Bishop Metz is the head of the Metz diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
Founded around the 3rd century , the Metz diocese has been influential and wealthy for a long time. Encountering resistance from the townspeople, as well as falling under the influence of the royal power, it gradually lost its economic weight and political influence.
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III - V centuries
According to an ancient legend that has come down to us, thanks to the Acts of the Metz bishops ( Latin: Gesta episcoporum Mettensium ) by Paul Deacon (c. 784 ), traces of the founding of the Metz diocese date back to the time of the first apostles. According to this legend, St. Clement ( Clément de Metz ), the first bishop of Metz, was a student of St. Peter , who sent from Rome priest Celeste and Deacon Felix to preach the Christian faith in those parts back in 95 . The Holy Patient ( Patient de Metz ), the fourth bishop of the city, is considered the messenger of the Apostle John . Traditions about the first bishops of Metz are sometimes believed to have appeared between the X and XIV centuries in the monasteries of St. Arnulf ( Abbaye de Saint-Arnould ) and St. Clement ( Église Saint-Clément de Metz ), as well as in the monastery of Horz ( Abbaye de Gorze ). It is also sometimes believed that they arose in the rivalry of these various religious institutions, which sought to establish their legitimacy through these descriptions. These lives were gathered together by 16th century chroniclers such as Philippe de Vigneulles and Augustinian monk Jean Châtelain. A later chronology records the founding date of the bishopric in the third century.
- OK. 280 - 300 : St. Clement
- Saint Celeste
- Saint Felix I - according to legend, his episcopal ministry lasted 42 years [1] . His relics were transferred to the diocese of Bamberg under Henry II the Holy [2]
- holy patient
- OK. 346 : St. Victor I - traces of his ministry are found in acts [3] of the Cologne Pseudo-Cathedral 346 ( pseudo-concile de Cologne ) 346 [4] . Perhaps he participated in the Sardinian Cathedral ( Concile de Sardique ) 344 [5] .
- St. Victor II, sixth bishop
- Its existence is disputed by some authors [6] .
- Saint Simeon, seventh bishop, commemorated on February 16 .
- According to legend, hails from Palestine . his relics were transferred to the monastery of St. Peter in Cenon ( Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Senones ) in the 7th century by Angilram [6] .
- Sambas, or Sambarius, eighth bishop
- Saint Rufus or Ruffus, ninth bishop
- Saint Adelph or Adelphinus, tenth bishop
- Louis the Pious transferred his relics to the Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul at the Abbaye de Neuwiller [6]
- Firmin, or Fronymus, eleventh bishop, commemorated on August 18 .
- Was originally from Greece [7] or Italy [8] .
- Saint Legons (Legonce), or Legens (Legence) [7] , or Leguntius (Leguntius) [9] , twelfth bishop, commemorated on February 18 .
- 451 Saint Actor ( Auctor ) or Autor (Auteur), or Aultr (Aultre), the thirteenth bishop
- Saint Expièce, or Expletius, or Appletius [7] , fourteenth bishop commemorated on July 30 .
- Saint Urbica , or Urbice, fifteenth bishop, commemorated March 20 .
- He received the rank of archbishop [7] . He was buried in the church of St. Maximinus , Metz ( Saint-Maximin ). The relics were found in 1516 and transferred to the Metz Church of St. Eucaria ( Saint-Eucaire ) [10] .
- Bonole, or Rinolus, sixteenth bishop
- maybe a saint
- St. Terence (Térence), or Terentius (Terentius), seventeenth bishop, commemorated October 29 .
- About the X century, his relics were transferred to the Neufmoutier monastery in the city of Huy [11] .
- Conolin or Gosselin (Consolin ou Gosselin), eighteenth bishop:
- perhaps a saint according to the Bollandists ( société des Bollandistes ) [12] .
- 485 or 489 : St. Romain, nineteenth bishop, commemorated April 13 .
- 495 , St. Fronin, twentieth bishop, commemorated on September 25 .
- Fronim and his two followers Gramace and Agathimbre could be from the nobility [11] .
- 495 - 512 St. Gramas or Gromas, twenty-first bishop, commemorated on April 25 .
VI century
- 512-525: St. Agathimbre, commemorated May 12 .
- 525 - 542 : St. Hesperius ( Hespérius de Metz , was the eighteenth bishop, according to [7] )
- 543 - 568 : St. Villicus , twenty-second bishop, commemorated on April 7 or April 17 .
- He is mentioned by Venance Fortunat , whom he met during his trip to Metz. Saint Venantius pays tribute to the piety and hospitality of the prelate . The letters addressed to Bishop Reims were also preserved. [11] .
- c. 580 : Saint Peter II (Pierre II), twenty-third bishop
- Nothing is known about him, except for one letter written to him by the noble Austrian Gogon [11] .
