Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier)

Dioecesis Briocensis (-Trecorensis)

Bishop(s)

Lucien Fruchaud, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 23 January 1852
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo)
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 7,217 (2,787 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: http://catholique-saint-brieuc.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: B.P. 4224, 10 rue Jean-Metairie, 22042 Saint-Brieuc CEDEX 2, France
Telephone: 2.96.68.12.70
Fax: 2.96.68.12.80

Historical Details

Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
- Latin Name: Briocensis
- Erected: 5th Century
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean L'Espervier † ( 1439 Appointed - 15 Jul 1450 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
Pierre de Montfort de Laval † ( 1472 Appointed - 19 Sep 1486 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
Etienne de Virazel † ( 1632 Appointed - 1641 Died)
Hardouin Fortin de la Hoguette † (12 Sep 1675 Appointed - 2 Feb 1680 Appointed, Bishop of Poitiers)
Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (6 Sep 1680 Appointed - 11 Apr 1705 Appointed, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik})
Louis Frétat de Boissieu † (11 Jul 1705 Appointed - 30 Oct 1720 Died)
Pierre-Guillaume de La Vieuxville-Pourpris † (8 Jan 1721 Appointed - 13 Sep 1727 Died)
Louis-François de Vivet de Montclus † (20 Oct 1727 Appointed - 13 Sep 1744 Appointed, Bishop of Alès (Alais))
Hervé-Nicolas Thépault de Brignou † ( 1744 Appointed - 26 Jan 1766 Died)
François Bareau de Girac † (31 Aug 1766 Ordained Bishop - 1769 Appointed, Bishop of Rennes)
Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays † ( 1769 Appointed - 1774 Appointed, Bishop of Bayonne)
Hugues-François de Regnault-Bellescize † ( 1774 Appointed - 20 Sep 1796 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Caffarelli † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 11 Jan 1815 Died)
Mathias Le Groing de La Romagère † (11 Oct 1817 Appointed - 19 Feb 1841 Died)
Jacques-Jean-Pierre Le Mée † (22 Mar 1841 Appointed - 31 Jul 1858 Died)
Guillaume-Elisée Martial † (3 Aug 1858 Appointed - 26 Dec 1861 Died)
Augustin David † (14 Jan 1862 Appointed - 27 Jul 1882 Died)
Eugène-Ange-Marie Bouché † (20 Sep 1882 Appointed - 4 Jun 1888 Died)
Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières † (28 Aug 1889 Appointed - 11 May 1906 Died)
Jules-Laurent-Benjamin Morelle † (13 Jul 1906 Appointed - 9 Jan 1923 Died)
François-Jean-Marie Serrand † (4 Jun 1923 Appointed - 20 Mar 1949 Died)
Armand Coupel † (20 Mar 1949 Succeeded - 19 Jan 1961 Retired)
François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou † (19 Jan 1961 Appointed - 2 Oct 1976 Resigned)
Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † (2 Oct 1976 Appointed - 21 Dec 1991 Died)
Lucien Fruchaud (17 Jul 1992 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Dol (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Malo (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc Diocese of Vannes
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Tréguier (suppressed)	Diocese of Quimper Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier)
23 January 1852	Name Changed	Diocese of Saint-Brieuc	Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier)

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 Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier)

1950 509,000 509,898 99.8% 971 68 1,039 489 85 2,800 412 ap1951

1970 503,000 506,102 99.4% 740 70 810 620 188 2,681 416 ap1971

1980 514,000 528,000 97.3% 575 36 611 841 103 2,185 416 ap1981

1990 536,000 549,000 97.6% 438 46 484 1,107 3 98 1,928 416 ap1991

1999 522,000 542,000 96.3% 346 45 391 1,335 9 75 1,340 70 ap2000

2000 520,000 542,373 95.9% 343 49 392 1,326 9 73 1,320 70 ap2001

2001 541,523 542,373 99.8% 335 48 383 1,413 9 74 1,260 70 ap2002

2002 541,523 542,373 99.8% 305 48 353 1,534 9 66 1,412 70 ap2003

2003 541,323 542,373 99.8% 335 48 383 1,413 12 66 1,381 64 ap2004

2004 541,323 542,373 99.8% 258 48 306 1,769 15 64 1,354 64 ap2005

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 Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier)
1950	509,000	509,898	99.8%	971	68	1,039	489		85	2,800	412	ap1951
1970	503,000	506,102	99.4%	740	70	810	620		188	2,681	416	ap1971
1980	514,000	528,000	97.3%	575	36	611	841		103	2,185	416	ap1981
1990	536,000	549,000	97.6%	438	46	484	1,107	3	98	1,928	416	ap1991
1999	522,000	542,000	96.3%	346	45	391	1,335	9	75	1,340	70	ap2000
2000	520,000	542,373	95.9%	343	49	392	1,326	9	73	1,320	70	ap2001
2001	541,523	542,373	99.8%	335	48	383	1,413	9	74	1,260	70	ap2002
2002	541,523	542,373	99.8%	305	48	353	1,534	9	66	1,412	70	ap2003
2003	541,323	542,373	99.8%	335	48	383	1,413	12	66	1,381	64	ap2004
2004	541,323	542,373	99.8%	258	48	306	1,769	15	64	1,354	64	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Lucien Fruchaud (Bishop: 17 Jul 1992 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François Bareau de Girac † (Bishop: 1766 to 1769)
Eugène-Ange-Marie Bouché † (Priest: 22 Dec 1855; Bishop: 20 Sep 1882 to 4 Jun 1888)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Caffarelli † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 11 Jan 1815)
Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1680 to 11 Apr 1705)
Armand Coupel † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Dec 1945; Bishop: 20 Mar 1949 to 19 Jan 1961)
Augustin David † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1862 to 27 Jul 1882)
Pierre-Florent-André du Bois de la Villerabel † (Priest: 17 Jul 1887 to 1 Jun 1915)
Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (Priest: 22 Dec 1866 to 14 Jan 1893)
Pierre-Marie-Frédéric Fallières † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1889 to 11 May 1906)
Jules-Basile Ferron de La Ferronnays † (Bishop: 1769 to 1774)
Hardouin Fortin de la Hoguette † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1675 to 2 Feb 1680)
Louis Frétat de Boissieu † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1705 to 30 Oct 1720)
François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1961 to 2 Oct 1976)
Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1976 to 21 Dec 1991)
Denis de La Barde † (Bishop: 1641 to 1675)
Pierre-Guillaume de La Vieuxville-Pourpris † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1721 to 13 Sep 1727)
Mathias Le Groing de La Romagère † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1817 to 19 Feb 1841)
Jacques-Jean-Pierre Le Mée † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1841 to 31 Jul 1858)
Jean L'Espervier † (Bishop: 1439 to 15 Jul 1450)
Guillaume-Elisée Martial † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1858 to 26 Dec 1861)
Pierre de Montfort de Laval † (Bishop: 1472 to 19 Sep 1486)
Jules-Laurent-Benjamin Morelle † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1906 to 9 Jan 1923)
Hugues-François de Regnault-Bellescize † (Bishop: 1774 to 20 Sep 1796)
François-Jean-Marie Serrand † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1923 to 20 Mar 1949)
Hervé-Nicolas Thépault de Brignou † (Bishop: 1744 to 26 Jan 1766)
Etienne de Virazel † (Bishop: 1632 to 1641)
Louis-François de Vivet de Montclus † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1727 to 13 Sep 1744)

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