The former Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France. Coordinates Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (Subprefecture) Arrondissement Arles Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Arles-Est and Arles-Ouest Intercommunality Agglomeration community of Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette Mayor Hervé Schiavetti  (PS) (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–57 m...

The first Council of Arles was held in 314, for the purpose of putting an end to the Donatist controversy. Bishops from the western part of the empire including three from Britain attended. It confirmed the findings of the Council of Rome (313), i.e. it recognized the validity of the election of Caecilian of Carthage and confirmed the excommunication of Donatus of Casae Nigrae. Its twenty-two canons dealing with various abuses that had crept into ecclesiastical life since the persecution of Diocletian (284-305) are among the most important documents of early ecclesiastical legislation. Events August 30 - Council of Arles, which confirmed the pronouncement of Donatism as a schism, and passed other canons. ... The Donatists (founded by the Berber Christian Donatus Magnus) were followers of a belief considered a heresy by the broader Catholic community. ... The Council of Rome was a meeting of Western church officials and theologians which took place in 382 under the authority of Pope Damasus I. The previous year, the Emperor Theodosius I had appointed the dark horse candidate Nectarius Patriarch of Constantinople. ... Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( 245– 312), born Diocles (Greek Διοκλής) and known in English as Diocletian,[1] was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ...

A council held in 353, and attended, among others, by two papal legates, was decidedly Arian in attitude. The legates were tempted into rejecting communion with Athanasius and refused to condemn Arius, an act which filled Pope Liberius with grief. A papal Legate, from the Decretals of Boniface VIII (1294 to 1303). ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) was a Christian bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century. ... Arius (AD/CE 256 - 336, poss. ... Liberius, pope from May 17, 352 to September 24, 366, was the earliest pope who did not become a saint. ...

In the synod of 443 (452), attended also by bishops of neighbouring provinces, fifty-six canons were formulated, mostly repetitions of earlier disciplinary decrees. Neophytes were excluded from major orders; married men aspiring to the priesthood were required to promise a life of continency, and it was forbidden to consecrate a bishop without the assistance of three other bishops and the consent of the Metropolitan. Events The Burgundians create a kingdom on the banks of the Rhone Attila destroys Naissus. ... When the word metropolitan (from the Greek metera = mother and polis = town) is used as an adjective, as in metropolitan bishop, metropolitan France, or metropolitan area it can mean: of or characteristic of a metropolis; see also metropolitan area, Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Railway of or belonging to the home territories...

A council of 451 held after the close of the Council of Chalcedon in that year, sent its adhesion to the "Epistola dogmatica" of Pope Leo I, written by Flavian of Constantinople (see Eutyches) Events April 7 - The Huns sack Metz June 20 - Attila, king of the Huns is defeated at Troyes by Aëtius in the Battle of Chalons. ... The Council of Chalcedon was an ecumenical council that took place from October 8 to November 1, 451, at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), today part of the city of Istanbul on the Asian side of the Bosphorus and known as the district of Kadıköy. ... Pope Leo I was a Roman aristocrat who was Pope from 440 to 461. ... Flavian or Phlabianus (d. ... Eutyches (c. ...

A council was held on New Year's Day of 435, to settle the differences that had arisen between the Abbot of Lérins and the Bishop of Fréjus. Events August 3 - Nestorius is exiled by Imperial edict to a monastery in a Sahara oasis. ...

Apropos of the conflict between the archiepiscopal See of Vienne and Arles a council was held in the latter city in 463, which called forth a famous letter from St. Leo I (Leonis I, Opp., ed. Ballerini, I, 998; Hefele, Conciliengeschichte, II, 590). Events Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks, allies with the Roman general Aegidus against the Visigoths. ...

Between 475 and 480 another council was called, attended by thirty bishops, in which the pre-destinationist teachings of the priest Lucidus were condemned.

In 524 a council was held under the presidency of St. Caesarius of Arles; its canons deal chiefly with the conferring of orders. A number of Caesarius of Arles' works have been published in Sources Chrétiennes. Events Childebert I annexes Orléans and Chartres after the death of Chlodomer. ...

Little is known of the councils of 554 and 682. Events The Byzantine general Narses reconquers all of Italy. ... // Events Leo II elected pope. ...

The liturgical uses of Arles were recommended by pope Gregory the Great as a model for Augustine of Canterbury.

