ENGLAND Pre Reformation Bishoprics

BATHONIENSIS (Bath): Bishopric dating from 1090 (Bath and Wells from 1245

BRISTOLIENSIS (Bristol): Bishopric created in the second half of the fifth century

CANTUARIENSIS (Canterbury): Archbishopric created in 597

CARLEOLENSIS (Carlisle) Bishopric created in 1133

CICESTRENSIS (Chichester) Bishopric created in 1075 after moving from Selsey

DUNELMENSIS (Durham): Bishopric founded in 995 by transfer from Lindisfarne

ELIENSIS (Ely): Bishopric founded in 1109

EBORACENSIS (York) Bishopric founded in 625

EXONIENSIS (Exeter): Diocese founded in 1050.

HERFORDENSIS (Hereford) Bishopric founded in 676

LICHFELDENSIS (Lichfield) Diocese founded in 669 out of former Bishopric of Mercia

LINCOLNIENSIS (Lincoln): Bishopric founded in 678.

LONDINIENSIS (London) Bishopric founded in 604

NORWICENSIS (Norwich): Bishopric founded in 1096 following move from Thetford

ROFFENSIS (Rochester): Bishopric founded in 604.

SARISBURIENSIS (Salisbury): Bishopric founded in the late 11^th century following the transfer of the bishopric from Sherborne.

WIGORNIENSIS (Worcester): Bishopric created in 680

WINTONIENSIS (Winchester) Bishopric founded in 705 after the division of the older Bishopric of Wessex

 

FRANCE

 

ABRINCENSIS (Avranches - Manche): Bishopric created in the 4^th century

ADURENSIS (Aire-sur-l'Adour - Landes): Bishopric dating from around the start of the 6^th century

AGATHENSIS (Agde - Hérault): Bishopric created in the second half of the fifth century

AGENNENSIS (Agen - Lot-et-Garonne): Bishopric probably created around 350

ALBIENSIS (Albi - Tarn): Bishopric dating from 4^th century, Archbishopric from 1676

ALETENSIS (Saint-Servan - Ille-et-Vilaine): Bishopric from the 6^th century transferred to St Malo around 1160

AMBIANENSIS (Amiens - Somme): Bishopric from end of 3^rd century.

ANDEGAVENSIS (Angers - Maine-et-Loire): Bishopric from middle of 4^th century.

ANICIENSIS (Le Puy - Haute-Loire): Bishop installed in Saint-Paulien but later transferred to Le Puy in the 5^th century.

ANTIPOLITANENSIS (Antibes - Alpes-Maritimes): Bishopric created in the 5^th century, transferred to the Bishopric of Grasse in 1244.

APPAMIARUM (Pamiers - Ariège): Bishopric created in July 1295 out of lands of the diocese of Toulouse.

APTENSIS (Apt - Vaucluse): Bishopric created at the start of the 4^th century

AQUENSIS (Aix-en-Provence - Bouches-du-Rhône): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century, later an Archbishopric from 794.

AQUENSIS (Dax - Landes):

ARELATENSIS (Arles - Bouches-du-Rhônes): Bishopric from the middle of the 2^nd century.

ARGENTINENSIS (Strasbourg - Bas-Rhin): Bishopric created in the first half of the 4^th century.

ARISITENSIS (Le Vigan - Gard): Bishopric created in the 6^th century before being subsumed in the 8^th century back into the diocese of Nimes

ATREBATENSIS (Arras - Pas-de-Calais): Bishopric created at the start of the 6^th century, transferred to Cambria shortly thereafter and re-established in 1093.

AURASICENSIS (Orange - Vaucluse): Bishopric created at the start of the 4^th century

AURELIANENSIS (Orléans - Loiret): Bishopric mentioned at the start of the 4^th century

AUTISSIODORENSIS (Auxerre - Yonne): Bishopric founded in the second century

AUXITANENSIS (Auch - Gers): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century, merged in the 9^th century with d’Eauze, archbishopric from 9^th century.

AVINIONENSIS (Avignon - Vaucluse): Bishopric from the 4^th century, Archbishopric since 1475.

BAJONENCIS (Bayeux - Calvados): Bishopric from the 4^th century.

BAJONENCIS (Bayonne - Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Bishopric mentioned in the 11^th century.

BELLICENSIS (Belley - Ain):

BELVACENSIS (Beauvais - Oise): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

BISUNTINENCIS (Besançon - Doubs): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century, an Archbishopric by the 9^th century.

BITERRENSIS (Béziers - Hérault): Bishopric created at the start of the 5^th century.

BITURIGENSIS (Bourges - Cher): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

BRIOCENSIS (Saint Brieuc - Côtes d'Armor): Bishopric created in the 9^th century.

BURDEGALENSIS (Bordeaux - Gironde): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century, an Archbishopric by the 9^th century.

