This is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Tours: A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ... Location within France Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ...
Gatianus or Saint Gatien (3rd century AD) was the founding bishop of the see of Tours. ... Statue of Saint Martin cutting his cloak in two. ... Verus (died 219) was a Roman Senator and usurper. ... Theodore, ot the Latin equivalent Theodorus, can refer to: Theodorus of Cyrene a mathematician from Greek antiquity Theodore of Amasea, a Christian saint Pope Theodore I, Pope from 642 to 649 Theodore, Syrian Patriarch of Antioch, Syrian Patriarch of Antioch from 649 to 667 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury... Gregory of Tours (c. ...
Archbishops
45 Landran I 815-836
46 Ursmarus 836-846
47 Landran II 846-52
48 Amaury 852-856
49 Hérard 856-871
50 Actard 872-875
51 Adalardus 875-890
52 Héberne 890-916
53 Robert 916-932
54 Théotolon 932-945
55 Joseph II 946-957
56 Frotaire 957-960
57 Hardouin 960-980
58 Archambault de Sully 981-1008
59 Hugues de Chateaudun 1008-1023
60 Arnoul 1023-1052
61 Barthelemy de Faye 1053-1068
62 Raoul I 1072-1085
63 Raoul II 1086-1117
64 Gilbert de Maillé 1118-1125
65 Hildebert de Lavardin 1125-1134
66 Hugues d'Etampes 1134-1146
67 Engebault de Preuilly 1146-1157
68 Joscion 1157-1174
69 Barthelemy de Vendôme 1174-1206
70 Géoffroy de la Lande 1207-1208
71 Jean de la Faye 1208-1228
72 François Cassard 1228-1229
73 Juhel de Manthefelon 1229-1244
74 Géoffroy Marcel 1245-1250
75 Pierre de Lamballe 1251-1256
76 Philippe 1256-1257
77 Vincent de Pirmil 1257-1270
78 Jean de Montsoreau 1271-1284
79 Olivier de Craon 1284-1285
80 Bouchard Dain 1285-1290
81 Philippe de Candé 1290-1291
82 Renaud de Montbazon 1291-1313
83 Géoffroy de la Haye 1314-1323
84 Etienne de Bourgueil 1324-1334
85 Pierre Frétaud 1336-1357
86 Philippe Blanche 1357-1363
87 Simon de Renoul 1363-1379
88 Seguin d'Auton 1379-
89 Aléaume Boistel 1380-1383
90 Guy de Roye 1383-1384
91 Seguin d'Auton 1384-1394
92 Ameil du Breuil 1393-1414
93 Jacques Gélu 1414-1426
94 Philippe de Coëtquis 1427-1441
95 Jean Bernard 1441-1466
96 Bastet de Crussol 1466-1468
97 Hélie de Bourdeilles 1468-1484
98 Robert de Lenoncourt 1484-1509
99 Dominique Caretto 1509-1513
100 Christophe de Brillac 1514-1519
101 Martin of Beaune 1519-1527
102 Antoine of the Bar 1528-1547
103 George of Armagnac 1547-1551
104 Etienne Poncher 1551-1552
105 Alexandre Farnese 1553-1554
106 Simon de Maillé 1554-1597
107 François de la Guesle 1597-1614
108 Sebastien d' Ori Galagai 1617-
109 Bertrand d'Eschaud 1617-1641
110 Victor Bouthillier 1641-1670
111 Charles de Rosmadec 1671-1672
112 Michel Amelot de Gournay 1673-1687
113 Claude de Saint George 1687-
114 Mathieu Isoré d' Hervault 1693-1716
115 Armand Pierre de la Croix de Castries 1717-
116 Henri Oswald de la Tour d'Auvergne 1719-1721
117 François Blouet de Camilly 1721-1723
118 Louis Jacques de Chapte de Rastignac 1723-1750
119 Bernardin de Rosset de Fleury 1750-1773
120 Joachim François Mamert de Conzié 1774-1795
121 Jean de Dieu Raymond de Boisgelin 1802-1804
122 Louis Mathias de Barral 1805-1815
123 Jean-baptiste du Chilleau 1818-1824
124 Augustin Louis de Montblanc 1824-1841
125 François Nicolas Madeleine Morlot 1842-1857
126 Joseph Hippolyte Guibert 1857-1871
127 Felix Pierre Fruchaud 1871-1874
128 Charles Théodore Colet 1874-1883
129 Guillaume René Meignan 1884-1896
130 René François Renou 1896-1913
131 Albert Negre 1913-1931
132 Ludovico Gaillard 1931-1956
133 Louis Ferrand 1956-1980
134 Jean Marcel Cardinal Honoré 1981-1997
135 Michel Moutel 1997-1998
136 André Vingt-Trois 1999-2005
Information
Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 5th Century Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,158 (2,378 Square Miles) Conference Region: Centre Official Web Site: http://catholique-tours.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: B.P. 1117, 27 rue Jules-Simon, 37011 Tours CEDEX 1, France Telephone: +33 2.47.70.41.41 Fax: +33 2.47.61.87.55