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Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)

Archidioecesis Rhedonensis (-Dolensis-Sancti Maclovii)



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Bishop(s)

  • Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, Archbishop
  • Jean Joseph Arsène Bondu, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ivan Brient, Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 13 February 1880
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France
  • Square Kilometers: 6,786 (2,621 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ouest
  • Official Web Site: https://rennes.catholique.fr/
  • Mailing Address: Maison diocesaine, 45 rue de Brest, 35042 Rennes CEDEX, France
  • Telephone: 2.99.14.35.35

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Rennes
3rd CenturyErectedDiocese of Rennes (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Dol (suppressed) Diocese of Rennes
Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Saint-Malo (suppressed) Diocese of Rennes
Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
Diocese of Vannes
Archdiocese of Rennes
3 January 1859ElevatedDiocese of Rennes Archdiocese of Rennes
Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
13 February 1880UnitedArchdiocese of Rennes Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
1950555,000578,30096.0%1,1601501,3104233003,600390ap1951
1970640,000660,00097.0%9811101,0915863593,500401ap1971
1980677,600711,00095.3%790828727772912,500404ap1981
1990700,000749,76493.4%563856481,08081782,261402ap1991
1999784,000865,00090.6%505225271,487151201,517402ap2000
2000785,000867,53390.5%506755811,35117971,549402ap2001
2001785,000867,53390.5%500955951,31918951,445402ap2002
2002785,000881,00089.1%468325001,57020931,405402ap2003
2003786,000894,00087.9%505325371,463211231,32684ap2004
2004794,264903,40087.9%496285241,515261161,30584ap2005
2010824,000945,00087.2%340904301,916351401,19082ap2011
2014840,0001,024,24682.0%298333312,537391011,00579ap2015
2017836,9001,032,24081.1%26892773,021428473077ap2018
2020871,5001,076,00081.0%240322723,204498469377ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Rennes
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 416, and Page 417
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 222
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 293
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 330
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 354
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 606, to Page 607

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