An important council was held in 813, at the instigation of Charlemagne, for the correction of abuses and the reestablishment of ecclesiastical discipline. Its decrees insist on a sufficient ecclesiastical education of bishops and priests, on the duty of both to preach frequently to the people and to instruct them in the Catholic Faith, on the obligation of parents to instruct their children, etc. Events June 22 - Byzantine Emperor Michael I is defeated in a war against the Bulgarians. ... A portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer that was painted several centuries after Charlemagnes death. ...

In 1034 a council was held at Arles for the re-establishment of peace, the restoration of Christian Faith, the awakening in the popular heart of a sense of divine goodness and of salutary fear by the consideration of past evils. Events April 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries her chamberlain and elevates him to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael IV. Franche-Comté becomes subject to the Holy Roman Empire. ...

From 1080 to 1098, Aicard continued to act as bishop even though he had been deposed. He was followed on the episcopal throne by Ghibbelin of Sabran, who was later Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title given to the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. ...

In 1236 a council held under the presidency of Jean Baussan, Archbishop of Arles, issued twenty-four canons, mostly against the prevalent Albigensian heresy, and for the observance of the decrees of the Lateran Council of 1215 and that of Toulouse in 1229. Close inspection of their dioceses is urged on the bishops, as a remedy against the spread of heresy; testaments are declared invalid unless made in the presence of the parish priest. This measure, met with in other councils, was meant to prevent testamentary dispositions in favour of known heretics. // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... The Lateran councils were ecclesiastical councils or synods of the Catholic Church held at Rome in the Lateran Palace next to the Lateran Basilica. ...

In 1251, Jean, Archbishop of Arles, held a council near Avignon (Concilium Insculanum), among whose thirteen canons is one providing that the sponsor at baptism is bound to give only the white robe in which the infant is baptized. Events First Shepherds Crusade Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252) Categories: 1251 ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Vaucluse (préfecture) Arrondissement Avignon Canton Chief town of 4 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération du Grand Avignon Mayor Marie-Josée Roig... Baptism in early Christian art. ...

In 1260 a council held by Florentin, Archbishop of Arles, decreed that confirmation must be received fasting, and that on Sundays and feast days the religious should not open their churches to the faithful, nor preach at the hour of the parish Mass. The laity should be instructed by their parish priests. The religious should also frequent the parochial service, for the sake of good example. This council also condemned the doctrines spread abroad under the name of Joachim of Flora. The magnificent Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in 1260. ...

In 1275, twenty-two earlier observances were promulgated anew at a Council of Arles. // April 22 - The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses. ...

The Archbishopric of Arles was suppressed, and incorporated into the Archdiocese of Aix in 1822. The latter is since officially called "Archdiocese of Aix (-Arles-Embrun)" and is no longer a Metropolitan. The Archbishopric of Aix is a Roman Catholic archdiocese with see in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Archbishopric of Aix is a Roman Catholic archdiocese with see in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence. ... Coordinates Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (Subprefecture) Arrondissement Arles Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Arles-Est and Arles-Ouest Intercommunality Agglomeration community of Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette Mayor Hervé Schiavetti  (PS) (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–57 m... Embrun (Postal code K0A 1W0) is a small village on the Castor River in Russell Township of Russell County, Ontario. ...

Archbishops or bishops

To 1000

• Trophimus of Arles (reputed c. 250)
• Marcianus (254-257) deemed heretical, Cypr.ep.68,1, supporter of Novatian
• Marinus (313-314)
• Nicasius
• Valentinus
• Saturninus (346-361)
• Crecentius
• Concordius (374-385)
• Ingenuus (394-395)
• Heros (408-412)
• Patroclus (412-426) (first archbishop, 417)
• Honoratus (426-16 January 430)
• Hilary of Arles (430-5 May 449)
• Ravennius (449-456 or 461?)
• Augustal (456-456 or 461)
• Leontius (456 or 461-484)
• Eonius (484-502)
• Caesarius of Arles (503-26 August 543)
• Auxanius (543-546)
• Aurelianus (546-16 June 551)
• Sabaudus (552-586)
• Licerius (586-588)
• Virgilius (588-601 or 610)
• Florianus (c. 613)
• Theodosius (632-650)
• Johannes I (651-668)
• Felix (679-682)
• Wolbertus (c. 683)
• ...
• Elifantus (788-794)
• Rustan (c. 806)
• Johann II. (811-816 or 819)
• Nothon/Noto (819 or 824-844 or 850)
• Rotland (850 or 852-1 September 869)
• Walter ?
• Rostaing (871-914)
• Manasses (920-961)
• Ithier (March 963-981)
• Anno (981-994)

