Jean de Tulles

Jean de Tulle, was a French prelate of the 16th and early seventeenth 17th century.[1]

Family

He was of the family of the lords of Villefranche and was the uncle of his successor Jean de Tulles II, as bishop of Orange.[2][3]

Jean de Tulle, born in Avignon and died August 5, 1608 in Caderousse.

Biography

Jean Tulle was Chamberlain of the University of Avignon and abbot of St. Eusebius of Apt. He was appointed to Bishop of Orange in 1572.[4] As bishop he took steps to strengthen and reestablish Catholic doctrine and is used by Pope Sixtus V and King Henry III in religious affairs. In 1597 the Catholic faith is restored in Orange.

He was also governor of Venaissin, and rector of the city of Carpentras.

Towards the end of his Bishopric he made on August 17, 1605 his nephew and namesake Jean Tulles II as co-adjudicator and successor to his death.

References

  1. ↑ Hierachia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 123.
  2. ↑ Hierachia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 102.
  3. ↑ Sacres Episcopaux a Rome de 1565 a 1602, number 45.
  4. ↑ Hierachia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 123.


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