Diocese of Moûtiers-Tarentaise

The diocese of Moûtiers-Tarentaise (Latin: Tarantasiensis) is a catholic diocese then archdiocese, located in Savoy and corresponding to the province of province of Tarentaise. The seat is located in the town of Moûtiers. Founded in Ve century, the diocese is set up in archdiocese into 794. The seat vacant between 1793 to 1803, then is attached to the évêché of Chambéry. Reformed in 1825, the diocese of Moûtiers is definitively incorporated in that of Chambéry, associated with that of Saint-Jean-with-Maurienne, in 1966.

History

Jacques d' Assyrie, secretary of Saint Honorat of Arles (Honorus), archbishop of Arles, is regarded as the first evangelist of the province of Tarentaise with Saint Maxime de Riez and the first bishop of the province.

The first document mentioning the existence of the diocese is a letter of the pope Leon Ier (May 5th, 450) in whom the diocese is attached to the archbishop's palace of Arles. The Jacques bishop takes part in the council of Epaone (517).

Leon III sets up évêché of Moûtiers in archbishop's palace in 794. In the year 800, the diocese of Tarentaise, attached hitherto to Vienna, becomes the chief town of an ecclesiastical province of which the archbishop with jurisdiction on the bishops of Sion and Aoste. In 878, the évêché of Saint-Jean-of-Maurienne becomes Suffragant of that of Tarentaise. However, the archbishop's palace of Vienna continues to claim its rights until the 12th century.

The capacity of the bishop develops. It takes the title of count in 996 with the Charter of Rodolphe III of Burgundy, becoming thus Prince of the Saint Empire.

At the 14th century, the tensions between the vassal ones of the counts de Savoie and the archbishops multiply. The town of Moûtiers is taken in October - November 1335 and the fortifications are dismantled. As from this century, the counts intervene regularly in the nomination of the bishops, thus obtaining the complete control of the valleys.

In 1792, Savoy is touched by the French revolutionary movement. The Parliament of Allobroges meets on October 22nd and confiscates the goods of the clergy the 26. The 27, it abolishes the privileges. The national Convention accepts the annexation of Savoy, which becomes the 84e French department under the name of Mont Blanc. Chambéry remains chief town, Annecy accommodates the seat of évêché constitutional. The Concordat of 1802 (April) creates large évêché of Chambéry-Geneva, entrusted provisoiremet to monseigneur Paget. That puts an end to the archdiocese of Moûtiers-Tarentaise.

In 1825, évêché is restored until April 26th 1966. Indeed, a decree of the the Holy See links the dioceses of Chambéry, Moûtiers and Saint-Jean-with-Maurienne in a évêché of Chambéry, Maurienne and Tarentaise. This decree indicates that the dioceses of Moûtiers-Tarentaise and of Saint-Jean-of-Maurienne are joined together " aeque principaliter" with the archdiocese of Chambéry " so that there is a single bishop with the head of the three dioceses and that it is at the same time Archevêque of Chambéry, Evêque of Maurienne and Evêque of Tarentaise .

Sources

For the dates, to also see the chronology diffused on the site of Sabaudia.org, the site of the departmental records of Savoy and Haute-Savoie. Consult also the bibliography of the article Histoire of Savoy.

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