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

Bishop(s)

Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert, 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: http://catholique-quimper.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Eveche, 3 rue de Rosmadec, 29018 Quimper CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.98.55.34.47
Fax: 2.98.55.31.77

Historical Details

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

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alain Morel (Rivelen) † ( 1290 Appointed - 1 Dec 1320 Died)
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)
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)
François de La Tour † (26 Aug 1573 Appointed - 14 Oct 1583 Appointed, Bishop of Tréguier)
René du Louët de Coetjunval † (1 Dec 1642 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1668 Died)
François de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (18 Feb 1668 Succeeded - 6 Nov 1706 Died)
François-Hyacinthe de Ploeuc de Timeur † (11 Apr 1707 Appointed - 18 Jan 1739 Died)
Augustin-François-Annibal de Farcy de Cuillé † (30 Sep 1739 Appointed - 28 Jun 1771 Died)
Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † (14 Dec 1771 Appointed - 22 Apr 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Périgueux (Vesuna))
Toussaint-François-Joseph Conen de Saint-Luc † (1 May 1773 Appointed - 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 † (11 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 - )

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

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

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)
Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta † (Administrator: 14 Jul 1550 to 5 Apr 1560)
Raoul le Chauve de Moël † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1493 to 31 May 1501)
François de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Mar 1666; Bishop: 18 Feb 1668 to 6 Nov 1706)
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: 1 May 1773 to 30 Sep 1790)
Pierre-Vincent Dombideau de Crouseilhes † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1805 to 28 Jun 1823)
François-Virgile Dubillard † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 16 Dec 1907)
Adolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc † (Bishop: 11 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 † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1957 to 30 Apr 1977)
Alain Gonthier † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1333 to 1335)
Jean-Marie Graveran † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 1 Feb 1855)
Emmanuel-Louis de Grossoles de Flamarens † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1771 to 22 Apr 1773)
Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Mar 1988; Bishop: 3 May 1989 to 7 Dec 2007)
René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret † (Priest: 22 Dec 1928 to 22 Jul 1961)
Philippe de La Chambre, O.S.B. † (Administrator: 19 Jul 1546 to 21 Feb 1550)
Jacques-Théodore Lamarche † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1887 to 15 Jun 1892)
François de La Tour † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1573 to 14 Oct 1583)
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)
René du Louët de Coetjunval † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1642 to 11 Feb 1668)
Edouard-Gabriel Mesguen † (Priest: 25 Jul 1905 to 7 Dec 1933)
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)
François-Hyacinthe de Ploeuc de Timeur † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1707 to 18 Jan 1739)
Jean-Marie-Dominique de Poulpiquet de Brescanvel † (Bishop: 3 May 1824 to 1 May 1840)
Claude de Rohan † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1501 to Jul 1540)
Nicolas-Marie Sergent † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1855 to 26 Jul 1871)
Henri-Victor Valleau † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 24 Dec 1898)
François de Visdelou † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Feb 1651 to 27 Jul 1663)

Diocese of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)

Dioecesis Corisopitensis (-Leonensis)