Ursion had been abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis in Reims. He admitted his insufficencies as bishop, even though not yet consecrated, and, at the council of Liége in 1131, voluntarily resigned, and returned to Saint-Denis. He died there in 1149. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 11199-1200. François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois. "Dictionnaire de la noblesse : contenant les généalogies, l'histoire et la chronologie des familles nobles de France", (Paris: Schlesinger Brothers, 1867), p. 993. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun, Volume 2, pp. 200-205.
Gaston Rasneur, "Le concile de Cologne de 346," in: Bulletins de la Commission royale d'histoire de Belgique Vol. 72 (1903), p. 27-59, at p. 27, points out that Ammianus Marcellinus (History XV. 5.31) that in 355 Christians in Cologne constituted only a "conventiculum."
Duchesne, p. 67. Waitz, p. 40: "Legitur vero in vita sancti Servatii episcopi, ubi de Agripinensis aecclesiae archiepiscopi depositione res agitur, quod interfuisset Sanctinus urbis Clavorum episcopus." The acts and subscriptions of the "Council of Cologne", and therefore the evidence for Sanctinus, were declared forgeries as early as 1679, by Noël Alexandre, Selecta historiae ecclesiasticae capita, (in Latin), Volume 7 (Paris: Antonius Dezallier, 1679). pp. 288-291. More recently, the objections have been amplified by Louis Duchesne, "Le faux concile de Cologne (346)," (in French), in: Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique, Volume 3 (Louvain: Université catholique de Louvain 1902), pp. 16-29. In favor of the authenticity of the council: G. Monchamp, "Pour l'authenticité des actes du concile de Cologne de 346," (in French), in: Bulletin de la classe des Lettres et des Sciences morales et politiques et de la classe des Beaux-Arts (Bruxelles 1902), pp. 245-288; however, at p. 277 he does not know what do do about Sanctinus: "La désignation de Sanctinus ( Sanctino Articlavorum ou Articlavo ) est une énigme; mais il nous semble qu'il faut assimiler le thème articlavorum à angusticlavorum."
Louis Duchesne, "Le faux concile de Cologne (346)," in: Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique Vol. 3 (Louvain 1902) 16-29, at pp. 25, 28.
Fernand Cabrol (ed.), Dictionnaire D'archéologie Chrétienne et de Liturgie, (in French), Volume 6, part 1 (Paris: Letouzey 1924), pp. 415-416.
G. Waitz, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptorum Tomus IV, (in Latin), (Hannover: Hahn 1841), p. 36.
Berthold Zeller, Henri II, l'occupation des trois-evêches (1547-1552), (in French), (Paris: Hachette, 1890, pp. 183-184.
Joseph Bergin, Church, Society and Religious Change in France, 1580–1730, (New Haven: Yale 2009), p. 24. Joseph Bergin,, Crown, Church, and Episcopate Under Louis XIV, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 27.
Longnon & Carrière, p. 360. Lynn Martin, The Jesuit Mind: The Mentality of an Elite in Early Modern France (Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press 2019), p. 20. The other Jesuit novitiate was at Avignon.
Alexandre Martin, Le frays Barrois: géographic et histoire,(in French), (Bar-le-Duc: Contant-Lagnerre, 1912), pp 170-171.
J. B. Duvergier, Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, règlemens avis du Conseil d'état,(in French), Volume 1 (Paris: A. Guyot et Scribe, 1834), p. 118: "La loi constitutionnelle du royaume ne reconnaitra plus de voeux monastiques solennels des personnes de l'un ni de l'autre sexe: en conséquence, les ordres et congrégations réguliers dans lesquels on fait de pareils voeux sont et demeureront supprimés en France, sans qu'il puisse en être établi de semblables à l'avenir." Michael Burleigh, Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War (New York: Harper Collins 2006), p. 54.
Ludovic Sciout, Histoire de la constitution civile du clergé (1790-1801): L'église et l'Assemblée constituante,(in French and Latin) ., Vol. 1 (Paris: Firmin Didot 1872), p. 182: Art. 2 "...Tous les autres évêchés existant dans les quatre-vingt-trois départements du royaume, et qui ne sont pas nommément compris au présent article, sont et demeurent supprimés."
