Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges

The Archdiocese of Bourges is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Since 2000 it is led by Archbishop Hubert Barbier.

History

The diocese was founded in the 3rd century. Its first bishop was St. Ursinus of Bourges. In the middle ages there was a dispute between the bishop of Bourges and the bishop of Bordeaux about the primacy of Aquitaine. Bourges was the place of many synods. The synods 1225 and 1226 are the most important and dealt with the Albigenses.

List of Bishops

• Ursinus of Bourges (3rd century)
• Sevitianus
• Aetherius
• Thecretus
• Marcellus (all prior to 337)
• Palladius (377-384)
• Leo (453)
• Simplicius (472-480)
• Desideratus (549-550)
• Probianus
• Felix
• Remedius
• Sulpicius I. of Bourges (all in the second half of the sixth century)
• Austregisilus (612-624)
• Sulpicius II. of Bourges (624-644)
• David (793-802)
• Agilulfus (c. 820-840)
• Guillaume de Donjeon (1200-09)
• Aegidius a Columnis (1298-1316)
• Jean Coeur
• Hubert Barbier (2000-)