Built between 1170 and the middle of the 13th century through the initiative of Bishop Arnulf, the cathedral was the seat of the Bishop of Lisieux until the diocese of Lisieux was abolished under the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Bayeux.
Lisieux | Arnulf | Arnulf von Arnim | Arnulf of Metz | Arnulf of Lisieux | Thérèse of Lisieux | Therese of Lisieux | Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux | Arnulf of Chocques | Arnulf of Carinthia |
Upon his accession he wrote to Peter the Venerable and the monks of Cluny, asking them to pray for him, while he was congratulated by Arnulf of Lisieux.