J. B. Duvergier, Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, règlemens avis du Conseil d'état,(in French), Volume 1 (Paris: A. Guyot et Scribe, 1834), p. 244: "20. Tous titres et offices , autres que ceux mentionnés en la présente constitution , les dignités , canonicats, prébendes, demi-prébendes, chapelles, chapellenies, tant des églises cathédrales que des églises collégiales, et tous chapitres réguliers et séculiers de l'un et de l'autre sexe, les abbayes et prieurés en règle ou en commende, aussi de l'un et de l'autre sexe, et tous autres bénéfices et prestimonies généralement quelconques , de quelque nature et sous quelque dénomination que ce soit, sont, à compter du jour de la publication du présent décret, éteints et supprimés, sans qu'il puisse jamais en être établi de semblables."
Pionnier, pp. 89-91: "...Je déclare que je ne déshonorerai point ma vieillesse et que je n'attirerai point sur ma tête les foudres d'un Dieu vengeur en portant ce funeste serment. Que ma langue s'attache à mon palais si jamais je le prononce. Henri-Louis-René, évêque de Verdun."
Duvergier (ed.), Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, réglemens et avis du Conseil d'état,, Volume 13, p. 374: "L'archevêché de Besançon , et les nouveaux évêchés d'Autun, Strasbourg, Dijon, Nanci et Metz, que nous lui assignons pour suffragans; L'archevêché de Malines , et les nouveaux évêchés de Tournai, Gand, Namur, Liége, Aix-la-Chapelle, Trèves et Mayence, que nous lui assignons pour suffragans."
The Rambler, Volume 4 (London: James Burns 1849), pp. 73-74. Herbert Thurston, The War & the Prophets: Notes on Certain Popular Predictions Current in this Latter Age (London: Burns & Oates, 1915), pp. 10-19.
The earliest reference to Saint Saintin occurs in the 10th century chronicle of Bertharius. Gallia christiana XIII, pp. 1162-1163. Duchesne, p. 69 with note 3.
Maurus: François Giry, Les petits Bollandistes vies des saints de l'ancien et du nouveau testament des martyres ...: Notice sur les congrégations et les ordres religieux, histoire des reliques, (in French), Vol. 13 (Paris: Bloud et Barral, 1888), p. 271.
The name is found in Bertharius: Weitz, MGH, p. 40. Duchesne, p. 69, no. 3. It is also found in an episcopal list compiled after 1107. (Duchesne, p. 68). According to Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1164, Salvinus was elected six years after the death of Maurus, and he served for 31 years, dying c. 420.
Arator is said to have served as bishop for 33 years. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1164.
Possessor died on 1 December 486, according to Hugh of Flavigny. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1165. J.P. Migne (ed.), Patrologiae Latinae Cursus Completus, (in Latin), Vol. 154 (Paris 1853), p. 87, col. 1.
Alban Butler, Paul Burns, Butler's Lives of the Saints, new full edition, Volume 11 (Tunbridge Wells, UK: A&C Black, 1997), p. 73.
Bishop Desideratus attended the council of Auvergne in 535, and the council of Orléans in 549. Duchesne, p. 70, no. 9.
Around 570, Bishop Agericus was the godfather of King Childebert II of Austrasia (575–592). He is mentioned by Gregory of Tours with reference to events of 584–587. He died in 588 (Duchesne), or 591 (Gams). Gallia christiana XIII, pp. 1166-1168. Duchesne, p. 70, no. 10.
Harimeres (Charineres, Caramerus) was appointed by King Childebert II, whose referendarius he was, in 588. He was present at the Council of Paris in 614. Charles De Clercq, Concilia Galliae, A. 511 — A. 695(in Latin), (Turnholt: Brepols 1963), p. 282 ("Ex ciuitate Viredono Harimeris episcopus."). Weitz, MGH, p. 43. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1168.
Bishop Godo was present at the council of Clichy, held on 27 September, in 626 or 627. Charles De Clercq, Concilia Galliae, A. 511 — A. 695(in Latin), (Turnholt: Brepols 1963), pp. 290, 297 ("Ex ciuitate Viridono Godo episcopus."). Duchesne, p. 71, no. 12; Duchesne believed that Godo and Ermenfrid were the same person.
Bishop Madalveus was present at the convention of Attigny in 762 (Mansi dates it to 765). Hugues de Flavigny mentions two charters, of 771 and 775, in which his name appears. J.D. Mansi, Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, (in Latin), Vol. 12 (Florence: A. Zatta 1766), p. 675. Duchesne, p. 72, no. 23.
