Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)

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Bishop(s) Pierre d'Ornellas, Archbishop Jacques André Marie Jullien, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Angers Laval Le Mans Luçon Nantes Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon) Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier) Vannes

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese United: 13 February 1880 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,775 (2,616 Square Miles) Conference Region: Ouest Official Web Site: http://catholique-rennes.cef.fr/ Mailing Address: 45 rue de Brest, 35042 Rennes CEDEX, France Telephone: 2.99.14.35.35 Fax: 2.99.33.99.93

Historical Details

• Diocese of Rennes
  • Latin Name: Rhedonensis
  • Erected: 3rd Century
  • Country: France

• Archdiocese of Rennes
  • Latin Name: Rhedonensis
  • Elevated: 3 January 1859
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Guillaume Poulart (or Gibon) † (Jun 1357 Appointed - Feb 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
• Jacques d'Espinay-Durestal † (4 Mar 1450 Appointed - Oct 1481 Resigned)
• Arnaud d'Ossat † (9 Sep 1596 Appointed - 26 Jun 1600 Appointed, Bishop of Bayeux)
• Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay † (15 Aug 1711 Appointed - 27 Sep 1724 Appointed, Bishop of Nantes)
• Charles-Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil † (17 Oct 1723 Appointed - 24 Apr 1732 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie de Maillé de la Tour-Landry † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 25 Nov 1804 Died)
• Etienne-Célestin Enoch † (30 Jan 1805 Appointed - 12 Nov 1819 Retired)
• Charles Mannay † (27 Nov 1819 Appointed - 5 Dec 1824 Died)
• Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (12 Jan 1825 Appointed - 21 Jan 1841 Resigned)
• Geoffroy Brossais Saint-Marc † (25 Feb 1841 Appointed - 26 Feb 1878 Died)
• Charles-Philippe Place † (13 Jun 1878 Appointed - 5 Mar 1893 Died)
• Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard † (5 Mar 1893 Succeeded - 17 May 1893 Died)
• Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (13 Jun 1893 Appointed - 21 Apr 1906 Died)
• Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (7 Aug 1906 Appointed - 22 Sep 1921 Died)
• Alexis-Armand Charost † (22 Sep 1921 Succeeded - 7 Nov 1930 Died)
• René-Pierre Mignen † (21 Jul 1931 Appointed - 1 Nov 1939 Died)
• Clément-Emile Roques † (11 May 1940 Appointed - 4 Sep 1964 Died)
• Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (4 Sep 1964 Succeeded - 15 Oct 1985 Retired)
• Jacques André Marie Jullien (15 Oct 1985 Succeeded - 1 Sep 1998 Resigned)
• François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (1 Sep 1998 Succeeded - 26 Mar 2007 Died)
• Pierre d'Ornellas (26 Mar 2007 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rennes
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Rennes (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Dol (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Malo (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc Diocese of Vannes
Archdiocese of Rennes
3 January 1859	Elevated	Diocese of Rennes	Archdiocese of Rennes
Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)
13 February 1880	United	Archdiocese of Rennes	Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)
1950	555,000	578,300	96.0%	1,160	150	1,310	423		300	3,600	390	ap1951
1970	640,000	660,000	97.0%	981	110	1,091	586		359	3,500	401	ap1971
1980	677,600	711,000	95.3%	790	82	872	777		291	2,500	404	ap1981
1990	700,000	749,764	93.4%	563	85	648	1,080	8	178	2,261	402	ap1991
1999	784,000	865,000	90.6%	505	22	527	1,487	15	120	1,517	402	ap2000
2000	785,000	867,533	90.5%	506	75	581	1,351	17	97	1,549	402	ap2001
2001	785,000	867,533	90.5%	500	95	595	1,319	18	95	1,445	402	ap2002
2002	785,000	881,000	89.1%	468	32	500	1,570	20	93	1,405	402	ap2003
2003	786,000	894,000	87.9%	505	32	537	1,463	21	123	1,326	84	ap2004
2004	794,264	903,400	87.9%	496	28	524	1,515	26	116	1,305	84	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (Priest: 1 May 1966 to 21 Jan 2003)
• Pierre d'Ornellas (Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Oct 2006; Archbishop: 26 Mar 2007)
• Joseph Marie Louis Duval (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1974 to 5 Jun 1978)
• Jean Marcel Honoré (Priest: 29 Jun 1943 to 24 Oct 1972)
• Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (Priest: 22 Sep 1985 to 9 Jan 2003)
• Jacques André Marie Jullien (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 May 1984; Archbishop: 15 Oct 1985 to 1 Sep 1998)
• Christophe Pierre (Priest: 5 Apr 1970 to 12 Jul 1995)
• Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau (Priest: 28 Jun 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Feb 1979 to 8 Apr 1984)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené † (Bishop: Feb 1359 to 1363)
• Geoffroy Brossais Saint-Marc † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1841; Archbishop: 3 Jan 1859 to 26 Feb 1878)
• Alexis-Armand Charost † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Jun 1920; Archbishop: 22 Sep 1921 to 7 Nov 1930)
• Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Nov 1972 to 27 Jun 1973)
• Arnaud d'Ossat † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1596 to 26 Jun 1600)
• Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (Archbishop: 7 Aug 1906 to 22 Sep 1921)
• Paul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges † (Priest: 12 Dec 1828 to 13 Sep 1842)
• Etienne-Célestin Enoch † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1805 to 12 Nov 1819)
• Jacques d'Espinay-Durestal † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1450 to Oct 1481)
• Paul-François-Marie de Forges † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Sep 1877 to 26 Feb 1878)
• Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 17 May 1887; Archbishop: 5 Mar 1893 to 17 May 1893)
• Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Sep 1963; Archbishop: 4 Sep 1964 to 15 Oct 1985)
• Célestine René Laurent Guynemer de la Hailandière † (Priest: 28 May 1825 to 17 May 1839)
• Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1893 to 21 Apr 1906)
• Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1825 to 21 Jan 1841)
• Charles-Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1723 to 24 Apr 1732)
• Jean-Baptiste-Marie de Maillé de la Tour-Landry † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 25 Nov 1804)
• Charles Mannay † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1819 to 5 Dec 1824)
• René-Pierre Mignen † (Archbishop: 21 Jul 1931 to 1 Nov 1939)
• Charles-Philippe Place † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1878 to 5 Mar 1893)
• Guillaume Poulart (or Gibon) † (Bishop: Jun 1357 to Feb 1359)
• Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Oct 1951 to 1974)
• Clément-Emile Roques † (Archbishop: 11 May 1940 to 4 Sep 1964)
• François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Nov 1997; Archbishop: 1 Sep 1998 to 26 Mar 2007)
• Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay † (Bishop: 15 Aug 1711 to 27 Sep 1724)