Archdiocese of Montpellier

ARCHDIOCESE OF MONTPELLIER (Archidioecesis Montis Pessulani)

Country : France
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 3rd century as Diocese of Maguelone
Renamed to Diocese of Montpellier in 1536
Additions 1801 : Diocese of Agde, Diocese of Béziers, Diocese of Lavaur, Diocese of Lodève, Diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, Diocese of Vabres (partially)
Elevated to Archdiocese in 2002

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Arms of Bishops

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  Jean-Raymond de Comminges (1309-1327)

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  Pectin de Montesquieu (1334-1339)

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  Andouin Aubert (1353)

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  Durand de Chapelles (1353-1361)

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  Louis Aleman (1418-1423)

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  Raymond Pérault (1498-1499, Administrator)

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  Guillaume Pellicier (1536-1568)

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  Antoine de Subjet de Cardot (1573-1596)

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  Guitard de Ratte (1596-1602)

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  Jean Garnier (1603-1607)

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  Pierre Fenolliet (1607-1652)

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  Rinaldo d’Este (1653-1655)

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  François Bosquet (1655-1676)

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  Charles de Pradel (1676-1696)

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  Charles-Joachim Colbert de Croissy (1696-1714)

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  Georges-Lazare Berger de Charency (1738-1748)

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  François Renaud de Villeneuve (1748-1766)

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  Raymond de Durfort (1766-1774)

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  Joseph-François de Malide (1774-1790)

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  Jean-Louis-Simon Rollet (1802-1806)

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  Nicolas-Marie Fournier de La Contamine (1806-1834)

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  Charles-Thomas Thibault (1835-1861)

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  François-Marie-Joseph Lecourtier (1861-1873)

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  François-Marie-Anatole de Rovérié de Cabrières (1873-1921)

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  René-Pierre Mignen (1922-1931)

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  Gabriel Brunhes (1932-1949)

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  Jean Duperray (1949-1957)

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  Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel (1958-1976)

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  Louis-Antoine-Marie Boffet (1976-1996)

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  Jean-Pierre Ricard (1996-2001)

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  Guy Thomazeau (2002)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Guy Thomazeau (2002-2011)

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  Pierre-Marie Carré (2011-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Adolphe-Casimir David (1912-1915)

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  Honoré-Paul-Émile Halle (1916-1934)

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