Suffragan diocese Vannes, France
Diocese of Vannes
Veneten(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Paroisse de Larmor-PlageLarmor-PlageView parish
- Paroisse de LarréLarréView parish
- Paroisse de Le CoursLe CoursView parish
- Paroisse de Le Tour-Du-ParcLe Tour-Du-ParcView parish
- Paroisse de LimerzelLimerzelView parish
- Paroisse de Locmaria – Grand-ChampLocmaria – Grand-ChampView parish
- Paroisse de LocmariaquerLocmariaquerView parish
- Paroisse de LocqueltasLocqueltasView parish
- Paroisse de MeuconMeuconView parish
- Paroisse de MolacMolacView parish
- Paroisse de MériadecMériadecView parish
- Paroisse de NoyaloNoyaloView parish
- Paroisse de PlaudrenPlaudrenView parish
- Paroisse de PlescopPlescopView parish
- Paroisse de PloerenPloerenView parish
- Paroisse de PlougoumelenPlougoumelenView parish
- Paroisse de PlumergatPlumergatView parish
- Paroisse de PlœmeurPlœmeurView parish
- Paroisse de PriziacPriziacView parish
- Paroisse de PéaulePéauleView parish
- Paroisse de QuestembertQuestembertView parish
- Paroisse de QuistinicQuistinicView parish
- Paroisse de QuévenQuévenView parish
- Paroisse de RiantecRiantecView parish
- Paroisse de Rochefort-En-TerreRochefort-En-TerreView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-AvéSaint-AvéView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-ChristopheSaint-ChristopheView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-Gildas De RhuysSaint-Gildas De RhuysView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-Jean-BrévelaySaint-Jean-BrévelayView parish
- Paroisse de Saint-PhilibertSaint-PhilibertView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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Pope Leo XIV celebrates outdoor Mass with 700,000 people in Paris
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with approximately 700,000 people at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday afternoon, September 26, 2026. This event took place during the second day of his apostolic journey in France. Before reaching the stage for the liturgy, the pope embraced faithful people who waited for him along the Champs-Élysées. During his homily, the pope described Jesus Christ as the true source of living water capable of quenching human thirst. He invited the faithful to share their faith with French society and prayed that the Holy Spirit would flow throughout the country. He also addressed families, encouraging them to remain courageous in their mission despite daily difficulties.
- Pope Leo XIV rings bells in unison
- Diocese of Vannes publishes Chrétiens en Morbihan n°1561
- Pope Leo XIV visits France
- Pope Leo XIV invites prayer for water care
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