Declaration of the Clergy of France
The Declaration of the Clergy of France was a four-article document of the 1681 assembly of the French clergy. Promulgated in 1682, it codified the principles of Gallicanism into a system for the first time into an official and definitive formula.
| Declaration of the clergy of France | |
|---|---|
| Created | March 19, 1682 |
| Author(s) | Charles Maurice Le Tellier, archbishop of Reims; Gilbert de Choiseul Duplessis Praslin, bishop of Tournai; and Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, bishop of Meaux |
| Signatories | 1681 Assembly of the French clergy |
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