Bishopric of Thérouanne

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The Bishopric of Thérouanne was a medieval ecclesiastical principality in what is now northern France and Belgium, historically significant as a religious and cultural center in the Low Countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
former diocese
medieval ecclesiastical principality
associatedWith County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
borderDioceseWith County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
cathedral Thérouanne Cathedral
continent Europe
country Kingdom of France
destroyedCityBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
destroyedCityYear 1553
established 6th century
establishedBy Merovingian dynasty
surface form: Merovingian rulers
existedDuring Middle Ages
governedBy Bishop of Thérouanne
governmentType prince-bishopric
hadJurisdictionOver large parts of western Flanders
parts of Artois
historicalRegion County of Artois
surface form: Artois

Flanders NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn County of Artois
surface form: Artois

County of Artois
County of Flanders NERFINISHED
Low Countries
Thérouanne
northern France
present-day Belgium
present-day France
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Reims
notableAs important cultural center in northern France
major medieval religious center in the Low Countries
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Reims
regionType ecclesiastical principality
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
rite Latin Rite
status defunct
successorEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Boulogne
Diocese of Saint-Omer
Bishopric of Ypres
surface form: Diocese of Ypres
suppressed 16th century
suppressedBy Pope Paul IV NERFINISHED
suppressedFollowing destruction of Thérouanne by Charles V
suppressedYear 1553
territoryRedistributedTo Diocese of Boulogne
Diocese of Saint-Omer
Bishopric of Ypres
surface form: Diocese of Ypres

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

Bishopric of Arras borderedBy Bishopric of Thérouanne
Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Thérouanne