Peter was sent by Charlemagne to Rome to be consecrated a bishop by Pope Hadrian I (772–791). The chronicler Bertarius assigns him 25 years of governance. Duchesne, p. 73, no. 24.
Bishop Hildinus took part in the council of Mainz in 829. He died on 13 January 847. Duchesne, p. 73-74, no. 27.
Bishop Hatto participated in the council of Savonnières in 859, and the congress of Coblenz on 5 June 860. In 862 he was at the council of Tousey. He took part in the coronation of Charles the Bald as king of Lotharingia at Metz on 9 September 869. He died on 1 January 870, after twenty-three years of service. Duchesne, p. 74, no. 28.
Bishop Berenhard (Bernard) participated in the council of Attigny on 25 June 870, and in September 871 at the council of Douzy. He died on 31 December 879. Duchesne, p. 74-75, no. 27.
Henry was archdeacon of Winchester and a chaplain of Mathilde, daughter of the king of England and wife of the Emperor. Mathilde had Henry appointed bishop of Verdun, in violation of canonical procedures. After many violations of canon law, he was deposed at the Council of Chalons-sur-Marne on 2 February 1129, by the papal legate, Cardinal Matthew, bishop of Albano. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun, Volume 2, pp. 185-199.
Ursion had been abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis in Reims. He admitted his insufficencies as bishop, even though not yet consecrated, and, at the council of Liége in 1131, voluntarily resigned, and returned to Saint-Denis. He died there in 1149. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 11199-1200. François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois. "Dictionnaire de la noblesse : contenant les généalogies, l'histoire et la chronologie des familles nobles de France", (Paris: Schlesinger Brothers, 1867), p. 993. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun, Volume 2, pp. 200-205.
Adalbero (Adalbertus, Albertus, Albéron) III of Chiny: Albéron resigned at the beginning of 1156, and retired the monastery of Saint-Paul, , where he had established the Premonstratensians in place of the decadent Benedictines. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1328. He died on 2 November 1158. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun, Volume 2, pp. 200-205.
Henri: In 1186, Bishop Henri de Castres attended the synod held by Archbishop Folmar of Trier. Clouet, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 2, pp. 306-311. Gallia christiana XIII, p. 1207.
Bishop Grandson died in June 1286. Clouët, III, p. p. 16.
Révigny was consecrated in Rome by Pope Nicholas IV on 21 March 1289, and took possession of the diocese at the end of the year. Révigny died in mid-1296 (Clouët, p. 27). Clouët, III, pp. 17-35.
Bishop Jacques de Révigny had died at the papal court at Anagni. Jean (III), who was Provost of the collegiate church of Montfaucon (diocese of Reims), was appointed bishop of Verdun by Pope Boniface VIII, exercising a reservation which he had made on the appointment, on 11 March 1297. Jacques died on 31 March 1302. Maurice Faucon, Les registres de Boniface VIII Vol. 1 (Paris: Thorin 1886), pp. 659-660, no. 1743. Eubel I, p. 530 with note 9.
Following the death of Jean d'Aspromonte on 31 March 1302, the canons of Verdun met, and in disagreement two factions elected two candidates, Canon Thomas, the Primicerius of the cathedral, and Canon Walter de Tremoreville. The matter was referred to the pope, and during the investigation Walter resigned his claims. Pope Boniface VIII confirmed Thomas. on 8 July 1303. Thomas died in June 1305. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 57-70. Georges Digard, Les registres de Boniface VIII(in Latin), Vol. 3 (Paris: Fontemoing 1907), p. 787, no. 5262.
Henry (IV) d'Aspremont was appointed on 23 June 1312 by Pope Clement V. He took possession of the diocese in September 1312. He died on 5 January 1350, after thirty-seven years in office. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, p. 242. Eubel I, p. 531. Clouet, pp. 94-242.
Chaillot was titular bishop of Chalcedon, and protector of the Franciscans of Verdun. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 210. Nicolas-Narcisse Robinet, Pouillé du Diocèse de Verdun, Volume 1 (Verdun: Laurent, 1888), p. 25.
After the death of Bishop Henri, the cathedral Chapter elected archdeacon Henri de Germiny, but apparently on the intervention of Adhemar de Monteils, Bishop of Metz, Pope Innocent VI quashed the election, and named Adhemar's cousin, Otho de Poitiers on 12 February 1350. Otho was an Auditor of the Rota in the papal court. He was bishop for only thirteen months, when he resigned the office. A pension was arranged for him, of 1300 gold florins a year, to be paid by the new bishop. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 240-241. Eubel I, p. 531.
