legate of Pius IV to the Council of Poissy, and built the famous Villa d'Este at Tivoli near Rome 1567–1591: Pierre de Lambert 1591–1618: Philibert François Milliet de Faverges 1618–1636: Charles Bobba 1640–1656: Paul Milliet de Challes 1656–1686: Hercule Berzzeti 1686–1736/41: François-Hyacinthe Valpergue de Masin 1741–1756: Ignace-Dominique Grisella de Rosignan 1756–1778: Cardinal Charles-Joseph Filippa = Charles Joseph Fillipa de Martiniana, made cardinal in 1778, was the first to whom Napoleon I Bonaparte, after the battle of Marengo, confided his intention of concluding a concordat with Rome 1780–1793: Charles-Joseph Compans de Brichanteau 1802–1805: René des Monstiers de Mérinville (also Bishop of Chambéry and Genf) 1805–1823: Irénée-Yves De Solle (also Bishop of Chambéry and Geneva=Genf) 1825–1840: Cardinal Alexis Billiet (also Archbishop of Chambéry), made cardinal in 1861 1840–1876: François-Marie Vibet 1876–1906: Michel Rosset 1906–1924: Adrien Alexis Fodéré 1924–1946: Auguste Grumel 1946–1954: Frédéric Duc 1954–1956: Louis Ferrand (also coadjutor archbishop of Tours) 1956–1960: Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec (also Bishop of Perpignan-Elne) 1961–1966: André Georges Bontemps (also Archbishop of Chambéry) See also List of Catholic dioceses in France Catholic Church in France Notes Sources and external links GCatholic, with Google satellite photo Bibliography pp. 548–549. (Use with caution; obsolete) p. 301. (in Latin) p. 175. p. 219. Jean-Barthélemy Hauréau, Gallia christiana, vol. XVI, Paris 1865, coll. 611-654 Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule, vol. I, Paris 1907, pp. 239–242 Fedele Savio, Gli antichi vescovi d'Italia. Il Piemonte, Torino 1898, pp. 221–237 Former Roman Catholic dioceses in France Dioceses established in the 6th century Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne