Constitutional bishop
During the French Revolution, a constitutional bishop was a Roman Catholic bishop elected from among the clergy who had sworn to uphold the Civil Constitution of the Clergy between 1791 and 1801. Constitutional bishops were often priests with less or more moderate Gallican and partisan ideas, of a less or moderate nature. They were elected locally by the same body of electors that elected the députés of the future Legislative Assembly. They organised national councils in 1797 and 1801 to mark their independence from the pope, who usually called such councils. On the signature of the 1801 concordat, pope Pius VII and Napoleon I of France both demanded that the constitutional bishops and the remaining Ancien Régime bishops who had not sworn to uphold the Civil Constitution all resign their e
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Constitutional bishop
During the French Revolution, a constitutional bishop was a Roman Catholic bishop elected from among the clergy who had sworn to uphold the Civil Constitution of the Clergy between 1791 and 1801. Constitutional bishops were often priests with less or more moderate Gallican and partisan ideas, of a less or moderate nature. They were elected locally by the same body of electors that elected the députés of the future Legislative Assembly. They organised national councils in 1797 and 1801 to mark their independence from the pope, who usually called such councils. On the signature of the 1801 concordat, pope Pius VII and Napoleon I of France both demanded that the constitutional bishops and the remaining Ancien Régime bishops who had not sworn to uphold the Civil Constitution all resign their e
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Biskup konstytucyjny (fr. évêq ...... u na Konstytucję Cywilną Kleru
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During the French Revolution, ...... her right up until his death).
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Ein Konstitutioneller Bischof ...... schof des Départements Mayenne
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En France, un évêque constitut ...... le dans les sacres épiscopaux.
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Se llama obispo constitucional ...... les a Roma (los refractarios).
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Biskup konstytucyjny (fr. évêq ...... u na Konstytucję Cywilną Kleru
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During the French Revolution, ...... onstitution all resign their e
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Ein Konstitutioneller Bischof ...... der französischen Bischofsstü
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En France, un évêque constitut ...... le dans les sacres épiscopaux.
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Se llama obispo constitucional ...... les a Roma (los refractarios).
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Biskup konstytucyjny
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Constitutional bishop
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Konstitutioneller Bischof
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Obispo constitucional
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Évêque constitutionnel
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