Diocese of Dol

The St. Samson Cathedral in Dol-de-Bretagne

The Diocese of Dol ( lat. : Dioecesis Dolensis ) was one in France situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Dol-de-Bretagne .

history

The diocese of Dol was established in the 6th century . First bishop was Samson . Between 848 and 1209 the diocese was an archdiocese . The diocese of Dol was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Tours as a suffragan .

In the 18th century , the Dol diocese comprised around 100 parishes .

On November 29, 1801 , the Diocese of Dol was dissolved as a result of the Concordat of 1801 by Pope Pius VII with the Papal Bull Qui Christi Domini and the territory was annexed to the dioceses of Rennes and Saint-Brieuc .

See also

• List of Archbishops of Dol
• Roman Catholic Church in France
• List of former French dioceses

Web links

• Entry for the Diocese of Dol on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry about the diocese of Dol on Giga-Catholic (English)
• Bulle Qui Christi Domini , in Bullarii romani continuatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245–249