François de Caulet

François-Etienne de Caulet (1610 with Toulouse - August 7th 1680 with Pamiers) is a évèque Janséniste of the Ancien Mode.

After having supplemented its studies with the College of the arrow, he works a time with Charles de Condren, in load of the oratorical superior. He joined then Jean-Jacques Olier for the foundation of the Séminaire of Vaugirard and the Compagnie of the priests of Saint-Sulpice. When Olier accepts the parish of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, Caulet takes practically the head of the seminar.

Following the suggestion of Saint Vincent of Paul Louis XIV appoints it bishop of Pamiers in 1644, station which it will honor until 1680, date of its death. François de Caulet had not sought the episcopal honors, but once bishop it launches out with zeal in the reformation of the clergy, the annual visit of the diocese, the behavior of Synode S, and the foundation of schools, of which one was especially dedicated to the training of the teachers. He become heavy on the parochial clergy by forming it after having created the house of Sabart, sanctions the failures and tracks the distorsions with the laws of the church at the faithful ones. All the heart which it put at the work did not fail to raise the opposition. The chapters of Foix and Pamiers, which it tried to reform with rigor, revolted openly. It was constrained to subject by the Short ones of the Pope Alexandre VII (which fought against the Jansenists) and of the ordinances of Louis XIV.

Jansenist and solved adversary of the reception of the bubble Cum cause Jansenist, it resists with his, friendly Nicolas Pavillon, bishop of Alet.

In February 1673, Louis XIV, in search for new funds, tried to extend the Droit of levels (i.e. the right which had the kings of France to touch the incomes of the vacant évêché S and to make the ecclesiastical nominations there according to their goodwill) to all évêchés of France. Refusing to sign the Form, François de Caulet was one of some bishops who resisted the royal encroachment valiantly.

One will also note the different ones with the archbishop from Toulouse, Joseph de Montpezat de Carbon, on which it depends.

Betrayed by its entourage, despoiled by the king, it calls upon Innocent XI (pope since 1676) which publishes several short then renting its courage and its honesty towards the church. The last of these short, dated July 17th, 1680, arrives in Pamiers right after the death of Monseigneur de Caulet, containing most beautiful praise which a bishop can receive.

This admiror of Antoine Arnauld left a number impressing of episcopal ordinances, status synodal, memories… Two treaties on levels were published under its name in 1680 and 1681.

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