Nantes (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou, Bishop
Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,880 (2,657 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://nantes.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: 7 rue du Cardinal-Richard, B.P. 52204, 44322 Nantes CEDEX 03, France
Telephone: 2.40.76.22.00
Fax: 2.40.76.22.26

Past and Present Ordinaries

Maurice de Blazon † ( 1185 Appointed - 21 Dec 1198 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Galeran † ( 1240 Appointed - 21 Sep 1263 Died)
Jacques de Guérande † ( 1263 Appointed - 7 Feb 1267 Died)
Guillaume de Vern † ( 1267 Appointed - Oct 1277 Died)
Durand † ( 1279 Appointed - 11 May 1291 Died)
Henri de Calestrie † ( 1293 Appointed - 1304 Died)
Daniel Vigier † ( 1305 Appointed - 12 Feb 1337 Died)
Barnabé † (17 Jul 1338 Appointed - 1340 Died)
Olivier Salahadin † (14 Jul 1340 Appointed - 24 Aug 1354 Died)
Robert de Peynel (Paganelli) † (19 Nov 1354 Appointed - 23 Feb 1366 Died)
Simon de Langres, O.P. † (16 Mar 1366 Appointed - 20 Oct 1382 Appointed, Bishop of Vannes)
Jean de Montrelais † (20 Oct 1382 Appointed - 13 Sep 1391 Died)
Barnabé de Rochefort † (19 Aug 1392 Appointed - 8 Aug 1398 Died)
Bernard de Peyron † ( 1400 Appointed - 25 Aug 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Tréguier)
Henri Barbuti (Le Barbu), O. Cist. † (2 May 1404 Appointed - 27 Apr 1419 Died)
Jean de Malestroit (Châteaugiron) † (17 Jul 1419 Appointed - 1443 Resigned)
Guillaume de Malestroit † (14 Jun 1443 Appointed - 1461 Resigned)
Amauri d’Acigné † (29 Mar 1462 Appointed - 23 Feb 1477 Died)
Pierre du Chaffault † (17 Mar 1477 Appointed - 12 Nov 1487 Died)
Robert d’Espinay † (1 Oct 1488 Appointed - 1493 Died)
Jean d’Espinay † (4 Nov 1493 Appointed - 25 Sep 1500 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon)
Guillaume Guégen † (25 Sep 1500 Appointed - 2 Nov 1506 Died)
Robert Guibé † (24 Jan 1507 Appointed - 30 May 1511 Resigned)
François Hamon † (30 May 1511 Appointed - 7 Jan 1532 Died)
Louis d’Acigné † (8 Feb 1532 Appointed - 2 Feb 1542 Died)
Jean de Lorraine † (18 Aug 1542 Appointed - 10 May 1550 Died)
Antoine de Créqui Canaples † (15 Dec 1553 Appointed - 14 Jul 1564 Appointed, Bishop of Amiens)
Philippe du Bec † (6 Sep 1566 Appointed - 7 Jan 1598 Confirmed, Archbishop of Reims)
Charles de Bourgneuf de Cucé † (31 Aug 1598 Appointed - 17 Jul 1617 Died)
Philippe Cospéan † (13 Oct 1621 Appointed - 28 Jan 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Lisieux)
Gabriel de Beauvau de Rivarennes † (18 Feb 1636 Appointed - 1667 Resigned)
Gilles de La Baume le Blanc de la Valière † (16 Jan 1668 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1679 Resigned)
Gilles-Jean-François de Beauvau du Rivau † (17 Jul 1679 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1717 Died)
Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † (8 Jun 1718 Confirmed - 14 Feb 1724 Confirmed, Archbishop of Rouen)
Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay † (27 Sep 1724 Confirmed - 29 Mar 1746 Died)
Pierre Mauclerc de la Musanchère † (19 Sep 1746 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1775 Died)
Jean-Auguste Frétat de Sarra † (11 Sep 1775 Confirmed - 20 Sep 1783 Died)
Charles-Eutrope de La Laurancie † (15 Dec 1783 Confirmed - 13 May 1816 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Duvoisin † (25 Jul 1802 Confirmed - 9 Jul 1813 Died)
Louis-Jules-François-Joseph d’Andigné de Mayneuf † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 2 Feb 1822 Died)
Joseph-Michel-Jean-Baptiste-Paul-Augustin Micolon de Guérines † (27 Sep 1822 Confirmed - 12 May 1838 Died)
Jean-François de Hercé † (12 May 1838 Succeeded - 29 Nov 1848 Resigned)
Antoine-Matthias-Alexandre Jacquemet † (2 Apr 1849 Confirmed - 9 Dec 1869 Died)
Félix Fournier † (27 Jun 1870 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1877 Died)
Jules François Lecoq † (20 Aug 1877 Confirmed - 25 Dec 1892 Died)
Auguste-Léopold Laroche † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1895 Died)
Pierre-Émile Rouard † (25 Jun 1896 Confirmed - 19 Feb 1914 Died)
Eugène-Louis-Marie Le Fer de la Motte † (28 May 1914 Appointed - 8 Jul 1935 Resigned)
Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet † (20 Aug 1936 Appointed - 2 Jul 1966 Retired)
Michel-Louis Vial † (2 Jul 1966 Appointed - 15 Apr 1982 Retired)
Émile Marcus, P.S.S. (15 Apr 1982 Appointed - 7 May 1996 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux))
Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. (10 Oct 1996 Appointed - 8 Jul 2009 Retired)
Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James (8 Jul 2009 Appointed - 14 Nov 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas))
Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou (11 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Nantes (erected)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Nantes (from Tours)
2 March 2017	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nantes (Le Fresne-sur-Loire)	Diocese of Angers

