Diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: France

Past Ordinaries

• Yves † ( 1262 Appointed - 1292 Died)
• Guillaume de Léon † ( 1303 Appointed - 1306 Died)
• Guillaume de Kersauzon † ( 1324 Appointed - 1327 Died)
• Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené † (18 May 1328 Appointed - 14 Jul 1349 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
• Guillaume Ouvrouin † (11 May 1349 Appointed - )
• Guy Le Barbu † (22 Mar 1385 Appointed - 5 Dec 1410 Died)
• Alain de Kerazred (de la Rue) † (7 Jan 1411 Appointed - 18 Sep 1419 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc)
• Philippe de Coëtquis † (16 Oct 1419 Appointed - 30 Jul 1427 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
• Jean de Saint-Léon Validire, O.P. † (30 Jul 1427 Appointed - 29 Oct 1432 Appointed, Bishop of Vannes)
• Olivier du Tillay † (29 Oct 1432 Appointed - 4 Jul 1436 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc)
• Jean Prigent † (4 Jul 1436 Appointed - 27 Feb 1439 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc)
• Guillaume Le Ferron † (20 Mar 1439 Appointed - 1472 Died)
• Vincent de Kerléau, O. Cist. † (4 May 1472 Appointed - 30 Oct 1476 Died)
• Michel Guibé † (24 Jan 1477 Appointed - 14 Jan 1478 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
• Thomas James † (14 Jan 1478 Appointed - 29 Mar 1482 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
• Alain Le Maout † (29 Mar 1482 Appointed - 8 Mar 1484 Appointed, Bishop of Quimper)
• Antoine de Longueil † (5 May 1484 Appointed - 25 Aug 1500 Died)
• Jean d’Espinay † (25 Sep 1500 Appointed - 1503 Died)
• Jean-Jacques de Kermavan † (29 Nov 1503 Appointed - 1514 Died)
• Guy Le Clerc, O.S.A. † (29 Mar 1514 Appointed - 1521 Resigned)
• Christophe de Chauvigné † (3 Jun 1521 Appointed - 1554 Resigned)
• Roland de Chauvigné † (6 Apr 1554 Appointed - 25 Nov 1563 Resigned)
• Roland de Neuville † (15 Oct 1563 Appointed - 5 Feb 1613 Died)
• René de Rieux de Sourdéac † (18 Mar 1619 Appointed - 31 May 1635 Resigned)
• Robert Cupif † (16 Jan 1640 Appointed - 13 Nov 1652 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
• René de Rieux de Sourdéac † (24 Oct 1648 Appointed - 8 Mar 1651 Died)
• Henri-Marie de Laval de Bois-Dauphin † (19 Jun 1651 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1661 Confirmed, Bishop of La Rochelle)
• François de Visdelou † (27 Jul 1663 Confirmed - 18 May 1668 Died)
• Jean de Montigny † (24 Aug 1671 Appointed - 26 Sep 1671 Died)
• Pierre Le Neboux de La Brousse † (12 Sep 1672 Appointed - 18 Sep 1701 Died)
• Jean-Louis de La Bourdonnaye † (6 Feb 1702 Confirmed - 22 Feb 1745 Died)
• Jean-Louis de Gouyon de Vaudurand † (23 Aug 1745 Confirmed - 7 May 1763 Resigned)
• Joseph-François d’Andigné de la Chasse † (18 Jul 1763 Confirmed - 27 Jul 1772 Resigned)
• Jean-François de La Marche † (7 Sep 1772 Confirmed - 25 Nov 1806 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Joseph-François d’Andigné de la Chasse † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1763 to 27 Jul 1772)
• Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené † (Bishop: 18 May 1328 to 14 Jul 1349)
• Christophe de Chauvigné † (Bishop: 3 Jun 1521 to 1554)
• Roland de Chauvigné † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1554 to 25 Nov 1563)
• Philippe de Coëtquis † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1419 to 30 Jul 1427)
• Robert Cupif † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1640 to 13 Nov 1652)
• Jean d’Espinay † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1500 to 1503)
• Olivier du Tillay † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1432 to 4 Jul 1436)
• Jean-Louis de Gouyon de Vaudurand † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1745 to 7 May 1763)
• Michel Guibé † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1477 to 14 Jan 1478)
• Thomas James † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1478 to 29 Mar 1482)
• Alain de Kerazred (de la Rue) † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1411 to 18 Sep 1419)
• Vincent de Kerléau, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 4 May 1472 to 30 Oct 1476)
• Jean-Jacques de Kermavan † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1503 to 1514)
• Guillaume de Kersauzon † (Bishop: 1324 to 1327)
• Jean-Louis de La Bourdonnaye † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1702 to 22 Feb 1745)
• Jean-François de La Marche † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1772 to 25 Nov 1806)
• Henri-Marie de Laval de Bois-Dauphin † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1651 to 21 Nov 1661)
• Guy Le Barbu † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1385 to 5 Dec 1410)
• Guy Le Clerc, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1514 to 1521)
• Guillaume Le Ferron † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1439 to 1472)
• Alain Le Maout † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1482 to 8 Mar 1484)
• Pierre Le Neboux de La Brousse † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1672 to 18 Sep 1701)
• Guillaume de Léon † (Bishop: 1303 to 1306)
• Antoine de Longueil † (Bishop: 5 May 1484 to 25 Aug 1500)
• Jean de Montigny † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1671 to 26 Sep 1671)
• Roland de Neuville † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1563 to 5 Feb 1613)
• Guillaume Ouvrouin † (Bishop: 11 May 1349)
• Jean Prigent † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1436 to 27 Feb 1439)
• René de Rieux de Sourdéac † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1619 to 31 May 1635)
• Jean de Saint-Léon Validire, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1427 to 29 Oct 1432)
• Charles Talon †
• François de Visdelou † (Bishop: 27 Jul 1663 to 18 May 1668)
• Yves † (Bishop: 1262 to 1292)

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