Diocese of Vannes

Dioecesis Venetensis

Bishop(s)

Raymond Michel René Centène, Bishop
François-Mathurin Gourvès, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 5th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,822 (2,634 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://catholique-vannes.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: rue de l'Eveche, B.P. 3, 56001 Vannes CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.97.68.30.60
Fax: 2.97.68.30.59

Past and Present Ordinaries

Amaury de la Motte d'Acigné † ( 1409 Appointed - 1 Nov 1432 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
Antoine Fagon † (29 Aug 1719 Appointed - 16 Feb 1742 Died)
Jean-Joseph Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac † (2 Apr 1742 Appointed - 17 Apr 1746 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
Charles-Jean de Bertin † ( 1746 Appointed - 1774 Died)
Sébastien-Michel Amelot † (10 Nov 1774 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
Antoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 13 Mar 1807 Died)
Pierre-François-Gabriel-Raymond-Ignace-Ferdinand de Bausset-Roquefort † (19 Nov 1807 Appointed - 8 Aug 1817 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
Henri-Marie-Clauce de Bruc-Montplaisir † (27 Aug 1817 Appointed - 18 Jun 1826 Died)
Simon Garnier † (28 Jun 1826 Appointed - 8 May 1827 Died)
Charles-Jean de la Motte de Broons et de Vauvert † (4 Jul 1827 Appointed - 5 May 1860 Died)
Louis-Anne Dubreil † (5 Jun 1861 Appointed - 24 Oct 1863 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
Jean-Baptiste Charles Gazailhan † (24 Oct 1863 Appointed - 1865 Resigned)
Jean-Marie Bécel † (30 Dec 1865 Appointed - 6 Nov 1897 Died)
Amédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule † (22 Mar 1898 Appointed - 21 Oct 1903 Died)
Alcime-Armand-Pierre-Henri Gouraud † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 2 Oct 1928 Died)
Hippolyte Tréhiou † (15 Apr 1929 Appointed - 9 Jan 1941 Died)
Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec † (11 Oct 1941 Appointed - 24 Sep 1964 Retired)
Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † (24 Sep 1964 Appointed - 16 Nov 1991 Retired)
François-Mathurin Gourvès (16 Nov 1991 Succeeded - 28 Jun 2005 Retired)
Raymond Michel René Centène (28 Jun 2005 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Vannes (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Malo (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc Diocese of Vannes

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 505,000 506,884 99.6% 941 145 1,086 465 490 3,095 295 ap1951

1970 535,070 540,474 99.0% 806 101 907 589 463 3,043 299 ap1971

1980 581,000 593,000 98.0% 662 108 770 754 438 2,540 300 ap1981

1990 617,000 636,000 97.0% 552 113 665 927 9 424 1,987 300 ap1991

1999 548,000 631,000 86.8% 416 92 508 1,078 33 360 1,575 300 ap2000

2000 546,380 642,800 85.0% 401 106 507 1,077 36 348 1,537 300 ap2001

2001 546,380 642,800 85.0% 384 101 485 1,126 39 358 1,651 300 ap2002

2002 546,380 645,000 84.7% 381 80 461 1,185 40 317 1,554 298 ap2003

2003 600,000 606,600 98.9% 367 94 461 1,301 43 356 1,513 298 ap2004

2004 600,000 606,600 98.9% 358 86 444 1,351 45 333 1,494 300 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	505,000	506,884	99.6%	941	145	1,086	465		490	3,095	295	ap1951
1970	535,070	540,474	99.0%	806	101	907	589		463	3,043	299	ap1971
1980	581,000	593,000	98.0%	662	108	770	754		438	2,540	300	ap1981
1990	617,000	636,000	97.0%	552	113	665	927	9	424	1,987	300	ap1991
1999	548,000	631,000	86.8%	416	92	508	1,078	33	360	1,575	300	ap2000
2000	546,380	642,800	85.0%	401	106	507	1,077	36	348	1,537	300	ap2001
2001	546,380	642,800	85.0%	384	101	485	1,126	39	358	1,651	300	ap2002
2002	546,380	645,000	84.7%	381	80	461	1,185	40	317	1,554	298	ap2003
2003	600,000	606,600	98.9%	367	94	461	1,301	43	356	1,513	298	ap2004
2004	600,000	606,600	98.9%	358	86	444	1,351	45	333	1,494	300	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Raymond Michel René Centène (Bishop: 28 Jun 2005 - )
François-Mathurin Gourvès (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Dec 1990; Bishop: 16 Nov 1991 to 28 Jun 2005)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Sébastien-Michel Amelot † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1774 to 1801)
Pierre-François-Gabriel-Raymond-Ignace-Ferdinand de Bausset-Roquefort † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1807 to 8 Aug 1817)
Jean-Marie Bécel † (Priest: 5 Apr 1851; Bishop: 30 Dec 1865 to 6 Nov 1897)
Charles-Jean de Bertin † (Bishop: 1746 to 1774)
Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1964 to 16 Nov 1991)
Henri-Marie-Clauce de Bruc-Montplaisir † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1817 to 18 Jun 1826)
Jean-Joseph Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1742 to 17 Apr 1746)
Louis-Anne Dubreil † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1861 to 24 Oct 1863)
Adolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc † (Priest: 20 Feb 1880 to 11 Feb 1908)
Antoine Fagon † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1719 to 16 Feb 1742)
Simon Garnier † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1826 to 8 May 1827)
Jean-Baptiste Charles Gazailhan † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1863 to 1865)
Alcime-Armand-Pierre-Henri Gouraud † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 2 Oct 1928)
François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou † (Priest: 25 Jul 1934 to 19 Jan 1961)
Amaury de la Motte d'Acigné † (Bishop: 1409 to 1 Nov 1432)
Amédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1898 to 21 Oct 1903)
Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1941 to 24 Sep 1964)
Charles-Jean de la Motte de Broons et de Vauvert † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1827 to 5 May 1860)
Antoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 13 Mar 1807)
François-Marie Picaud † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1925 to 12 Sep 1931)
Hippolyte Tréhiou † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1929 to 9 Jan 1941)

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