Diocese of Le Mans Dioecesis Cenomanensis Diocèse du Mans | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,244 km2 (2,411 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 579,120 371,760 (64.2%) |
Parishes | 93 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5th century |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Julian of Le Mans |
Patron saint | St. Julian of Le Mans |
Secular priests | 79 (Diocesan) 19 (religious Orders)(2019 number) 30 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean-Pierre Vuillemin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: Dioecesis Cenomanensis; French: Diocèse du Mans) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, but had previously been suffragan to Bourges, Paris, Sens, and Tours (in ascending order).[timeframe?]
In 2021, in the Diocese of Tulle there was one priest for every 4,705