Confirmed - 1674 Resigned)
• Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (II) † (27 May 1675 Confirmed - 14 Jul 1714 Died)
• Henri-Ignace de Brancas † (19 Nov 1714 Confirmed - 31 Mar 1760 Died)
• Jacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet † (16 Feb 1761 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1783 Died)
• Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays † (15 Dec 1783 Confirmed - 15 May 1799 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated People, Living

• None

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Affiliated People, Deceased

• Guillaume Aléaume † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1622 to 29 Aug 1634)
• Guillaume d’Asnières † (Bishop: 1285 to 25 Aug 1298)
• Foulque d’Astin † (Bishop: 1250 to 29 Apr 1267)
• Thomas Basin † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1447 to 1474)
• Étienne Blosset de Carrouges † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1482 to 13 Jun 1505)
• Henri-Ignace de Brancas † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1714 to 31 Mar 1760)
• Jacques-Marie de Caritat de Condorcet † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1761 to 21 Sep 1783)
• Branda Castiglione † (Administrator: 29 Jun 1420 to 12 Apr 1424)
• Zanone Castiglione † (Bishop: 12 Apr 1424 to 29 Jan 1432)
• Pierre Cauchon de Somièvre † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1432 to 18 Dec 1442)
• Guillaume de Charmont † (Bishop: 8 Dec 1336 to 2 Oct 1349)
• Alphonse Chevrier † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1368 to 26 Jul 1377)
• Philippe Cospéan † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1636 to 8 May 1646)
• Jacques d’Annebaut † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1539 to 7 Jun 1557)
• Anne d’Escars de Givry (de Pérusse), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1585 to 17 Mar 1599)
• Guillaume d’Estouteville † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1382 to 10 Jan 1415)
• Jean de Dormans † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1358 to 12 Jul 1359)
• Guillaume Du Pont-de-L’Arche † (Bishop: 1218 to 16 Mar 1250)
• Guillaume du Vair † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1617 to 3 Aug 1621)
• Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1783 to 15 May 1799)
• Pierre Fresnel † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1415 to 12 Jun 1418)
• Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (I) † (Bishop: 4 May 1648 to 1674)
• Léonor de Goyon de Matignon (II) † (Bishop: 27 May 1675 to 14 Jul 1714)
• Guillaume Guitard † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1349 to 1358)
• Guy de Harcourt † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1303 to 24 Apr 1336)
• Jean Hennuyer † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1560 to 12 Mar 1578)
• Jourdain du Hommet † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1202 to 1218)
• Jean Le Veneur † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1505 to 18 Aug 1539)
• Richard Olivier de Longueil †
• Guy du Merle † (Bishop: 1266 to 25 Apr 1285)
• Nicolas Oresme † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1377 to 11 Jul 1382)
• Jean Pinguis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Mar 1519)
• Antoine Raguier † (Bishop: 27 May 1474 to 10 Jun 1482)
• Adhémar Robert † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1359 to 11 Oct 1368)
• François Rouxel de Médavy † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1599 to 13 Aug 1617)
• Jean de Samois, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1299 to 4 Dec 1302)
• John Stone † (Bishop: 1444 - )
• Hue Talbot (Baron de Cleuville et d’Eu) † (Bishop: 1049 to 17 Jul 1077)
• Jean de Vassé † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1579 to 16 Mar 1583)
• Pasquier de Vaux † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1443 to 10 Jul 1447)
• Arnoul † (Bishop: 1141 to Jun 1181)
• Foucher † (Bishop: 1102 to 29 Jan 1103)
• Jean † (Bishop: 1107 to 28 May 1141)

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