Roman Catholic Diocese of Lombez

History

• Tradition holds the region around Ancient Lumbarium was evangelized by Saint Maiano in the sixth-seventh centuries; the chapel built on his tomb would have been the start of modern Lombez.
• In the late eight century a Benedictine abbey was established, dedicated to Notre-Dame, which in 1125 was ceded to the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.
• The bishopric was established on 1317.08.16 as Diocese of Lombez / Lomberien, receiving its territory from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Toulouse; the last abbot was appointed its first bishop. It bordered the Diocese of Montauban, Archdiocese of Toulouse, Diocese of Rieux and Diocese of Comminges, Archdiocese of Auch and Diocese of Lectoure.
• Its see, Lombez Cathedral, was built from the fourteenth century, when the former abbey church of Saint Mary was remodeled, and consecrated in 1770. In 1771 it comprised 99 parishes.
• In 1790 its cathedral was decommissioned, the see was abolished by the revolutionary republican authorities in favor of a short-lived Constitutional bishopric for the department : Diocese of Gers with seat at the capital Auch.
• It was formally restored but now canonically suppressed on 29 November 1801 after the Napoleonic Concordat of 1801, by Pope Pius VII's papal bulla Qui Christi Domini, its territory being divided between the diocese of Bayonne and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse.
• On 29 June 1908, its now-honorary title was united, simultaneously with the titles of the former Diocese of Condom and Diocese of Lectoure, with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Auch

Episcopal Ordinaries

• Arnaud-Roger de Comminges, Augustinians, previously last Abbot of Lombez and Bishop of the then Diocese of Toulouse
• Jacques Colonna, in 1329 received author Francesco Petrarca and made him canon in the cathedral chapter.
• Antoine
• Bertrand de Coznac, Augustinian Canons Regular, next Bishop of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco
• Roger
• Guillaume
• Jean Belveti de Saie, next Bishop of Dax, Bishop of Agen, Bishop of Albi
• Guillaume de Durfort-Duras
• Arnaud
• Pierre de Paris
• Jean Hiltalinger
• Pierre
• Raymond de Bretennes = Raimond de Castalnau-Bretonoux, previously Bishop of Périgueux
• Arnaud de Mirepoix
• *uncanonical? Apostolic Administrator Pierre de Foix, Friars Minor, while Pseudocardinal; uncanonical Bishop of Diocese of Lescar, uncanonical Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera, Pseudocardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges ; later promoted Pseudocardinal-Bishop of Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Mirepoix, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Lescar, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Arles, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Dax, canonical Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Tarbes
• Gérard Garsias de Charne = Garsie de Charne d'Aure
• Gerard d’Aure
• Sanche Garcias = Sanche Garsie d'Aure
• Jean de Villiers de La Groslaye = Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas), Benedictine Congregation of Cluny, died 6 August 1499; also created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina, Bishop of Condom, Bishop of Viviers
• Denis de Villiers de la Groslaye
• Savari d'Ornézan
• Bernard d'Ornézan
• Antoine Olivier, previously Bishop of Digne
• Pierre de Lancrau
• Jean Daffis, succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Auzia and Coadjutor Bishop of Lombez ; founded Lombez seminary in 1597
• Bernard Daffis
• Jean Daffis long vacancy
• Bishop-elect Nicolas Le Maistre
• Jean-Jacques Séguier de La Verrière, next Bishop of Nîmes
• Côme Roger, Cistercian Order
• Antoine Fagon, next Bishop of Vannes
• Charles-Guillaume de Maupeou, started the diocesan periodical
• Jacques Richier de Cerizy consecrated the cathedral
• François de Pons de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon.