Rothad of Soissons explained

Rothad of Soissons (died 869) was the Bishop of Soissons. In a conflict of authority with Hincmar of Reims, he was deposed as bishop in 862/3, by the Synod of Soissons. The issue was whether Rothad, suffragan bishop to Hincmar, had the legal right to deprive a priest.^[1]

Rothad was restored in 865 by Pope Nicholas I, through the papal legate Arsenius, Bishop of Orta.^[2] The hearing in Rome of his case has been cited as the first judicial use of the False Decretals.^[3]

Sources

• Book: Fisquet, Honoré. La France pontificale (Gallia Christiana). Metropole de Reims. Soissons et Laon. 1864. Etienne Repos. Paris. French. 20–24.
• Book: Sainte-Marthe, Denis de . Gallia christiana in provincia ecclesiasticas distributa. Tomus nonus (9). 1751. Typographia Regia. Paris. Latin. 340–343.

Notes and References

1. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc4.i.xiv.xxxiv.html History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity. A.D. 590-1073. | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
2. Web site: Hincmar . NNDB . 2017-07-15.
3. Decretals . 7 . 916 . Auguste . Boudinhon.