CABILONENSIS (Chalon-sur-Saône - Saône-et-Loire): Bishopric mentioned by the middle of the 5^th century.

CAMERACENSIS (Cambrai - Nord): Bishopric created at the end of the 4^th century by transferring the seat from Arras.

CARCASSONENSIS (Carcassonne - Aude): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century.

CARNOTENSIS (Chartres - Eure-et-Loir): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

CARPENTORATENSIS (Carpentras - Vaucluse): Bishopric created in the 5^th century, transferred shortly thereafter to Venasque and re-established in the 7^th century at Carpentras.

CASTRENSIS (Castres - Tarn): Bishopric created in 1317 out of lands from the diocese of Albi.

CATHALAUNENSIS (Châlons-sur-Marne - Marne): Bishopric referred to by the start of the 4^th century.

CATURCENSIS (Cahors - Lot): Bishopric create din the 3^rd century.

CAVALLICENSIS (Cavaillon - Vaucluse): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century.

CENOMANENSIS (Le Mans - Sarthe): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

CLAROMONTENSIS (Clermont-Ferrand - Puy-de-Dôme): Bishopric referred at the start of the 4^th century

CONDOMIENSIS (Condom - Gers): Bishopric founded in 1317 out of lands from the diocese of Agen.

CONSERANENSIS (pays de Couserans Saint-Lizier - Ariège): Bishopric referred to in the 6^th century

CONSTANTIENSIS (Coutances - Manche): Bishopric referred to in the 6^th century.

CONVENARUM (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges - Haute-Garonne):

CORISOPITENSIS (Quimper - Finistère): Bishopric probably from the 5^th century.

DIENSIS (Dié - Drôme): Bishopric mentioned at the start of the 4^th century.

DIGNENSIS (Dignes - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century.

DOLENSIS (Dol - Ille-et-Vilaine): Bishopric created in the 6^th century.

EBREDUNENSIS (Embrun - Hautes-Alpes): Bishopric from the middle of the 4^th century, Archbishopric from the 8^th century.

EBROICENSIS (Evreux - Eure): Bishopric founded in the 4^th century.

EDUENSIS (Autun - Saône-et-Loire): Bishopric mentioned in the 3^rd century.

ELECTENSIS (Alet - Aude):

ENGOLISMENSIS (Angoulême - Charente): Bishopric probably from the 4^th century.

FOROJULIENSIS (Fréjus - Var): Bishopric referred to from the second half of the 4^th century.

GABALENSIS (Javols - Lozère): Bishopric probably from the 3^rd centur, transferred to Mende by the 10^th century.

GLANDATENCIS (Glandèves - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence): Bishopric probably from the end of the 5^th century.

GRASSENSIS (Grasse - Alpes-Maritimes): Bishopric created in 1244 created from land of the Bishopric of Antibes.

GRATIANOPOLITANENCIS (Grenoble - Isère): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century.

LAPURDENSIS (Labourd - Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Bishopric mentioned in the 8^th century, transferred to Bayonne by the 12^th century.

LASCURENSIS (Lescar - Pyrénées-Atlantiques): Bishopric probably from the 4^th century.

LAUDUNENSIS (Laon - Aisne): Bishopric probably from the 4^th century.

LECTURENSIS (Lectoure - Gers): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

. LEMOVICENSIS (Limoges - Haute-Vienne): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

LEONENSIS (Saint-Pol-de-Léon - Finistère): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

LEXOVIENSIS (Lisieux - Calvados): Bishopric created in the 6^th century.

LINGONENSIS (Langres - Haute-Marne): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

LODOVENSIS (Lodève - Hérault): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

LOMBERIENSIS (Lombez - Gers): Bishopric created in July 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Toulouse.

LUCIONENSIS (Luçon - Vendée): Bishopric created in August1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Poitiers.

LUGDUNENSIS (Lyon - Rhône): Bishopric mentioned towards the middle of the 2^nd century.

MACLOVIENSIS (Saint-Malo - Côtes-d'Armor): Bishopric created in 1160 by transfer from the diocese of Alet.

MAGALONENSIS (Maguelonne - Hérault):

MALLEACENSIS (Maillezais - Vendée): Bishopric created in August 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Poitiers.

MASSILIENSIS (Marseille - Bouches-du-Rhône): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century

MATISCONENSIS (Mâcon - Sâone-et-Loire): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

MAURIANENSIS (Maurienne - Savoie): Bishopric created in the 6^th century.

MELDENSIS (Meaux - Seine-et-Marne): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

METENSIS (Metz - Moselle): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

MIMATENSIS (Mende - Lozère): Bishopric created towards the mid 10^th century

MIRAPISCENSIS (Mirepoix - Ariège): Bishopric created by taking lands from the Diocese of Pamiers in September 1317.

