Ancient Diocese of Rieux

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The former French Catholic diocese of Rieux existed from 1317 until the French Revolution. It was based at Rieux-Volvestre, south-west France, in the modern department of Haute-Garonne.

It was erected by Pope John XXII, as suffragan to the archiepiscopal See of Toulouse.^[1]

• Pelfort de Rabastens (1317-1320) (Cardinal from 1320)
• Bertrand de Cardaillac (1321-1324)
• Jean I Tissandier (1324-1348)
• Durand de la Capelle (1348-1353)
• Jean-Roger or Jean II. (1353-1357)
• Pierre de Saint-Martial (1357-1371) (Cardinal)
• Jean III de Lanta (1371-1383)
• Jean IV (1383-1393)
• Thomas (1393-1404)
• Pierre Trousseau (1405-1416)
• Gaucelme du Bousquet (1416-1426)
• Hugues de Roffignac (1426-1460)
• Pierre Bonald (1460-1462)
• Geoffroy de Bazillac (1462-1480)
• Pierre d'Abzac de la Douze (1480-1487)
• Hugues d'Espagne (1487-1500)
• Bertrand d'Espagne (1500-1509)
• Louis de Valtan (1509-1517)
• Gaspart de Montpezat (1518-1521)
• Jean de Pins (1522-1537)
• Vacant (1537-1568)
• François du Bourg (1568-1575)
• Jean-Baptiste du Bourg (1575-1602)
• Jean de Bertier (1602-1620)
• Jean-Louis de Bertier (1620-1662)
• Antoine-François de Bertier (1662-1705)
• Pierre de Charrité de Ruthie (1706-1718)
• Alexandre de Johanne de Saumery (1720-1747)
• Jean-Marie de Catellan (1748-1771)
• Pierre-Joseph de Lastic Lescure (1771-1801)

• Catholic Church in France
• List of Catholic dioceses in France

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