Metropolitan see Rennes, France
Archdiocese of Rennes
Rhedonen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Rennes (Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo) is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany, an ancient see erected in the 3rd century that heads the ecclesiastical province of Rennes covering Brittany and the Pays de la Loire sees. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rennes.
On the map
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- Established
- 1859
- Catholics
- 874,200
- Priests
- 227
- Territory
- 6,775 km²
Parishes and churches
32 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint Jean XXIII de RennesRennes · CathedralMass times recorded
- Carte Sites Paroissiaux Doyenné Notre-DameTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureuse Thérèse Fantou du MesnilTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux Julien Maunoir du BeuvronTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux Marcel CalloTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux Robert d'ArbrisselTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Saint Gilles de MuéTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de Sainte Thérèse du Bocage FougeraisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame d'Espérance au sud de VitréTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de la GuercheLettre aux curés et administrateursMass times recorded
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de Bon PortTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame du Bois RenouTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame du CouesnonTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint Aubin du CouesnonTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint Eloi du GarunBaptêmeMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint Gilduin du CombournaisLogo Paroise St GilduinMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint Goulven près la PeinièreTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint Judicaël en BrocéliandeLogo Sentier desMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint LucRennesView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre en FougerayTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint Tugdual du Linon au sein de la BretagneTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Louis-Marie en BrocéliandeTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Paroisse Saint-Martin du DésertTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Martin en SemnonTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Maur de l'AffTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Croix de la FlumeTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne de la RanceTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Anne du CouesnonRomagnéView parish
- Paroisse St Aubin de l'IllletTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse St Samson de Dol & St-Michel de la BaieTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Pierre d'Ornellas
- Born
- 9 May 1953
- Birthplace
- Paris
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter in Rennes stands in Rennes, 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
The department of Ille et Vilaine and the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo share the same boundaries. A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France, the see carries its name in three languages: Latin (Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii), French (Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo), and Breton (Arc'heskopti Roazhon, Dol ha Sant-Maloù).
This see in the wire
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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Pope Leo XIV to visit France
Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from September 25 to 28, 2026. While the trip is primarily pastoral, Jacques-Benoît Rauscher noted to La Croix that the visit also carries a highly political character.
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Archdiocese of Rennes publishes bulletin for September 27
The Archdiocese of Rennes published the parish bulletin for Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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Archdiocese of Rennes to hold parish reopening on 04/10
The Archdiocese of Rennes will hold a parish reopening on October 4.
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Archdiocese of Rennes announces INIAVE succeeds INIRR
The Archdiocese of Rennes announced that INIAVE has succeeded INIRR in addressing sexual violence within the Church.
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Archdiocese of Rennes secures Montauban church
The Archdiocese of Rennes announced that visitors to the Montauban church must use only side entrances on September 19 and 20 due to security work. The church will also close from October 5 to October 9.
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