ˌʌndɚ lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹtiːn, hˌuː ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðə ɹˈaɪt tə nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt bˈɪʃəps tʊ ˈɔːl fɹˈɛntʃ sˈiːz wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv mˈɛts, vˈɜːdʌn ænd tˈaʊl, ðə sˈiː ʌv fɹˈeɪdʒəs wʌz ˈɔfən ɐn ˈɜːli stˈɛpɪŋstˈoʊn fɔːɹ kɚɹˈɪɹz ʌv klˈɛɹɪks hˌuːz æmbˈɪʃənz lˈeɪ ˈɛlswɛɹ.
Under Louis XIV, who enjoyed the right to nominate bishops to all French sees with the exception of Metz, Verdun and Toul, the See of Fréjus was often an early stepping-stone for careers of clerics whose ambitions lay elsewhere.