# Ancient Diocese of Vence

The former French Catholic diocese of Vence existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Vence in Provence, in the modern department of Alpes Maritimes.
After the Concordat of 1801, the territory of the diocese passed to the diocese of Nice.

## History

The first known Bishop of Vence is Severus, bishop in 439 and perhaps as early as 419. Among others are: St. Veranus, son of St. Eucherius, Archbishop of Lyons and a monk of Lérins, bishop before 451 and at least until 465; St. Lambert, first a Benedictine monk (died 1154); Alessandro Farnese (1505–1511).
Antoine Godeau, Bishop of Grasse, was named Bishop of Vence in 1638; the Holy See wished to unite the two dioceses. Meeting with opposition from the chapter and the clergy of Vence Godeau left Grasse in 1653, to remain Bishop of Vence, which see he held until 1672.

## Bishops

Bishops of Vence :
| Tenure | Name | remarks |
| ca. 363 | Andinus | |
| 374 | Eusebius | |
| 412 | Juvinius | |
| 419, 439 | Severe | |
| 442, 447 | Arcadius | |
| 451–492 | Saint Véran | |
| 492–528 | Saint Prosper | |
| 528–541 | Firmin | |
| 541–587 | Deuthère | |
| 587 | Fronime de Bourges | previously bishop of Agde |
| ca. 644 | Aurélien | |
| 645–865 | (unknown) | |
| 866 | Lieutaud | |
| 878 | Waldère | |
| 878 | Witrède | |
| 880–896 | (unknown) | |
| 896, 898 | Hugo | |
| 995–1015 | Arnold | |
| 1015–1060 | Durand | |
| 1060–1114 | Pierre I. | |
| 1114–1154 | Saint Lambert of Vence | |
| 1154–1176 | Raimond I. | |
| 1176–1193 | Guillaume I. Giraud | |
| 1193–1210 | Pierre II. de Grimaldi | |
| 1214 | (unknown) | |
| 1216, 1220 | Raimond II. | |
| 1222–1257 | Guillaume II. Riboti | |
| 1257–1263 | Pierre III. | |
| 1263–1290 | Guillaume III. de Sisteron | |
| 1291–1308 | Pierre IV. d'Avignon | |
| 1308–1312 | Foulques I. | |
| 1312–1319 | Pierre V. | |
| 1319–1324 | Raymond III. | |
| 1324–1325 | Pierre VI. Malirati | |
| 1325–1328 | Foulques II. Chatelmi | |
| 1328–1335 | Raymond IV. | |
| 1335–1346 | Arnaud Barcillon | |
| 1347–1348 | Jean I. Coci | |
| 1348–1360 | Guillaume IV. de Digne | |
| 1360–1375 | Étienne de Digne | |
| 1375–1399 | Boniface du Puy | |
| 1384–1404 | Jean II. Abrahardi | |
| 1404–1409 | Raphael I. | |
| 1409–1415 | Jean III. | |
| 1415–1420 | Paul I. de Caire | |
| 1420–1439 | Louis I. de Glandèves | |
| 1439–1459 | Antoine I. Sabranti | |
| 1459–1463 | Armand I. | |
| 1463–1491 | Raphaël II. Monso | |
| 1491–1494 | Jean de Vesc | also bishop of Agde |
| 1494–1501 | Aimar de Vesc | |
| 1508–1511 | Alexander Farnese | |
| 1511–1522 | Jean-Baptiste Bonjean (Beaujean) | |
| 1522–1530 | Robert Canalis (Ceneau) | |
| 1530–1541 | Balthazar de Jarente | |
| 1541–1554 | Nicolas de Jarente | |
| 1555–1560 | Jean-Baptiste Raimbaud de Simiane | |
| 1560–1575 | Louis Grimaldi de Beuil | |
| 1576–1588 | Audin de Garidelli | |
| 1588–1601 | Guillaume Le Blanc | |
| 1601–1638 | Pierre du Vair | |
| 1638–1671 | Antoine Godeau | |
| 1672–1681 | Louis de Thomassin | also bishop of Sisteron |
| 1682–1685 | Théodore Alart (Allart) | |
| 1686–1697 | Jean-Balthazar de Cabannes de Viens | |
| 1697–1714 | François de Berton de Crillon | also archbishop of Vienne |
| 1714–1727 | Flodoard Maret (Moret) de Bourchenu | † 1744 |
| 1728–1754 | Jean-Baptiste de Surian | |
| 1755–1758 | Jacques de Grasse de Bar | also bishop of Angers |
| 1758–1763 | Gabriel-François Moreau | also bishop of Mâcon |
| 1763–1769 | Michel-François de Couët du Vivier de Lorry [fr] | also bishop of Tarbes and bishop of Angers |
| 1769–1771 | Jean de Cayrol de Médaillan | also bishop of Grenoble |
| 1772–1783 | Antoine-René de Bardonnenche | |
| 1784–1790 | Charles-François-Joseph Pisani de La Gaude [fr] | then bishop of Namur |