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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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
surface form: King Louis XIII of France
cathedral Luçon Cathedral
surface form: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Luçon
church Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
consecrationYear 1607
country France
diocese Diocese of Luçon
ecclesiasticalProvince Poitou
surface form: Province of Poitiers
establishedInCentury 14th century
hasTitle Bishop
historicalRegion Poitou
jurisdiction clergy of the Diocese of Luçon
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Luçon
Vendée
Western France
surface form: western France
notableFor association with Cardinal Richelieu
being the first major ecclesiastical office of Armand Jean du Plessis
officeType episcopal see
partOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: 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 Cardinal Richelieu
surface form: Armand Jean du Plessis

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 positionHeld Bishop of Luçon
subject surface form: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu
Luçon Cathedral hasClergyRole Bishop of Luçon
this entity surface form: bishop of Luçon
Diocese of Luçon heldOffice Bishop of Luçon
subject surface form: Cardinal Richelieu
Diocese of Luçon isSeatOf Bishop of Luçon
Luçon RichelieuTitle Bishop of Luçon
this entity surface form: bishop of Luçon