Diocese of Avranches, France

Also known as

• Diocese of Abrincalae

Founded

• c.500

Article

Former diocese in Manche, France. Added to Coutances, France in 1802. It was an important city of the Gallo-Roman period. The Council of Avranches, 1172, imposed penance on Henry II of England for the murder of Thomas Becket, forbade the conferring of benefices on children, and recommended observance of the Advent fast.

Bishops

• Saint Autbert of Avranches
• Saint Paternus of Avranches
• Saint Severus of Avranches

MLA Citation

• “Diocese of Avranches, France”. Gazetteer of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 April 2010. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/diocese-of-avranches-france/>