Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 November 1853
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,785 (2,620 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: https://diocese-quimper.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 3 rue de Rosmadec, CS 42009, 29018 Quimper CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.98.55.34.47
Fax: 2.98.55.84.21

Historical Details

Diocese of Quimper
- Latin Name: Corisopitensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Rainaud † (Jul 1219 Appointed - 5 May 1245 Died)
Hervé de Landeleau † ( 1245 Appointed - 9 Aug 1260 Died)
Vitus de Plounévez † ( 1261 Appointed - 12 Jul 1267 Died)
Yves Cabellic † ( 1267 Appointed - 1280 Died)
Evenus de la Forêt † (14 May 1283 Appointed - 14 Mar 1290 Died)
Alain Morel (Rivelen) † ( 1290 Appointed - 1 Dec 1320 Died)
Thomas d’Anast † (18 Feb 1321 Appointed - 18 Jun 1322 Died)
Bernard du Plouget, O.F.M. † (19 Jul 1322 Appointed - 20 Jun 1324 Appointed, Bishop of Nîmes)
Guy de Laval † (22 Jun 1324 Appointed - 13 Mar 1326 Appointed, Bishop of Le Mans)
Jacques Corvo, O.P. † (13 Mar 1326 Appointed - 31 Aug 1330 Appointed, Bishop of Toulon)
Yves Le Prévôt de Bois Boëssel † (31 Aug 1330 Appointed - 22 Jan 1333 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
Alain Gonthier † (22 Jan 1333 Appointed - 1335 Died)
Alain Le Gall de Riec † ( 1336 Appointed - 1352 Died)
Geoffroi de Coëtmoisan † (3 Oct 1352 Appointed - 20 Mar 1357 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
Geoffroy Le Marhec † (20 Mar 1357 Appointed - 1383 Died)
Thibaud de Malestroit † (2 Dec 1383 Appointed - May 1408 Died)
Gatien de Monceaux † (16 Jun 1408 Appointed - 15 Oct 1416 Died)
Bertrand de Rosmadec † (Feb 1417 Confirmed - 1444 Resigned)
Alain L’Épervier (Lespervez), O.F.M. † (24 Aug 1444 Appointed - 16 Jan 1451 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina)
Jean L’Espervier † (16 Jan 1451 Appointed - 1472 Died)
Theobald de Rieux † (16 Jul 1472 Appointed - 18 Feb 1479 Died)
Guy du Bouchet † (31 Mar 1479 Appointed - 10 Jan 1484 Died)
Alain Le Maout † (8 Mar 1484 Appointed - 2 Nov 1493 Died)
Raoul le Chauve de Moël † (13 Nov 1493 Appointed - 31 May 1501 Died)
Claude de Rohan † (25 Jun 1501 Appointed - Jul 1540 Died)
Guillaume Éder † (Jul 1540 Succeeded - 22 May 1546 Died)
Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. † (19 Jul 1546 Appointed - 21 Feb 1550 Died)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (14 Jul 1550 Appointed - 5 Apr 1560 Resigned)
Etienne Bouchier † (5 Apr 1560 Appointed - 20 Aug 1573 Died)
François de La Tour † (26 Aug 1573 Appointed - 14 Oct 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Tréguier)
Charles de Liscoet † (15 Nov 1582 Appointed - 14 Mar 1614 Died)
Guillaume Le Prêtre † (17 Nov 1614 Appointed - 8 Nov 1640 Died)
René du Louët de Coetjunval † (1 Dec 1642 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1668 Died)
François de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (11 Feb 1668 Succeeded - 6 Nov 1706 Died)
François-Hyacinthe de Ploeuc de Timeur † (11 Apr 1707 Confirmed - 18 Jan 1739 Died)
Augustin-François-Annibal de Farcy de Cuillé † (30 Sep 1739 Confirmed - 28 Jun 1771 Died)
Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † (14 Dec 1772 Confirmed - 14 Jun 1773 Confirmed, Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna))
Toussaint-François-Joseph Conen de Saint-Luc † (12 Jul 1773 Confirmed - 30 Sep 1790 Died)
Claude André † (29 Apr 1802 Confirmed - Dec 1804 Resigned)
Pierre-Vincent Dombideau de Crouseilhes † (22 Mar 1805 Confirmed - 28 Jun 1823 Died)
Jean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de Brescanvel † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 1 May 1840 Died)
Jean-Marie Graveran † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 1 Feb 1855 Died)
Nicolas-Marie Sergent † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1871 Died)
Charles-Marie-Denis-Anselme Nouvel de La Flèche, O.S.B. † (22 Dec 1871 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1887 Died)
Jacques-Théodore Lamarche † (25 Nov 1887 Confirmed - 15 Jun 1892 Died)
Henri-Victor Valleau † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1898 Died)
François-Virgile Dubillard † (14 Dec 1899 Confirmed - 16 Dec 1907 Appointed, Archbishop of Chambéry)
Adolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc † (15 Feb 1908 Appointed - 8 May 1946 Died)
André-Pierre-François Fauvel † (24 Apr 1947 Appointed - 28 Feb 1968 Resigned)
Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu † (28 Feb 1968 Appointed - 3 May 1989 Retired)
Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. † (3 May 1989 Succeeded - 7 Dec 2007 Retired)
Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert (7 Dec 2007 Appointed - 22 Jan 2015 Resigned)
Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin (20 May 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Quimper
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Quimper (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Pol-de-Léon (suppressed)	Diocese of Quimper
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Tréguier (suppressed)	Diocese of Quimper Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
Diocese of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)
23 November 1853	Name Changed	Diocese of Quimper	Diocese of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)

