Diocese of Le Mans
| Diocese of Le Mans | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Rennes |
| Diocesan bishop | Yves Le Saux |
| Vicar General | Paul-Antoine Drouin |
| surface | 6,206 km² |
| Parishes | 102 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 569.035 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 366.232 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 64.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 115 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,733 |
| Permanent deacons | 31 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 45 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 361 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint Julien Cathedral |
| address | 1 Place du Cardinal-Grente, 72016 Le mans CEDEX 2 |
| Website | www.dioceselemans.com |
| Ecclesiastical province | |
Ecclesiastical province of Rennes |
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The diocese of Le Mans ( Latin : Dioecesis Cenomanensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France, which extends over the area of the Sarthe department . Yves Le Saux has been bishop since January 2009 .
history
The first bishop is St. Julianus , his successor was St. Liborius . The canonical establishment as a diocese took place in the 5th century .
In 1855 the diocese was adapted to the Sarthe department and ceded areas to the newly established diocese of Laval .
Through the translation and veneration of relics of St. Liborius in the Archdiocese of Paderborn , there has been a partnership between the cities of Paderborn and Le Mans since the 9th century . The two dioceses in particular feel connected. Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker was present with a delegation from Paderborn at the consecration of the new Bishop Yves Le Saux.
The Saint-Julien Cathedral
View into the choir of the cathedral
St. Liborius in front of the cathedrals of Paderborn and Le Mans (tower window in Paderborn Cathedral )
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Episcopal ordination in Le Mans Website of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
