In a message dated 99-06-30 12:13:40 EDT, you write:
<< Wouldn't an Archbishop have a larger territory with
bishops at sublevels. Perhaps the Archbishop's headquarters was at Rouen,
the largest city of Normandy but in reality he was the Archbishop of all of
Normandy???????? >>
Laurel --
Remember that the Archbishop in those days was a very powerful position-- he
probably was co-located with a cathedral vs. a church and may have had an
assistant bishop ???
Today , bishops have bishops as assistants but I am unaware if that was as
common then as it is today ?? Probably not .
Also , as I recall ,a younger son of a noble usually held those positions .
I think you may also find estates , towns , etc, which were a part of the
Archbishops " fief " ?
These Ecclesiastics also held their own courts , separate and apart from the
" civil " courts .
This sounds like a very interesting research project for one of our " list "
members -- wouldn't you agree ??
Incidentally , a number of years ago , I was the guest of the French
Government for several weeks and was flown / driven throughout the country .
At that time , I was unaware of the / my Sinclair heritage but I can still
remember the beauty and the antiquity of Rouen .
JOE GREIGG
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