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

Diocese of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)

1948 737,000 738,826 99.8% 1,042 52 1,094 673 52 319 325 ap1951

1970 763,500 768,900 99.3% 916 80 996 766 420 2,600 338 ap1971

1980 812,000 818,000 99.3% 749 55 804 1,009 346 1,996 338 ap1981

1990 812,000 840,000 96.7% 600 55 655 1,239 7 340 1,595 337 ap1991

1999 764,000 867,000 88.1% 454 48 502 1,521 12 188 970 337 ap2000

2000 768,000 872,000 88.1% 434 40 474 1,620 12 190 886 337 ap2001

2001 750,000 852,418 88.0% 420 40 460 1,630 13 170 835 337 ap2002

2002 750,000 852,418 88.0% 401 32 433 1,732 16 144 818 337 ap2003

2003 750,000 852,418 88.0% 390 30 420 1,785 17 155 791 337 ap2004

2004 750,000 852,685 88.0% 375 40 415 1,807 18 160 765 337 ap2005

2010 722,000 885,900 81.5% 277 27 304 2,375 27 130 577 323 ap2011

2014 733,000 899,870 81.5% 239 32 271 2,704 33 100 482 323 ap2015

2017 740,600 905,855 81.8% 212 25 237 3,124 39 81 342 324 ap2018

2020 742,630 909,028 81.7% 175 27 202 3,676 44 68 286 324 ap2021

2022 635,201 915,090 69.4% 161 30 191 3,325 45 67 242 325 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)
1948	737,000	738,826	99.8%	1,042	52	1,094	673		52	319	325	ap1951
1970	763,500	768,900	99.3%	916	80	996	766		420	2,600	338	ap1971
1980	812,000	818,000	99.3%	749	55	804	1,009		346	1,996	338	ap1981
1990	812,000	840,000	96.7%	600	55	655	1,239	7	340	1,595	337	ap1991
1999	764,000	867,000	88.1%	454	48	502	1,521	12	188	970	337	ap2000
2000	768,000	872,000	88.1%	434	40	474	1,620	12	190	886	337	ap2001
2001	750,000	852,418	88.0%	420	40	460	1,630	13	170	835	337	ap2002
2002	750,000	852,418	88.0%	401	32	433	1,732	16	144	818	337	ap2003
2003	750,000	852,418	88.0%	390	30	420	1,785	17	155	791	337	ap2004
2004	750,000	852,685	88.0%	375	40	415	1,807	18	160	765	337	ap2005
2010	722,000	885,900	81.5%	277	27	304	2,375	27	130	577	323	ap2011
2014	733,000	899,870	81.5%	239	32	271	2,704	33	100	482	323	ap2015
2017	740,600	905,855	81.8%	212	25	237	3,124	39	81	342	324	ap2018
2020	742,630	909,028	81.7%	175	27	202	3,676	44	68	286	324	ap2021
2022	635,201	915,090	69.4%	161	30	191	3,325	45	67	242	325	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Claude André † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1802 to Dec 1804)
Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1968 to 3 May 1989)
Joël-André-Jean-Marie Bellec † (Deacon: 20 Dec 1930; Priest: 21 Jul 1931 to 2 May 1956)
Guy du Bouchet † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1479 to 10 Jan 1484)
Etienne Bouchier † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1560 to 20 Aug 1573)
Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † (Deacon: 28 Sep 1947; Priest: 29 Sep 1947 to 24 Sep 1964)
Yves Cabellic † (Bishop: 1267 to 1280)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (Administrator: 14 Jul 1550 to 5 Apr 1560)
Jean-René Calloc’h, C.S.Sp. † (Priest: 1899 to 23 Feb 1901)
Louis Cambourg, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Aug 1538)
Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. †
Raoul le Chauve de Moël † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1493 to 31 May 1501)
François de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Mar 1666; Bishop: 11 Feb 1668 to 6 Nov 1706)
Geoffroi de Coëtmoisan † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1352 to 20 Mar 1357)
Auguste-Joseph-Marie Cogneau † (Priest: 10 Aug 1891; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1933 to 8 May 1946)
Toussaint-François-Joseph Conen de Saint-Luc † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1773 to 30 Sep 1790)
Jacques Corvo, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1326 to 31 Aug 1330)
Thomas d’Anast † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1321 to 18 Jun 1322)
Pierre-Vincent Dombideau de Crouseilhes † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1805 to 28 Jun 1823)
François-Virgile Dubillard † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 16 Dec 1907)
Raoul Du Faou, O.S.B. †
Adolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1908 to 8 May 1946)
Guillaume Éder † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Aug 1539; Bishop: Jul 1540 to 22 May 1546)
Augustin-François-Annibal de Farcy de Cuillé † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1739 to 28 Jun 1771)
André-Pierre-François Fauvel † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1947 to 28 Feb 1968)
Vincent-Marie Favé † (Deacon: 20 Dec 1924; Priest: 22 Jul 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1957 to 30 Apr 1977)