MONTISALBANI (Montauban - Tarn-et-Garonne): Bishopric created in June 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Toulouse.

MORINENSIS (Thérouanne - Pas-de-Calais): Bishopric mentioned in the 7^th century. Transferred in the 9^th or 10^th century to Boulogne.

NANNETENSIS (Nantes - Loire-Atlantique): Bishopric probably from the 4^th cnetury.

NARBONENSIS (Narbonne - Aude): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

NEMAUSENSIS (Nîmes - Gard): Bishopric mentioned in 396.

NICIENSIS (Nice - Alpes-Maritime): Cishopric created at the start of the 4^th century.

NIVERNENSIS (Nevers – Nièvre) Bishopric created in the 6^th century.

NOVIOMENCIS (Noyon - Oise): Bishopric from the 6^th century, later merged with Tournai and independent from 1146.

OLORENSIS (Oloron-Sainte-Marie - Pyrénées Atlantiques): Bishopric created at the start of the 4^th century

PARISIENSIS (Paris): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

PETRAGORICENSIS (Périgueux - Dordogne): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

PICTAVENSIS (Poitiers - Vienne): Bishopric probably created in the 3^rd century.

REDONENSIS (Rennes - Ille-et-Vilaine): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

REGENSIS (Riez - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence): Bishopric referred to in the 5^th century.

REMENSIS (Reims - Marne): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

RIVENSIS (Rieux - Haute-Garonne): Bishopric created by taking lands from the Diocese of Pamiers in July 1317.

ROTHOMAGENSIS (Rouen - Seine-Maritime): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century.

RUTHENENCIS (Rodez - Aveyron): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

SAGIENSIS (Sées - Orne): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

SANCTI FLORI (Saint-Flour - Cantal): Bishopric created in February 1318 by carving out territory of the diocese of Clermont.

SANCTI PAPULI (Saint-Papoul - Aude): Bishopric created in February 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Toulouse.

SARLATENSIS (Sarlat - Drôme): Bishopric created in August 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Périgueux.

SENECENSIS (Senez - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence):

SENONENSIS (Sens - Yonne): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century.

SILVANECTENSIS (Senlis - Oise): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century

SISTARICENSIS (Sisteron - Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence): Bishopric mentioned from the 6^th century.

SUESSIONENSIS (Soissons - Aisne): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century.

TARBIENSIS (Tarbes - Hautes-Pyrénées): Bishopric created in the 5^th.

TARENTASIENCIS (Moûtier-en-Tarentaise - Savoie): Bishopric created in the 5^th century.

THOLONENSIS (Toulon - Var): Bishopric created in the 5^th century out of the diocese of Arles.

THOLOSANENSIS (Toulouse - Haute-Garonne): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century. Archbishopric from May 1317.

THOMERIARUM (Saint-Pons-de-Thomières - Hérault): Bishopric created in March 1318 out of lands of the diocese of Narbonne.

TRECENSIS (Troyes - Aube): Bishopric created at the start of the 4^th century.

TRECORENSIS (Tréguier - Côtes d'Armor): Bishopric created in the 9^th century.

TRICASTINENSIS (Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Drôme): Bishopric created in the 4^th cnetury

TULLENSIS (Toul - Meurthe-et-Moselle): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

TURONENSIS (Tours - Indre-et-Loire): Bishopric mentioned in the 4^th century.

TUTELLENSIS (Tulle - Corrèze): Bishopric created in August 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Limoges.

UTICENSIS (Uzès - Gard): Bishopric mentioned in the 5^th century.

VABRENSIS (Vabres - Aveyron): Bishopric created in August 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Rodez.

VALENTINENSIS (Valence - Drôme): Evêché mentionné au IVe siècle.

VAPENSIS (Gap - Hautes-Alpes): Bishopric probably founded in the 4^th century.

VASATENSIS (Bazas - Gironde): Bishopric referred to in the 4^th century.

VASIONENSIS (Vaison - Vaucluse): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

VAURENSIS (Lavaur - Tarn): Bishopric created in September 1317 by carving out territory of the diocese of Toulouse.

VENCIENSIS (Vence - Alpes-Maritimes): Bishopric referred to in the 5^th century.

VENETENSIS (Vannes - Morbihan): Bishopric created in the 4^th century.

VIENNENSIS (Vienne - Isère): Bishopric created in the 3^rd century, Archbishopric from 8^th century.

VIRDUNENSIS (Verdun - Meuse): Bishopric founded in the 4^th century.

VIROMANDUENSIS (Saint-Quentin - Aisne): Bishopric referred to in the 3^rd century, transferred to Noyon around 530.

VIVARIENSIS (Viviers - Ardèche): Bishopric created at the start of the 4^th century.

XANCTONENSIS (Saintes - Charente-Maritime): Bishopric probably from 3^rd century.