Bishopric of Cambrai

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The Bishopric of Cambrai was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in the Low Countries centered on the city of Cambrai, notable as both a religious and political authority within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ecclesiastical principality
Former Roman Catholic diocese
Prince-bishopric
borderedBy County of Artois
County of Flanders NERFINISHED
County of Hainaut NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
capital Cambrai
cathedral Cambrai Cathedral
country Holy Roman Empire
dioceseEstablished 6th century
dissolvedBy Concordat of 1801
ecclesiasticalRuler Bishop of Cambrai
endTime 1802
followedBy Archdiocese of Cambrai
governmentType Prince-bishopric
hasJurisdictionOver Cambrai
surface form: City of Cambrai

surrounding territory of Cambresis
hasRole Spiritual authority
Temporal authority
languageUsed Latin
Middle French
Old French
locatedIn Hainaut
Low Countries
present-day France
notableEvent French occupation in the 17th century
Incorporation into Burgundian sphere of influence in the 15th century
Secularization during the French Revolution
officeHolderTitle Bishop of Cambrai
Prince-bishop of Cambrai
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Reims
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
surface form: Imperial Circle of Westphalia
politicalStatus Imperial immediacy
precededBy Bishopric of Arras
surface form: Diocese of Arras-Cambrai
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rite Latin Rite
significantFor Combination of secular and ecclesiastical power
Role in politics of the Low Countries
Status as an imperial fief
startTime circa 6th century
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims
temporalPrincipalityRecognized 11th century
temporalRuler Bishop of Cambrai
surface form: Prince-bishop of Cambrai
typeOfJurisdiction Diocese

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Bishopric of Arras borderedBy Bishopric of Cambrai
Bishopric of Tournai borderedBy Bishopric of Cambrai
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Cambrai