of Jerusalem, Pierre de La Palu, O.P., on 31 March 1331; the Bishop of Nevers, Bertrand Gascon (1322-1332) was ill and had delegated his episcopal powers to the Patriarch.

The cathedral was served and administered by a corporate body called the Chapter, which consisted of five dignities (the dean, the archdeacon of Nevers, the treasurer, the cantor, and the archdeacon of Decize), two personnes (the sacristan and the scholasticus), and thirty-six canons. The dean was elected by the Chapter and confirmed by the bishop. The cantor and the