Ancient Diocese of Agde

The Diocese of Agde (Latin: Dioecesis Agathensis ) was located in France Roman Catholic diocese based in Agde.

History

The Diocese of Agde was built in the 5th century. First bishop was Venustus. In the year 506 the Synod of Agde took place. Bishop Peter Raimund acquired in 1187 the title of Viscount ( vice- county Agde ). In the first quarter of the 13th century Bishop Thédise founded a hospice for the needy. Mid-17th century Bishop François Fouquet built a seminary.

The last bishop, Charles- François de Saint -Simon Sandri Court, was beheaded on July 26, 1794 in Paris. The Diocese of Agde was dissolved on November 29, 1801 as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was annexed to the diocese of Montpellier.

The Diocese of Agde was the archbishopric of Narbonne is a suffragan.