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| Bishopric of Toul | |||||||||
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| Prince-bishopricofHoly Roman Empire | |||||||||
| 1048–1648 | |||||||||
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 The Three BishopricsofVerdun, Metz and Toul | |||||||||
| Capital | Toul | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Bishopric established | 365 | ||||||||
• Acquired territory | 1048 | ||||||||
| 1552 1648 | |||||||||
• Treaty of Westphalia | 1648 | ||||||||
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The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (de jure until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.
The diocese was erected in 338 AD by St. Mansuetus. The diocese was a suffragan of the ecclesiastical provinceofTrier. In 550 AD, the Frankish Council of Toul was held in the city.
By the high Middle Ages, the diocese was located at the western edge of the Holy Roman Empire; it was bordered by France, the Duchy of Bar, and the Duchy of Lorraine. In 1048 it become a state of the Empire while that city of Toul itself became a Free Imperial City.
In 1552, both states were annexed by King Henry II of France; the annexations were formally recognized by the Empire in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia. By then, they were part of the French province of the Three Bishoprics.
In 1766, the Duchy of Lorraine became part of France. In 1777 and 1778, territory was carved out of Toul to form two new dioceses: Saint Dié and Nancy, both of them suffragans of Trier. By the terms of the Concordat of 1802, Toul was suppressed. Its territory was merged with that of Nancy to form a new diocese — the Diocese of Nancy-Toul with it seat in Nancy. The geographic remit included three Departments of France: Meurthe, Meuse, and Vosges.
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