ence , ▁a ▁f ief ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Pap acy , ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁a ▁tit ular ▁see ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁city ▁now ▁called ▁Orange ▁in ▁southern ▁France ▁was ▁ ▁called ▁Ara us io ▁in ▁Roman ▁times . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁ret irement ▁col ony ▁for ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Army ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁under ▁August us ▁during ▁his ▁campaign s ▁against ▁Marc ▁Anton y . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁bishop ▁very ▁probably ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century : ▁at ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁Ar les ▁in ▁ 3 1 4 , ▁its ▁bishop ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁priest ▁named ▁Fa ust inus . ▁The ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁Ara us io ▁whose ▁name ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁ext ant ▁documents ▁was ▁Constant ius , ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Aqu ile ia , ▁ 3 8 1 . ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁see ▁was ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁of ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁see ▁of ▁Ar les . ▁ ▁Ara us io ▁hosted ▁two ▁important ▁syn ods , ▁in ▁ 4 4 1 ▁and ▁ 5 2 9 . ▁The ▁Second ▁Council ▁of ▁Orange ▁was ▁of ▁importance ▁for ▁its ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁what ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Sem ip el ag ian ism . ▁▁ ▁In ▁