Alain Gonthier † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1333 to 1335)
François-Mathurin Gourvès † (Deacon: 28 Sep 1952; Priest: 6 Apr 1953 to 19 Dec 1990)
Jean-Marie Graveran † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 1 Feb 1855)
Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1772 to 14 Jun 1773)
Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Mar 1988; Bishop: 3 May 1989 to 7 Dec 2007)
Jacques André Marie Jullien † (Deacon: 4 Oct 1953; Priest: 3 Apr 1954 to 20 Sep 1978)
René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret † (Deacon: 25 Jul 1928; Priest: 22 Dec 1928 to 22 Jul 1961)
Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. †
Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † (Deacon: 18 Mar 1945; Priest: 29 Jun 1945 to 2 Oct 1976)
Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. † (Administrator: 19 Jul 1546 to 21 Feb 1550)
Evenus de la Forêt † (Bishop: 14 May 1283 to 14 Mar 1290)
Jacques-Théodore Lamarche † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 15 Jun 1892)
Jean de La Motte † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Jul 1533 to Jul 1540)
Hervé de Landeleau † (Bishop: 1245 to 9 Aug 1260)
François de La Tour † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1573 to 14 Oct 1583)
Guy de Laval † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1324 to 13 Mar 1326)
Alain Le Gall de Riec † (Bishop: 1336 to 1352)
Alain Le Maout † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1484 to 2 Nov 1493)
Geoffroy Le Marhec † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1357 to 1383)
Alain L’Épervier (Lespervez), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1444 to 16 Jan 1451)
Guillaume Le Prêtre † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1614 to 8 Nov 1640)
Yves Le Prévôt de Bois Boëssel † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1330 to 22 Jan 1333)
Léopold-René Leséleuc de Kerouara † (Priest: 1855 to 23 Dec 1872)
Jean L’Espervier † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1451 to 1472)
Charles de Liscoet † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1582 to 14 Mar 1614)
René du Louët de Coetjunval † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1642 to 11 Feb 1668)
Thibaud de Malestroit † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1383 to May 1408)
Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. †
Édouard Gabriel Mesguen † (Deacon: 25 Jul 1904; Priest: 28 Jul 1905 to 7 Dec 1933)
Gatien de Monceaux † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1408 to 15 Oct 1416)
Alain Morel (Rivelen) † (Bishop: 1290 to 1 Dec 1320)
Charles-Marie-Denis-Anselme Nouvel de La Flèche, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 1 Jun 1887)
André Louis Marie Pailler † (Priest: 22 Jul 1935 to 7 Apr 1960)
François-Joseph Person †
François-Hyacinthe de Ploeuc de Timeur † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to 18 Jan 1739)
Bernard du Plouget, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1322 to 20 Jun 1324)
Vitus de Plounévez † (Bishop: 1261 to 12 Jul 1267)
Jean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de Brescanvel † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 1 May 1840)
Maurice René Quéguiner, M.E.P. †
André Bernard Michel Quélen † (Deacon: 17 Mar 1946; Priest: 29 Jun 1946 to 16 Dec 1968)
Theobald de Rieux † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1472 to 18 Feb 1479)
Claude de Rohan † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1501 to Jul 1540)
Bertrand de Rosmadec † (Bishop: Feb 1417 to 1444)
Nicolas-Marie Sergent † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 26 Jul 1871)
Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †
Henri-Victor Valleau † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 24 Dec 1898)
François de Visdelou † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Feb 1651 to 27 Jul 1663)
Rainaud † (Bishop: Jul 1219 to 5 May 1245)

Source(s)

Diocese of Quimper
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 211
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 136, and Page 137
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 178, and Page 179
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 165
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 173
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 184
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 605, to Page 606

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