Diocese of Quimper and Léon Dioecesis Corisopitensis et Leonensis Diocèse de Quimper et Léon Eskopti Kemper ha Leon | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,785 km2 (2,620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 905,855 740,600 (est.) |
| Parishes | 323 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century as Diocese of Quimper 23 November 1853 (As Diocese of Quimper-Léon) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Corentin in Quimper |
| Patron saint | St. Corentin of Quimper |
| Secular priests | 212 (diocesan) 25 (religious) 39 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Laurent Dognin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
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| Website | |
| catholique-quimper.cef.fr | |
The Diocese of Quimper (–Cornouaille) and Léon (Latin: Dioecesis Corisopitensis (–Cornubiensis) et Leonensis; French: Diocèse de Quimper (–Cornouaille) et Léon) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. In 1853, the name was changed from the Diocese of Quimper (–Cornouaille) to the Diocese of Quimper (–Cornouaille) and Léon.[1]
Originally established in the 5th century, the diocese was dismantled during the anti-clericalism of the French Revolution. It was restored by the Concordat of 1801, as the combination of the Dioceses of Quimper, Saint-Pol-de-Léon and Tréguier in Brittany, France. Traditionally, it formed part of Lower Brittany; today's diocese is coextensive with the Department of Finistère.
The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. The current bishop is Laurent Marie Bernard Dognin.