[1] Caesarius, the bishop of Arles, convoked and presided over the council.
[2][3] Caesarius convoked the council to investigate Contumeliosus, the bishop of Riez.
After testimony from witnesses, Contumeliosus confessed to both "sins of the flesh" and theft of church property, and was sentenced to confinement in a monastery and financial restitution.
[5] The council's decision was passed on to Pope John II, who removed Contumeliosus from his office.
[1] Hermann Knust, a German academic, found records of the council in the Darmstadt Library in the nineteenth century.