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Gregory of Tours
Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
Venantius Fortunatus
Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c. 530-c. 600/609)
Saint Remigius
French archbishop and saint
Medardus
Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bishops of his time, often depicted laughing, with his mouth wide open, and therefore he was invoked against toothache.
Avitus of Vienne
Archbishop of Vienne
Marius Aventicensis
Saint, bishop of Avenches (then Lausanne)
Albinus of Angers
French abbot and bishop
Germain of Paris
Bishop of Paris
Vedast
Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon), Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English (died ) was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of Tolbiac Vedast helped instruct the Frankish king Clovis in the Christian faith of his wife, Queen Clotilde.
Paul Aurelian
Welsh bishop of Léon, Brittany
Gaugericus
Saint Gaugericus, in French Saint Géry (also known as Gorik, Gau; in Walloon, Djèri) ( 550 – August 11, 619) was a bishop of Cambrai, France.
Ferréol of Uzès
Bishop of Uzes
Nicetius
Saint Nicetius () (c. 525 - c. 566) was a bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the sixth century, exact date unknown; died in 563 or more probably 566.
Ruricius
Ruricius I (c. 440c. 510) was a Gallo-Roman aristocrat and bishop of Limoges from c. 485 to 510. He is one of the writers whose letters survive from late Roman Gaul, depicting the influence of the Visigoths on the Roman lifestyle. He should not be confused with his son-in-law, Saint Rusticus (Archbishop of Lyon).
Trojanus of Saintes
Frankish bishop of Saintes (6th century)
Honoratus of Amiens
bishop of Amiens
Prætextatus
Bishop of Rouen
Veranus of Cavaillon
Bishop of Cavaillon and saint
Licinius of Angers
Frankish nobleman and bishop of Angers
Gregory of Langres
Eleutherius of Tournai
Frankish bishop (456-532)
Domitian of Huy
Gaulish bishop
Saint Gildard
bishop of Rouen
Euphronius
Eufronius or Euphronius was the eighth Bishop of Tours; he served from 555 to 573, and was a near relative of Gregory of Tours.
Saint Lycerius
thumb|Saint Lycerius (middle) with Saint Roch and [[Saint Sebastian (holy card, 15th century).]]
Bertechramnus
thumb|right|Tomb of Bertram of Le Mans in the crypt of [[Notre-Dame de la Couture church in Le Mans.]] Bertechramnus or Bertram of Le Mans was one of the wealthiest bishops of 6th-century Gaul. He was bishop of Le Mans from 587 until 623.
Eberigisil
thumb|Eberigisil Eberigisil (died before 593) was Bishop of Cologne, being the fifth well-attested bishop, and the first with a Frankish name. Evergislu's tenure was marked by the unrest brought about by the migration of peoples, which dominated both city and country. Evergislus tried to build up religious life and ecclesiastical peace.
Gall of Clermont
bishop of Clermont
Monulph
thumb|Monulph and Gondulph, stained glass window, Basilica of Our Lady (Maastricht) Monulph was a sixth-century bishop of Tongeren and Maastricht, and is revered as a Roman Catholic saint.
Boetharius
Boetharius (died c.623) was bishop of Chartres from about 594. He was chaplain to Clothaire II and, for a while, had been the captive of Theuderic II.
Agericus
bishop of Verdun
Aper of Toul
bishop of Toul
Virgilius of Arles
Archbishop of Arles
Magneric
Roman Catholic bishop
Desideratus
Desideratus (died 550) was a French saint from Soissons in the Christian church.
Palladius of Saintes
6th-century bishop of Saintes
Agricole de Chalon
évêque de Chalon
Agilulf
Bishop of Metz
Gondulf of Provence
French bishop
Dalmatius of Rodez
bishop of Rodez
Aspasius of Auch
Merovingian bishop and saint
Cyprian of Toulon
bishop of Toulon
Saint Contest
thumb|Saint Contest, bishop of Bayeux, successor of Manvieu. Stained glass window from 1839 by Duval and Panchet Bellerose in the Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Contest and Sainte-Honorine chapels.
Genebaldo
Saint Genebald (Genebaldus, Genebandus) () (died 550 AD) was a Frankish bishop of Laon. He was a contemporary of Saint Remigius, bishop of Rheims, and according to The Golden Legend, was married to Remigius' niece.
Calétric de Chartres
French bishop and saint
Syagrius of Autun
6th-century Merovingian saint and bishop
Liudhard
Liudhard (; modern , also Letard in English) was a Frankish bishop of Senlis in the late 6th century.