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Suffragan diocese Vannes, France

Diocese of Vannes

Veneten(sis)

The Diocese of Vannes is a Latin rite diocese in Brittany, France, founded in the 5th century and covering the Morbihan department. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo since 1859. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Vannes, which holds the relics of St. Vincent Ferrer.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter, Vannes, in Vannes, France.

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Catholics
548,456
Priests
226
Territory
7,092 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Raymond Centene
Born
20 March 1958
Birthplace
Banyuls-sur-Mer

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The cathedral

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

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History

Established in the 5th century, the Diocese of Vannes (Latin: Dioecesis Venetensis; French: Diocèse de Vannes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The bishop's seat is Vannes Cathedral in the city of Vannes, on the southern shore of the peninsula of Brittany (Bretagne). Its territory matches the French civil department of Morbihan, and since 3 January 1859 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. Raymond Michel René Centène has been bishop since his appointment in 2005. In 2022 the diocese counted one priest for every 1,884 Catholics.

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