Suffragan diocese Laval, France
Diocese of Laval
Valleguidonen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Laval is a Latin rite diocese covering the Mayenne department in western France, erected on 30 June 1855 from the Diocese of Le Mans. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Laval.
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- Established
- 1855
- Catholics
- 282,200
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 5,175 km²
Parishes and churches
23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Bienheureux-Jacques-Burin-en-CoëvronsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse La-Sainte-Famille-sur-OudonTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Les-Trois-Marie-de-la-JouanneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame Saint-Martin de Mayenne-MoulayTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-CharnéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-en-CoëvronsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame-sur-la-VarenneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint Bernard de ClermontTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Barnabé-en-CharnieTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Benoît-les-RivièresTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-BerthevinTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Clément-du-CraonnaisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Fraimbault-en-LassayTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Château-GontierTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Bosco-du-Haut-AnjouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Jean-Saint-Paul-Saint-SulpiceTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Matthieu-sur-MayenneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Nicolas-du-Haut-MaineTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Pierre-de-ChangéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne-sur-AronTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Bernadette-de-BellebrancheTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse-des-AvaloirsTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Thérèse-et-Cardinal-SuhardTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Matthieu Dupont
- Born
- 11 December 1973
- Birthplace
- Versailles
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Laval stands in Laval, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Created in June 1855 out of the Diocese of Le Mans, the Diocese of Laval (Latin: Dioecesis Valleguidonensis; French: Diocèse de Laval) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France corresponding to the department of Mayenne. Its episcopal see is Laval Cathedral in the city of Laval. Under the Ancien Régime the diocese of Mans had an Archdeacon of Laval, whose responsibilities took in the deaneries of Ernée, Évrun, Laval and Mayenne.
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Pope Leo XIV to visit France
Churches across France will ring their bells for seven minutes at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 25, to welcome Pope Leo XIV to the country. The Diocese of Nîmes stated that the synchronized ringing serves as a symbolic gesture to mark the start of the papal visit. In Paris, bells are also scheduled to ring at 17h as the Pope passes through the streets of the capital. The Diocese of Laval has invited parishes in the Mayenne region to join the event.
- Pope Leo XIV opens public registration for France visit
- Diocese of Laval launches new program for young professionals
- Diocese of Laval presents Antoine Chevrier exhibition
- About a thousand pilgrims from Mayenne to greet Pope Leo XIV in Paris on 26 September
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