Bishop of Luçon

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The Bishop of Luçon was a Catholic episcopal office in western France notably held by Armand Jean du Plessis before he rose to prominence as Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.

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Label Occurrences
Bishop of Luçon canonical 4
bishop of Luçon 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic episcopal office
diocesan bishopric
appointedBy Pope Paul V
appointedYear 1606
associatedWith King Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Luçon
linked to: Luçon Cathedral
church Latin Church
consecrationYear 1607
country France
diocese Diocese of Luçon
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Poitiers
linked to: Poitou
establishedInCentury 14th century
hasTitle Bishop
historicalRegion Poitou
jurisdiction clergy of the Diocese of Luçon
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Luçon
Vendée
western France
linked to: Western France
notableFor association with Cardinal Richelieu
being the first major ecclesiastical office of Armand Jean du Plessis
officeType episcopal see
partOf Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religion Catholicism
rite Roman Rite
seeCity Luçon Cathedral
subordinateTo Metropolitan Archbishop of Poitiers
successorOffice Bishop of Luçon (modern Roman Catholic Diocese of Luçon)
titleHolder Armand Jean du Plessis
linked to: Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cardinal Richelieu positionHeld Bishop of Luçon
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu positionHeld Bishop of Luçon
subject linked to: Armand
Luçon Cathedral hasClergyRole bishop of Luçon
linked to: Bishop of Luçon
Cardinal Richelieu heldOffice Bishop of Luçon
subject linked to: Diocese of Luçon
Diocese of Luçon isSeatOf Bishop of Luçon
Luçon RichelieuTitle bishop of Luçon
linked to: Bishop of Luçon