Suffragan diocese Luçon, France
Diocese of Luçon
Lucionen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Lucon is a Latin rite diocese covering the Vendee department in western France, erected on 16 August 1317 from the Diocese of Poitiers. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo. Its seat is the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Lucon, once the see of Cardinal Richelieu. Bishop Renauld de Dinechin was appointed on 16 September 2025 and installed in December 2025.
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- Established
- 1317
- Catholics
- 539,299
- Priests
- 188
- Territory
- 7,015 km²
Parishes and churches
29 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de LuçonLuçon · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Mareuil-Sainte-HermineSaint-Jean-D'HermineView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame des AchardsLes AchardView parish
- Paroisse Pères Baudouin et Monnereau des BrouzilsLes BrouzilsView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-Cœur de La Roche-sur-Yon en Pays YonnaisLa Roche-Sur-YonView parish
- Paroisse Saint Amand de l'Ile d'YeuL’Ile-D’YeuView parish
- Paroisse Saint Barthélémy de MortagneMortagne-Sur-SèvreView parish
- Paroisse Saint Charles de Foucauld de ChallansChallansView parish
- Paroisse Saint FulgentSaint-FulgentView parish
- Paroisse Saint Gilles et Saint HilaireSt-Gilles-Croix-De-VieView parish
- Paroisse Saint Henri Dorie de TalmontTalmont-Saint-HilaireView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jacques de MoutiersMoutiers-Les-MauxfaitsView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean-Baptiste des HerbiersLes HerbiersView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean-de-MontsSaint-Jean-De-MontsView parish
- Paroisse Saint Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon en Pays YonnaisLa Roche-Sur-YonView parish
- Paroisse Saint Michel de PouzaugesPouzaugesView parish
- Paroisse Saint Nicolas de CoëxCoëxView parish
- Paroisse Saint Philbert en NoirmoutierNoirmoutier-En-L’IleView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre du Poiré-sur-VieLe Poiré-Sur-VieView parish
- Paroisse Saint Vincent de ChantonnayChantonnayView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Claire de FontenayFontenay-Le-ComteView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Croix des EssartsEssarts En BocageView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Famille de la GarnacheLa GarnacheView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie des Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-D’OlonneView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Mère Teresa de MontaiguMontaigu-VendéeView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Trinité d'AizenayAizenayView parish
- Paroisse Saints Louis et Zélie Martin de BenetBenetView parish
- Paroisse Sanctuaire Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort de Saint Laurent-sur-SèvreSt-Laurent-Sur-SèvreView parish
- Sainte Thérèse de la ChâtaigneraieLa ChâtaigneraieView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Renauld de Dinechin
- Born
- 25 March 1958
- Birthplace
- Lille
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Lucon stands in Luçon, 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
Carved out of the diocese of Poitiers in 1317, the Diocese of Luçon (Latin: Dioecesis Lucionensis; French: Diocèse de Luçon) covers the department of Vendée, with its seat at the cathedral of Nôtre-Dame in the commune of Luçon. The French Revolution interrupted the existence of this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France, and only in 1821, after the Bourbon restoration and a new concordat with the Holy See, was it restored.
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Diocese of Luçon invites to a diocesan gathering
The Diocese of Luçon scheduled a diocesan gathering in St. Laurent-sur-Sèvre for September 19 to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II's visit to Vendée.
- Diocese of Luçon hosts 3rd Samedi de Carlo
- Secours Catholique celebrates 80 years
- Enseignement catholique de Vendée focuses on relationships for 2026 school year
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