Bishop of Luçon

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Catholic episcopal office diocesan bishopric

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.

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic episcopal office → diocesan bishopric →
appointedBy	Pope Paul V NERFINISHED →
appointedYear	1606 →
associatedWith	King Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED →
cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Luçon →
church	Latin Church →
consecrationYear	1607 →
country	France →
diocese	Diocese of Luçon →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Poitiers →
establishedInCentury	14th century →
hasTitle	Bishop →
historicalRegion	Poitou →
jurisdiction	clergy of the Diocese of Luçon →
languageOfLiturgy	Latin →
locatedIn	Luçon → Vendée → western France NERFINISHED →
notableFor	association with Cardinal Richelieu → being the first major ecclesiastical office of Armand Jean du Plessis →
officeType	episcopal see →
partOf	Roman Catholic Church →
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 → Cardinal Richelieu →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cardinal Richelieu →	positionHeld