Diocese of Nantes
| Diocese of Nantes | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Rennes |
| Diocesan bishop | Laurent Percerou (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Georges Pierre Soubrier |
| surface | 6,980 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,364,453 ( 12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,008,217 ( 12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 73.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 310 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 54 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,770 |
| Permanent deacons | 55 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 209 (December 31, 2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 754 (12/31/2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral |
| Website | www.nantes.cef.fr |
| Ecclesiastical province | |
Ecclesiastical province of Rennes |
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The diocese of Nantes ( Latin : Dioecesis Nannetensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France, which extends over the area of the Loire-Atlantique department .
history
Saint Clair is considered to be the founder and first bishop of the diocese of Nantes in the 3rd century . In the 4th century it was canonically erected.
Until 2002 it was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tours , since then it has been assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Rennes .
See also
Web links
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