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Froia was a canon of the cathedral of Vic from 957 and bishop from 972. His predecessor, Atto, tried to have Vic raised to archiepiscopal status, but was assassinated by his opponents. Elected to replace him, Froia was consecrated by Ermengol, archbishop of Narbonne, who had opposed Atto because Vic was a suffragan diocese of Narbonne.
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References
- Freedman, Paul (1983). Diocese of Vic: Tradition and Regeneration in Medieval Catalonia . Rutgers. ISBN 9780813509709.
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