Elpidius of Lyon

Saint Elpidius was bishop of Lyon in Gaul from the year 410 until his death in 422. He is commemorated on 2 September.

He became bishop in 410, after Saint Antiochus. His life has been lost, but the lists of the bishops of Lyon say that he served the diocese well. Beyond this nothing is known of his episcopate. His name was a common Roman name.

He died of natural causes in 422. His relics lie in the church of Saint-⁠Just in Lyon, a Benedictine church. His successor in the episcopal see was Sicarius.

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