Pardulus of Laon

Pardulus of Laon{{efn|Pardoul, Pardule de Laon, Pardulus Laudunensis.}} was bishop of Laon from 847 to 857. He is known for his participation in theological controversy. A letter of his to Hincmar of Reims is known.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060903104738/http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/pardulus_laudunensis/hincmar.html Page in French, online text in Latin]}}

Pardulus was a deacon of the cathedral of Reims before he became bishop. He was a bishop elect (episcopus vocatus) by April 847.Henry G. J. Beck, "The Selection of Bishops Suffragan to Hincmar of Rheims, 845–882", The Catholic Historical Review, 45, 3 (1959):. 277 n. 9, cites a document showing him as a deacon there in June 845. In the early 850s he was an ally of Robert the Strong and on good terms with the king, Charles the Bald, and the queen, Ermentrude.Janet Nelson, Charles the Bald (London: Longman, 1992), 176.