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

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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)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon (erected)
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon (suppressed)	Diocese of Quimper

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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)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 302 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 175 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 223 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 219, and Page 220 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 242 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 259 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 621, to Page 622

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