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 550,000 665,064 82.7% 937 150 1,087 505 220 3,700 277 ap1951

1970 800,000 861,452 92.9% 985 130 1,115 717 460 3,150 299 ap1971

1980 860,000 968,800 88.8% 848 98 946 909 484 2,547 295 ap1981

1988 860,000 1,001,000 85.9% 681 108 789 1,089 3 462 2,031 294 ap1991

1999 971,000 1,072,000 90.6% 673 85 758 1,281 22 316 1,392 293 ap2000

2000 967,000 1,100,000 87.9% 661 80 741 1,304 24 320 1,254 293 ap2001

2001 1,050,000 1,134,266 92.6% 612 75 687 1,528 25 319 1,312 293 ap2002

2002 1,049,266 1,134,266 92.5% 507 87 594 1,766 27 326 1,282 293 ap2003

2003 1,049,266 1,134,266 92.5% 478 56 534 1,964 31 300 1,364 293 ap2004

2004 1,049,000 1,134,266 92.5% 479 50 529 1,982 33 280 1,141 285 ap2005

2013 912,172 1,303,103 70.0% 352 50 402 2,269 51 234 815 79 ap2014

2016 1,008,217 1,364,453 73.9% 310 54 364 2,769 55 209 754 75 ap2017

2019 1,045,000 1,415,805 73.8% 260 48 308 3,392 64 193 649 73 ap2020

2021 1,064,600 1,441,302 73.9% 232 48 280 3,802 69 181 575 73 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	550,000	665,064	82.7%	937	150	1,087	505		220	3,700	277	ap1951
1970	800,000	861,452	92.9%	985	130	1,115	717		460	3,150	299	ap1971
1980	860,000	968,800	88.8%	848	98	946	909		484	2,547	295	ap1981
1988	860,000	1,001,000	85.9%	681	108	789	1,089	3	462	2,031	294	ap1991
1999	971,000	1,072,000	90.6%	673	85	758	1,281	22	316	1,392	293	ap2000
2000	967,000	1,100,000	87.9%	661	80	741	1,304	24	320	1,254	293	ap2001
2001	1,050,000	1,134,266	92.6%	612	75	687	1,528	25	319	1,312	293	ap2002
2002	1,049,266	1,134,266	92.5%	507	87	594	1,766	27	326	1,282	293	ap2003
2003	1,049,266	1,134,266	92.5%	478	56	534	1,964	31	300	1,364	293	ap2004
2004	1,049,000	1,134,266	92.5%	479	50	529	1,982	33	280	1,141	285	ap2005
2013	912,172	1,303,103	70.0%	352	50	402	2,269	51	234	815	79	ap2014
2016	1,008,217	1,364,453	73.9%	310	54	364	2,769	55	209	754	75	ap2017
2019	1,045,000	1,415,805	73.8%	260	48	308	3,392	64	193	649	73	ap2020
2021	1,064,600	1,441,302	73.9%	232	48	280	3,802	69	181	575	73	ap2022