The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . y of Cienevaunder their power, particularly by elevating membersof their own family to the episcopal see. The cityprotected itself by union with the Swiss Federation(Eith/t nossenschaft), uniting itself, in 1526, with Berneand Iribourg. The Reformation plunged Geneva intonew entanglements: while Berne favoured the intro-dnetiun of the new teaching, and demanded libertyof preaching for the Reformers Farel and Froment,Catholic Fribourg, in 15:;4,
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . y of Cienevaunder their power, particularly by elevating membersof their own family to the episcopal see. The cityprotected itself by union with the Swiss Federation(Eith/t nossenschaft), uniting itself, in 1526, with Berneand Iribourg. The Reformation plunged Geneva intonew entanglements: while Berne favoured the intro-dnetiun of the new teaching, and demanded libertyof preaching for the Reformers Farel and Froment,Catholic Fribourg, in 15:;4, renounced its alliance withGenewa. Calvin went to Geneva in 1536 and begansystematically to preach his doctrine there. By histiieoeratic Reign of Terror he succeeded in forcinghimself upon Geneva as absolute ruler, and convertedthe city into a Protestant Rome. As early as 1532the bishop had been obliged to leave his residence,never to return; ra 1534 he fixed his see at Gex, in 1535at Annecy. The Apostolic zeal and devotion of St. Fran-cis de Sales, who was Bishop of (Jeneva from 1602 to1621, restored to Catholicism a large part of the Formerly the Diocese of Geneva extended well intoSavoy, as far as Mont Cenis and the Cireat St. , also, often erroneously considered a separatediocese, belonged to Geneva. Under CharlemagneTarantaise was detached from Geneva, and became aseparate diocese. Before the Reformation the See ofGeneva ruled over 8 chapters, 423 parishes, 9 abbeys,and 68 priories. In 1802 the diocese was united withthat of Chamb^ry. At the Congress of ^ienna theterritory of Geneva was extended to cover 15 Savoy-ard and 6 French parishes, with more than 16,000Catholics; at the same time it was admitted to theSwiss Federation. The Congress expressly provided—and the same proviso was included in the Treatyof Turin (16 March, 1816)—that in these territoriestransferred to Geneva the Catholic religion was to beprotected, and that no changes were to b
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