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Diocese of Vannes Dioecesis Venetensis Diocèse de Vannes Eskopti Gwened | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,092 km2 (2,738 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 751,309 548,456 (73%) |
| Parishes | 197 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Vannes |
| Patron saint | St. Padarn |
| Secular priests | 226 (Diocesan) 65 (Religious Orders) 61 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Raymond Centène |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
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The Diocese of Vannes (Latin: Dioecesis Venetensis; French: Diocèse de Vannes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the seat of the bishop is Vannes Cathedral, in the city of Vannes in Brittany. The diocese corresponds to the department of Morbihan, and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo.
Raymond Michel René Centène is the current bishop since his appointment in 2005.
In 2022, in the Diocese of Vannes there was one priest for every 1,884 Catholics.