- Some authors mention the holy Gundulf ( Gondulfe ), otherwise Gendulf (Gendulfe) [13] . He was probably the bishop of the region or the chorebiscop [14] , elected in 590 and soon passed away.
- 590 - 601 : St. Agiulf , twenty-fourth bishop.
7th century
- 602 - 610 : St. Arnoald , 25 bishop.
- 610 - 611 : Saint Pappole , 26 Bishop
- 613 - 628 : St. Arnulf or Arnould, 27 bishop.
- 629 - 644 : Saint Goeri ( Goëri ; Abbon I), 28 bishop.
- 646 : Saint Godon , 29 Bishop
- The department was widowed for two years.
- 656 - 696 : St. Clou (Clou), or Clodulf ( Chlodulf ), son of Arnulf, 30 bishop.
- Some chronologies place Saint Landry of Soignies ( Landry de Soignies , Comm. 17 April ) between Chlodulf and Abbon [15] . This is probably a regional bishop [14] .
- 696 - 707 : Saint Abbon II ( Abbon ), or Abdon (Abdon), thirty-first bishop [16] , commemorated April 15 .
- The Charter of Herman of Metz ( Hermann ) from 1090 indicates that he created the parish of St. John the Baptist. He left us a letter addressed to Didier , Bishop of Cahors ( évêques de Cahors ) [17] . According to sources, he could go to the Lord in 700 [17] or in 705 [16] .
VIII century
Beginning in 717, the bishops of Metz received immunity for their possessions.
- 707 - 715 : Saint Aptat or Optat, thirty-second bishop, commemorated on January 21 .
- 715 - 716 : St. Felix II , 33 Bishop.
- 716 - 741 : Saint Sigebaud , 34 Bishop
- 742 - 766 : Saint Chrodegand , 35 Bishop.
- 766 - 768 : the department widowed
- 768 - 791 : Angilram ( Angilram ), thirty-sixth bishop, commemorated October 25 .
After the death of Anguilramn, the department widowed until 816 .
9th century
- 816 - 822 : St. Gondulf , 37 Bishop.
- 823 - 855 : Drogo , illegitimate son of Charlemagne , 38 bishop.
- 858 - 875 : Advent ( Advence ), 39 bishop.
- 876 - 882 : Wala , 40 Bishop
- 883 - 917 : Robert , 41 Bishop.
X century
- 917/919 - 927 : Wigéric (d. 927), 42 bishop.
- 927 - 929 : Benno ( Bennon de Metz , d. 940), 43 bishop
- 929 - 964 : Adalberon I of Ardennes , 44 Bishop (d. 962).
- 965 - 984 : Thierry (Dietrich) I ( Thierry I , d. 984), 45 bishop.
- 984-1005 : Adalberon II de Bar (d. 1005), 46 bishop, before that Bishop of Verdun (Adalberon I).
Notes
- ↑ Dictionnaire hagiographique p 996 , Abbé Pétin 1850
- ↑ Dictionnaire du département de la Moselle p286 , Claude Philippe de Viville 1817
- ↑ Cologne and Serdica Archived on February 21, 2015. , Anna Crabbe in The Journal of Theological Studies vol. 30, n ° 1, pp. 178-185, 1979
- ↑ Mémoires p 204 Jean-François de Gondi Retz 1846
- ↑ Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule p345 Louis Duchesne 2002, ISBN 1-4212-1627-2
- ↑ 1 2 3 Dictionnaire du département de la Moselle p287 , Claude Philippe de Viville 1817
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Bibliothèque sacrée, ou Dictionnaire universel historique, dogmatique, canonique, géographique et chronologique des sciences ecclésiastiques ... , Charles Louis Richard 1827
- ↑ St. Firminus of metz
- ↑ Mentioned in the Martyrlog of St. Gudula of Brussels, see Dictionnaire universel francois et latin ... avec des remarques d'eridition et de critique ... Nouv. ed. corr. et significantment augm, Volume 4
- ↑ Dictionnaire du département de la Moselle p288 , Claude Philippe de Viville 1817
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Dictionnaire du département de la Moselle p289 , Claude Philippe de Viville 1817
- ↑ Hippolyte Barbier, Biographie du clergé contemporaine p400 , 1847
- ↑ Millesimo - Guide (link not available)
- ↑ 1 2 Dissertations sur l'histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Paris p59 Jean Lebeuf 1741
- ↑ Dictionnaire de statistique religieuse p419-422 , Jacques Paul Migne 1851
- ↑ 1 2 Dictionnaire hagiographique p18 , Abbé Pétin 1850
- ↑ 1 2 Dictionnaire de patrologie p56 , A. Sevestre 1851
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