Bishop of Lugdunum

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The Bishop of Lugdunum was the chief Christian ecclesiastical leader of the ancient city of Lugdunum (modern Lyon), an important early center of the Church in Roman Gaul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
bishopric
episcopal office
appliesToJurisdiction Lugdunum NERFINISHED
Lyon NERFINISHED
associatedRite Latin Rite NERFINISHED
associatedWith development of Christianity in Western Europe
persecutions of Christians in Lyon
associatedWithCouncil early synods in Gaul
authorityOver Christian community of Lugdunum NERFINISHED
chiefCity Lugdunum NERFINISHED
country Roman Empire NERFINISHED
denomination early Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalRank bishop
governs clergy of Lugdunum
parishes of Lugdunum
hasLanguage Greek
Latin
hasRole chief ecclesiastical leader of Lugdunum
higherAuthority Bishop of Rome NERFINISHED
historicalImportance major early center of Christianity in Gaul
historicalStatus metropolitan see in Gaul
jurisdictionType diocese
liturgicalTradition Western liturgical tradition
locatedIn Lugdunum NERFINISHED
Roman Gaul NERFINISHED
locatedInTime Late Antiquity NERFINISHED
Roman period
modernLocation Lyon NERFINISHED
notableHolder Irenaeus of Lyon NERFINISHED
Pothinus of Lyon NERFINISHED
officeHolderTitle bishop of Lyon
partOf Church in Gaul NERFINISHED
Latin Church NERFINISHED
precedes medieval bishops of Lyon
region Gallia Lugdunensis NERFINISHED
Gaul NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
seat episcopal see of Lugdunum NERFINISHED
seeAlso Archdiocese of Lyon NERFINISHED
Diocese of Lyon NERFINISHED
successorOffice Archbishop of Lyon NERFINISHED
titleInLatin episcopus Lugdunensis NERFINISHED

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Irenaeus of Lyons positionHeld Bishop of Lugdunum