BISHOP OF LISIEUX

The 'bishop of Lisieux' was the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lisieux. The first known Bishop of Lisieux is Theodibandes, mentioned in connexion with a council held in 538.

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Bishops of Lisieux

Bishops of Lisieux

Among the bishops of Lisieux were:

★ Theodibandes,

★ Freculphus (d. 850), a pupil of the palace school founded by Charlemagne, and author of a universal history;

★ Arnoul (1141-81), statesman and writer;

★ Nicole Oresme (1378-82), philosopher, mathematician, and tutor to Charles V;

★ Pierre Cauchon (1432-42), concerned in the condemnation of Joan of Arc;

★ Thomas Basin (1447-74), the historian of Charles VII, and one of the promoters of the rehabilitation of Joan of Arc;

★ Jean Le Veneur (1505-1539)

★ Guillaume du Vair (1618-21).