Arcadius of Bourges

Saint Arcadius was bishop of Bourges in the Frankish kingdom in the sixth century. He is commemorated on 1 August.

He was elected to the see of Bourges in 537, after Bishop Honorius II. He took part in the Council of Orléans of 538, the last sure notice of him in historical sources. It is supposed that he remained bishop for some time after that, because the first news of his successor, Saint Desiderius, dates from 541. The years of his episcopate are given differently: 537 to 538 or 541, or, according to another source, 531 to 541. One source says that he was bishop for about fifteen years and died in 549.

His relics are at La Chapelle-⁠Saint-⁠Ursin. He is mentioned by Gregory of Tours in his work Life of the Fathers.

He lived before the separation of the Churches, and so he is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church.