Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper

Diocese of Quimper and Léon

Dioecesis Corisopitensis et Leonensis

Diocèse de Quimper et Léon
Eskopti Kemper ha Leon
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceRennes
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo
Statistics
Area6,785 km2 (2,620 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
915,090 Increase
915,090 Decrease
Parishes324
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5th Century as Diocese of Quimper
23 November 1853 (As Diocese of Quimper-Léon)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St. Corentin in Quimper
Patron saintSt. Corentin of Quimper
Secular priests161 (diocesan) Decrease
30 (religious) Increase
45 Permanent Deacons Increase
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLaurent Dognin
Metropolitan ArchbishopPierre d'Ornellas
Map
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.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Quimper, France".