 But, as Pope Innocent X noted in his bull, the transfer was never put into effect, considering that Fontenay was much smaller than had been portrayed, and not in keeping with the dignity of a bishopric.On 4 May 1648 the see of Maillezais was in fact suppressed by Pope Innocent X in the Bull "In supereminenti", and confirmed by letters patent of King Louis XIV.The territory of Maillezais was annexed, along with the tiny province of Aunis and the Isle of Ré, both of which had been detached from the Diocese of Saintes in order to form the diocese of La Rochelle.