Archdiocese of Rennes

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archdiocese of Rennes
Basic data
Country France
Diocesan bishop Pierre d'Ornellas
Auxiliary bishop Alexandre Joly
Vicar General Jean Perrin
surface 6,775 km²
Parishes 84 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 )
Residents 930,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 )
Catholics 817,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 )
proportion of 87.8%
Diocesan priest 408 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 )
Religious priest 2 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 )
Catholics per priest 1.993
Permanent deacons 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 )
Friars 62 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 )
Religious sisters 1,290 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language French
cathedral St. Pierre
Co-cathedral St. Samson (Dol-de-Bretagne)
address 45 rue de Brest
35042 Rennes CEDEX
France
Website rennes.catholique.fr
Ecclesiastical province
Map of the ecclesiastical province

Ecclesiastical province of Rennes

The Archdiocese of Rennes , also Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo ( Latin Archidioecesis Rhedonensis (, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii) ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France with its seat in Rennes .

history

Rennes has been a bishopric since the 3rd century . In the Middle Ages , Rennes was the coronation site of the Dukes of Brittany . With the Concordat of 1801 , the dioceses of Dol and Saint-Malo were dissolved and largely added to the diocese of Rennes, which also became the legal successor. Since 1859 the diocese of Rennes has been in the rank of metropolitan diocese with initially three, since 2002 even eight suffragan seats .

The current bishop has been Pierre d'Ornellas since his appointment in 2007 .

Structure of the ecclesiastical province of Rennes from 1859 to 2002:

  • Archdiocese of Rennes
  1. Quimper diocese
  2. Bishopric of Saint-Brieuc
  3. Diocese of Vannes

Structure of the ecclesiastical province of Rennes since 2002:

  • Archdiocese of Rennes
  1. Diocese of Angers
  2. Diocese of Laval
  3. Diocese of Le Mans
  4. Diocese of Luçon
  5. Diocese of Nantes
  6. Quimper diocese
  7. Bishopric of Saint-Brieuc
  8. Diocese of Vannes
The Cathedral of Rennes
The Kon Cathedral of Dol

See also

Web links

Commons : Archdiocese of Rennes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files