Guillaume de Baffie

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Guillaume de Baffie
Bishop of Clermont
In office1096 - c. 1103
Predecessor Durand
Successor Pierre Roux
Personal details
Diedc. 1103
ParentsDalmas of Baffie

Guillaume de Baffie (died c. 1103) was Bishop of Clermont from 1096 until his death.

Guillaume de Baffie was the son of Dalmas of Baffie. [1]

He was nominated bishop of Clermont by Urban II during the Council of Clermont, but was consecrated in 1096. In 1097 Urban II allowed the canons of Clermont to elect their own bishop. He participated in the ninth council of Auvergne in 1101. [2]

He built the church of Viverols and later donated it and some other lands to the abbey of Sauxillanges. [2] [3]

He died in 1103 or 1104. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Doniol, Henri (1864). "613 bis". Cartulaire de Sauxillanges (in Latin). Thibaud. pp. 445–446.
  2. 1 2 3 Chronologie des évêques de Clermont et des principaux événémens de l‛histoire ecclés. De l‛Auvergne (in French). 1833. pp. 28–29.
  3. ↑ Doniol, Henri (1864). "958". Cartulaire de Sauxillanges (in Latin). Thibaud. p. 644.
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