Suffragan diocese Le Mans, France
Diocese of Le Mans
Cenomanen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Le Mans is an ancient Latin Catholic diocese covering the entire Sarthe department, with roots in the early centuries of the Church. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo and led by Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuillemin since 2023.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 500
- Catholics
- 371,760
- Priests
- 79
- Territory
- 6,244 km²
Parishes and churches
93 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint-JulienLe Mans · CathedralView parish
- Christ-SauveurLe MansView parish
- Notre-DameChaufour-Notre-DameView parish
- Notre-DameBeaumont-sur-SartheView parish
- Notre-DameFresnay-sur-SartheView parish
- Notre-DameLe TheilView parish
- Notre-DameMamersView parish
- Notre-DameMontfort-le-GesnoisView parish
- Notre-DameRouillonView parish
- Notre-DameSaint-CalaisView parish
- Notre-DameSillé-le-GuillaumeView parish
- Notre-DameVaasView parish
- Notre-Dame de FoulletourteCérans-FoulletourteView parish
- Notre-Dame de la CoutureLe MansView parish
- Notre-Dame de l’AssomptionSablé-sur-SartheView parish
- Notre-Dame des MaraisLa Ferté-BernardView parish
- Notre-Dame du ChêneVionMass times recorded
- Notre-Dame du PréLe MansView parish
- Notre-Dame et Sainte-BarbeLa BazogeView parish
- Notre-Dame-de-l’AssomptionMontmirailView parish
- Notre-Dame-de-l’AssomptionParigné-l’ÉvêqueView parish
- Saint-AldricLe MansView parish
- Saint-AubinLa Chapelle-Saint-AubinView parish
- Saint-AubinBazouges-sur-le-LoirView parish
- Saint-AubinSargé-lès-le-MansView parish
- Saint-AubinVionView parish
- Saint-BernardLe MansView parish
- Saint-BertrandLe MansView parish
- Saint-Cosme et Saint-DamienSaint-Cosme-en-VairaisView parish
- Saint-DenisSaint-Denis-d’OrquesView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Pierre Vuillemin
- Born
- 21 January 1967
- Birthplace
- Rambervillers
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint-Julien in Le Mans stands in Le Mans, 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
Now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, the Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: Dioecesis Cenomanensis; French: Diocèse du Mans) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Over its history it had previously stood as suffragan to Bourges, Paris, Sens, and Tours, in ascending order.