Bishopric of Saint-Brieuc
| Bishopric of Saint-Brieuc | |
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| Country | France |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Rennes |
| Diocesan bishop | Denis Moutel |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Lucien Fruchaud |
| Vicar General | Gérard Nicole |
| surface | 7,217 km² |
| Parishes | 64 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 542,373 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 541,323 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 99.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 258 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 48 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,769 |
| Permanent deacons | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 64 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,354 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Etienne |
| Website | www.saintbrieuc-treguier.catholique.fr |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc ( lat. : Dioecesis Briocensis ) is in France located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Saint-Brieuc .
history
The diocese of Saint-Brieuc was established in the 5th century and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tours as a suffragan . On November 29, 1801 parts of the areas of the dioceses of Saint-Malo and Tréguier and the diocese of Dol were annexed to the diocese of Saint-Brieuc . The diocese of Saint-Brieuc was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Rennes as a suffragan on January 3, 1859 .
See also
- List of the bishops of Saint-Brieuc
- St. Tugdual Basilica , former cathedral of Treguier
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Saint-Brieuc - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (French)
- Entry for the diocese of Saint-Brieuc on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 19, 2019.
