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Diocese of Nantes Dioecesis Nannetensis Diocèse de Nantes Eskopti Naoned | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,980 km2 (2,690 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,441,302 1,064,600 (73.9%) |
| Parishes | 73 'new parishes' |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter in Nantes |
| Patron saint | St. Donatian and St. Rogatian |
| Secular priests | 232 (Diocesan) 48 (Religious Orders) 69 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Laurent Percerou |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
| Bishops emeritus | Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. |
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The Diocese of Nantes (Latin: Dioecesis Nannetensis; French: Diocèse de Nantes; Breton: Eskopti Naoned) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atlantique. It has existed since the 4th century. It is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, having previously been suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours. Its see is Nantes Cathedral in the city of Nantes.
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