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Suffragan diocese Nantes, France

Diocese of Nantes

Nanneten(sis)

The Diocese of Nantes is a Latin rite diocese covering the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, erected in the 4th century and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Nantes.

On the map

Esri
Nantes, France, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Catholics
1,088,800
Priests
232
Territory
6,980 km²

Parishes and churches

63 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Laurent Percerou
Born
11 September 1961
Birthplace
Dreux

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Peter in Nantes stands in Nantes, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In existence since the 4th century, the Diocese of Nantes (Latin: Dioecesis Nannetensis; French: Diocèse de Nantes; Breton: Eskopti Naoned) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France, its territory formed by the department of Loire-Atlantique. Formerly suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours, it is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. The bishop's seat is the Cathedral of Ste. Pierre in the city of Nantes. In 2021 the diocese counted one priest for every 3,802 Catholics.

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