Diocese of Le Mans

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Bishop(s) Vacant Jacques Maurice Faivre, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 6,244 (2,411 Square Miles) Conference Region: Ouest Official Web Site: http://www.dioceselemans.com/ Mailing Address: 1 Place du Carinal-Grente, 72016 Le mans CEDEX 2, France Telephone: 2.43.81.71.80 Fax: 2.73.81.77.26

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jean du Bellay † (1 Nov 1542 Appointed - 27 Jul 1556 Resigned)
• Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † ( 1671 Appointed - 26 Jan 1712 Died)
• Pierre Rogier du Crévy † (21 Aug 1712 Ordained Bishop - 2 Aug 1723 Died)
• Charles-Louis de Froullay de Tessé † (17 Oct 1723 Appointed - 31 Jan 1767 Died)
• Louis-André de Grimaldi † (19 Apr 1767 Appointed - 16 Oct 1777 Appointed, Bishop of Noyon)
• François-Gaspard de Jouffroy de Gonssans † ( 1778 Appointed - 23 Jan 1799 Died)
• Johann Michael Josef von Pidoll de Quitenbach † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 23 Nov 1819 Died)
• Claude-Madeleine de La Myre-Mory † (5 Dec 1819 Appointed - 22 Dec 1828 Resigned)
• Philippe-Marie-Thérèse-Guy Carron † (16 Apr 1829 Appointed - 27 Aug 1833 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste Bouvier † (22 Nov 1833 Appointed - 29 Dec 1854 Died)
• Jean-Jacques Nanquette † (30 Aug 1855 Appointed - 19 Nov 1861 Died)
• Charles-Jean Fillion † (14 Jan 1862 Appointed - 28 Jul 1874 Died)
• Hector-Albert Chaulet d'Outremont † (14 Sep 1874 Appointed - 14 Sep 1884 Died)
• Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (31 Dec 1884 Appointed - 13 Jun 1893 Appointed, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo))
• Charles-Joseph-Louis-Abel Gilbert † (29 Jan 1894 Appointed - Aug 1897 Resigned)
• Marie-Prosper-Adolphe de Bonfils † (22 Mar 1898 Appointed - 2 Jun 1912 Died)
• Raymond-Marie-Turiaf de La Porte † (12 Aug 1912 Appointed - 30 Nov 1917 Resigned)
• Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente † (30 Jan 1918 Appointed - 4 May 1959 Died)
• Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier † (4 May 1959 Succeeded - 28 Oct 1971 Retired)
• Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † (28 Oct 1971 Succeeded - 13 Aug 1981 Resigned)
• Georges Edmond Robert Gilson (13 Aug 1981 Appointed - 2 Aug 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre))
• Jacques Maurice Faivre (29 Jul 1997 Appointed - 3 Jul 2008 Resigned)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Le Mans (erected)
30 June 1855	Territory Lost	Diocese of Angers Diocese of Le Mans	Diocese of Laval (erected)
16 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Le Mans (from Tours)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	375,391	412,214	91.1%	485	120	605	620		258	2,895	401	ap1951
1969	420,000	461,839	90.9%	328	93	421	997		152	1,400	160	ap1971
1980	416,000	490,385	84.8%	275		275	1,512		40	1,301	388	ap1981
1990	428,000	539,000	79.4%	234	111	345	1,240	3	151	1,100	388	ap1991
1999	375,000	536,000	70.0%	187	93	280	1,339	21	94	662	125	ap2000
2000	370,900	529,900	70.0%	182	89	271	1,368	22	90	649	125	ap2001
2001	370,900	529,900	70.0%	175	87	262	1,415	23	88	617	121	ap2002
2002	381,000	529,900	71.9%	173	85	258	1,476	23	86	502	119	ap2003
2003	370,000	529,000	69.9%	166	79	245	1,510	23	80	566	116	ap2004
2004	370,000	529,000	69.9%	163	74	237	1,561	23	75	741	113	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jacques Maurice Faivre (Bishop: 29 Jul 1997 to 3 Jul 2008)
• Georges Edmond Robert Gilson (Bishop: 13 Aug 1981 to 2 Aug 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 May 1965; Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jul 1967; Bishop: 28 Oct 1971 to 13 Aug 1981)
• Jean du Bellay † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1542 to 27 Jul 1556)
• Marie-Prosper-Adolphe de Bonfils † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1898 to 2 Jun 1912)
• Jean-Baptiste Bouvier † (Priest: 24 Sep 1808; Bishop: 22 Nov 1833 to 29 Dec 1854)
• Philippe-Marie-Thérèse-Guy Carron † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1829 to 27 Aug 1833)
• Alexis-Armand Charost † (Priest: 19 May 1883 to 14 Feb 1913)
• Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Aug 1951; Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Aug 1957; Bishop: 4 May 1959 to 28 Oct 1971)
• Louis-Ernest Dubois † (Priest: 20 Sep 1879 to 5 Apr 1901)
• Pierre Rogier du Crévy † (Bishop: 1712 to 2 Aug 1723)
• Marie-Augustin-Olivier de Durfort de Civbac de Lorge † (Priest: 29 Jun 1887 to 9 Feb 1911)
• Charles-Jean Fillion † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1862 to 28 Jul 1874)
• Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jun 1939 to 10 Jul 1948)
• Charles-Louis de Froullay de Tessé † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1723 to 31 Jan 1767)
• Charles-Joseph-Louis-Abel Gilbert † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1894 to Aug 1897)
• Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1918; Archbishop (Personal Title): Mar 1943 to 4 May 1959)
• Louis-André de Grimaldi † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1767 to 16 Oct 1777)
• François-Gaspard de Jouffroy de Gonssans † (Bishop: 1778 to 23 Jan 1799)
• Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1884 to 13 Jun 1893)
• Claude-Madeleine de La Myre-Mory † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1819 to 22 Dec 1828)
• Raymond-Marie-Turiaf de La Porte † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1912 to 30 Nov 1917)
• Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † (Bishop: 1671 to 26 Jan 1712)
• Jean-Jacques Nanquette † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1855 to 19 Nov 1861)
• Hector-Albert Chaulet d'Outremont † (Bishop: 14 Sep 1874 to 14 Sep 1884)
• Johann Michael Josef von Pidoll de Quitenbach † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 23 Nov 1819)