Hugh (III) de Bar was the younger son of Pierre de Bar and Bishop Otho's cousin Eleanor. He was confirmed by Innocent VI on 4 July 1351. He died on 13 August 1361, while on a pilgrimage to the monastery of S. Catherine in Sinai; he had been bishop for ten years and one month. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 241-300. Eubel I, p. 531.
John (IV) was named bishop of Verdun on 8 April 1362, by Pope Innocent VI. He died in 1372. Gallia christiana XIII, pp. 1225-1226. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 303-335. Eubel I, p. 531.
John V of Dampierre-St. Dizier: Jean was confirmed by Pope Gregory XI on 19 April 1372. He died on 4 May 1375. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 341-342. Eubel I, p. 531 with note 13.
Leobald(us) of Cousance was appointed by Pope Clement VII on 5 July 1381. He was opposed, ineffectually, by Wenceslaus of Bohemia. He died on 4 May 1404. Gallia christiana XIII, pp. 1228-1229. Clouët, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 379-535. Eubel I, p. 531 with note 15.
John (VI) of Saarbrücken held the degree of Doctor of Canon Law from thee University of Paris. He was a prebendary canon of the cathedral of Verdun, and archdeacon of Rivello (diocese of Toul). He was confirmed as bishop by Pope Benedict XIII on 2 July 1404. He was transferred to the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne vy Pope Martin V, on 10 January 1420. He died on 30 November 1438. Gallia christiana XIII, pp. 1229-1230. Clouet, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 495-591. Eubel I, pp. 175, 531; II, p. 122, note 1.
Montjoie was transferred from the diocese of Saint Papoul (1421–1423) to Verdun by Pope Martin V, on 25 July 1423. He was transferred to the diocese of Béziers on 14 February 1424. He died on 3 April 1451. Clouet, Histoire de Verdun Vol. 3, pp. 599-601. Eubel I, pp. 138, 390, 531; II, p. 107 note 1.
The Bishopric was annexed to France in 1552. This was not formally recognised in the Empire until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Charles-Nicolas Gabriel, Étude sur Nicolas Psaulme, évêque et comte de Verdun, 1518-1575 (Verdun: L. Doublat, 1867), pp. 9-59.
Charles de Lorraine-Chaligny was the nephew of Bishop Eric de Lorraine, who was also his consecrator as a bishop, on 30 October 1616. He resigned on 22 April 1622, and joined the Society of Jesus as a scholastic. Saive Numismatique, Coins of Lorraine: Bishopric of Verdun.[self-published source]. Robert Parisot, Histoire de Lorraine, (in French), Volume 2 (Paris: Picard, 1922), pp. 37-38. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 370.
Jean, p. 414. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 416 with note 4.
Jean, p. 414. Ritzler & Sefrin V, p. 416 with note 5.
Jean, p. 414-415. Ritzler & Sefrin VI, p. 4443 with note 2.
Desnos (or Des Nos) was appointed by Pope Clement XIV in the consistory of 12 March 1770. He died in exile at Coblenz on 2 September 1793. Jean, p. 415. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 443 with note 3.
Villèle was appointed by Louis XVIII in 1817, and was preconised by Pope Pius VII, but, due to the problems with the Concordat of 1817, he was not consecrated or instituted. Robinet, Pouillé, p.51.
Arbou was transferred to the diocese of Bayonne by Pope Pius VIII on 5 July 1830. Robinet, Pouillé, pp. 51-52. Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VII, p. 103, 397.
Hacquard: "Mgr. Hacquard, Évêque de Verdun," in: Revue hebdomadaire du Diocese de Lyon Vol. 8 (Lyon: Vitte et Perrussel 1884), pp. 73-75. Robinet, Pouillé, pp. 56-57.
Charles de Lorraine-Chaligny was the nephew of Bishop Eric de Lorraine, who was also his consecrator as a bishop, on 30 October 1616. He resigned on 22 April 1622, and joined the Society of Jesus as a scholastic. Saive Numismatique, Coins of Lorraine: Bishopric of Verdun.[self-published source]. Robert Parisot, Histoire de Lorraine, (in French), Volume 2 (Paris: Picard, 1922), pp. 37-38. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 370.