According to Catholic lore, Saint Trophimus of Arles or Saint Trophime was the first bishop of Arles, in todays southern France. ... Imperator Caesar Flavius Marcianus Augustus or Marcian (c. ... Novatian (2XX - 258) was a scholar and antipope who held the title between 251 and 258. ... Marinus was neo-Platonist philosopher, was born in Neapolis, Palestine; he was converted at an early age to the old pagan Greek religion. ... Saint Honoratus (c. ... St. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

1000-1300

• Pons de Marignane (1005-1029)
• Raimbaud de Reillanne, Raimbaud, Archbishop of Arles (May 1030-18 February 1069)
• Aicard (1070-1080 or 1096?)
• Gibelin (1080 or 1099-1107, 1112 or 1115)
• Atton de Bruniquel (6 October 1115-6 March 1129)
• Bernard Guerin / Garin (1129-2 March 1138)
• Guillaume Monge (1139?-1 January 1142)
• Raimon de Montredon (1142-1160)
• Raimon de Bollène (1163-1182)
• Pierre Isnard (1183-1190)
• Imbert d’Eyguière (9 October 1191-20 July 1202)
• Michel de Morèse (August 1202-21 July 1217)
• Uc Béroard (27 March 1218-18. November 1232)
• Jean Baussan (27 July 1233-24 November 1258)
• Bertran Malferrat, Bertrand de Malferrat (25 November 1258-25 May 1262)
• Florent (28 November 1262-7 June 1266)
• Bertran de Saint-Martin (11 October 1266-June 1273)
• Bernard de Languissel (4 February 1274-1281)
• Bertrand Amalric (20 December 1281-31 March 1286)
• Rostaing de la Capre (5 August 1286-22 August 1303)

1300-1500

• Peire de Ferrières (30 January 1304-21September 1307)
• Arnaud de Faugères (1307-1309 or 1310)
• Gaillard de Faugères (19 December 1310-12 September 1317)
• Gaillard Saumate (1318-1323)
• Gasbert de la Val /du Val (1324-1341)
• Jean de Cardone (1341-1348)
• Étienne Aldebrand (1348-1350)
• Étienne de La Garde (1351-1361)
• Guillaume de La Garde (1361-1374)
• Pierre de Cros Pierre (1374-1388)
• François de Conzié /Conzieu (1388-1390)
• Jean de Rochechouart (1390-1398)
• Pierre Blavi Blau ?
• vacant 1398-1404
• Artaud de Mélan /Méhelle (1404-1410)
• Jean Allarmet de Brogny (1410-1423) (also Bishop of Viviers and Bishop of Ostia)
• Louis Aleman (December 1423-16 September 1450) (also Bishop of Maguelone)
• Pierre de Foix (1450-1463)
• Philippe de Lévis (7 May 1463?-11 November 1475) (also Archbishop of Auch)
• Eustache de Lévis (1475-22 April 1489)
• Nicolas de Cibo (1489-1499)
• Jean Ferrier I (1499-1521)

The Bishop of Ostia was the ecclesiastical head of the Italian Catholic diocese of Ostia. ... Louis Aleman (c. ...

1500-1792

• Jean Ferrier II (1521-1550)
• Jacques du Broullat (1550-1560)
• Robert de Lenoncourt (7 February 1560-2 February 1561)
• Antoine d'Albon (1561-1562) (also Archbishop of Lyon)
• Hippolyte d'Este (1562-1566)
• Prosper de Sainte-Croix (1566-1574)
• Silvio de Sainte-Croix Silvio (1574-1598)
• Oratio Montano (1598-1603)
• Gaspard du Laurent (1603-1630)
• Jean Jaubert de Barrault (20 July 1630-30 July 1643)
• François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan (31 March 1644-9 March 1689)
• Jean-Baptiste Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan (9 March 1689-11 November 1697)
• François de Mailly (24 December 1697-12 July 1710) (also Archbishop of Reims)
• Jacques II de Forbin-Janson (1711-13 January 1741)
• Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds (20 August 1741-4 March 1746) (also Bishop of Bayonne and Archbishop of Paris)
• Jean-Joseph de Jumilhac (17 April 1746-20 February 1775) (also Bishop of Vannes)
• Jean Marie du Lau d'Allemans (1 October 1775-2 September 1792)

The archbishop of Lyon is the head of the Roman Catholic diocese of the French city of Lyon. ... The Archdiocese of Reims was founded (as a diocese) around 250 by St. ... The archbishop of Paris is one of twenty-three archbishops in France. ...

Source

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. Synods of Arles