Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, I.N.D.V., Archbishop
Jean Joseph Arsène Bondu, Auxiliary Bishop
Ivan Brient, Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 13 February 1880
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,786 (2,621 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ouest
Official Web Site: https://rennes.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Maison diocesaine, 45 rue de Brest, 35042 Rennes CEDEX, France
Telephone: 2.99.14.35.35

Historical Details

Diocese of Rennes
- Latin Name: Rhedonensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tours
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Rennes
- Latin Name: Rhedonensis
- Elevated: 3 January 1859
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume de la Roche-Tanguy † ( 1282 Appointed - 28 Sep 1297 Died)
Jean de Samois, O.F.M. † (28 Mar 1298 Appointed - 3 Feb 1299 Appointed, Bishop of Lisieux)
Alain de Châteaugiron † ( 1311 Appointed - 12 Apr 1327 Died)
Guillaume Ouvrouin † (18 May 1328 Appointed - 1345 Died)
Artaud , O.S.B. † (24 Oct 1347 Appointed - 1353 Died)
Pierre de Laval † (15 Apr 1353 Appointed - 11 Jan 1357 Died)
Guillaume Poulart (or Gibon) † (5 Jun 1357 Appointed - 14 Jan 1359 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené † (14 Jan 1359 Appointed - 1362 Died)
Raoul de Tréal † (16 Jan 1363 Appointed - 13 Feb 1383 Died)
Guillaume de Bris † (27 Apr 1384 Appointed - 27 Aug 1386 Appointed, Bishop of Dol)
Antoine de Lovier † (27 Aug 1386 Appointed - 19 Oct 1389 Appointed, Bishop of Maguelonne)
Anselme de Chantemerle † (8 Nov 1389 Appointed - 1 Sep 1427 Died)
Guillaume Brillet † (26 Sep 1427 Appointed - 26 May 1447 Resigned)
Robert de la Rivière † (26 May 1447 Appointed - 18 Mar 1450 Died)
Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal † (25 Apr 1450 Appointed - Oct 1481 Resigned)
Michel Guibé † (29 Mar 1482 Appointed - 1502 Died)
Robert Guibé † (24 Mar 1502 Appointed - 24 Jan 1507 Appointed, Bishop of Nantes)
Yves Mahyeuc (Mayeu), O.P. † (29 Jan 1507 Appointed - 1539 Resigned)
Claude Dodieu † (23 Jul 1539 Appointed - 4 Apr 1558 Died)
Bernardin de Bochetel (Bouchelet) † (15 Jan 1561 Appointed - 1565 Resigned)
Bertrand de Marillac, O.F.M. † (26 Oct 1565 Appointed - 29 May 1573 Died)
Aymar Hennequin † (3 Jul 1573 Appointed - 13 Jan 1596 Died)
Arnaud d’Ossat † (9 Sep 1596 Appointed - 26 Jun 1600 Appointed, Bishop of Bayeux)
François L’Archiver † (17 Jun 1602 Appointed - 22 Feb 1619 Died)
Pierre Cornulier † (29 Jul 1619 Confirmed - 21 Jul 1639 Died)
Henri de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (17 Dec 1640 Confirmed - 1660 Resigned)
Charles François de La Vieuxville † (16 Feb 1660 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1676 Died)
François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (22 Jun 1676 Confirmed - 6 Feb 1679 Confirmed, Bishop of Troyes)
Jean-Baptiste de Beaumanoir de Lavardin † (8 Nov 1677 Confirmed - 23 May 1711 Died)
Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay † (1 Jun 1712 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1724 Confirmed, Bishop of Nantes)
Charles-Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil † (11 Jun 1725 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1732 Died)
Louis-Guy de Guérapin de Vauréal † (21 Jul 1732 Confirmed - 3 Mar 1759 Resigned)
Jean-Antoine de Touchebœuf de Beaumont des Junies † (9 Apr 1759 Confirmed - 20 May 1761 Resigned)
Henri-Louis-René des Nos † (13 Jul 1761 Appointed - 25 Jan 1770 Resigned)
François Bareau de Girac † (12 Mar 1770 Confirmed - Dec 1801 Resigned)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie de Maillé de la Tour-Landry † (24 Apr 1802 Confirmed - 25 Nov 1804 Died)
Etienne-Célestin Enoch † (22 Mar 1805 Confirmed - 12 Nov 1819 Retired)
Charles Mannay † (21 Feb 1820 Confirmed - 5 Dec 1824 Died)
Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (21 Mar 1825 Confirmed - 21 Jan 1841 Resigned)
Godefroy Brossais Saint-Marc † (12 Jul 1841 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1878 Died)
Charles-Philippe Place † (15 Jul 1878 Confirmed - 5 Mar 1893 Died)
Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard † (5 Mar 1893 Succeeded - 17 May 1893 Died)
Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (15 Jun 1893 Confirmed - 21 Apr 1906 Died)
Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (6 Aug 1906 Appointed - 22 Sep 1921 Died)
Alexis-Armand Charost † (22 Sep 1921 Succeeded - 7 Nov 1930 Died)
René-Pierre Mignen † (21 Jul 1931 Appointed - 1 Nov 1939 Died)
Clément-Emile Roques † (11 May 1940 Appointed - 4 Sep 1964 Died)
Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (4 Sep 1964 Succeeded - 15 Oct 1985 Retired)
Jacques André Marie Jullien † (15 Oct 1985 Succeeded - 1 Sep 1998 Resigned)
François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (1 Sep 1998 Succeeded - 26 Mar 2007 Died)
Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, I.N.D.V. (26 Mar 2007 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rennes
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Rennes (erected)
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Dol (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
29 November 1801	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Malo (suppressed)	Diocese of Rennes Diocese of Saint-Brieuc Diocese of Vannes
Archdiocese of Rennes
3 January 1859	Elevated	Diocese of Rennes	Archdiocese of Rennes
Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
13 February 1880	United	Archdiocese of Rennes	Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)

1950 555,000 578,300 96.0% 1,160 150 1,310 423 300 3,600 390 ap1951

1970 640,000 660,000 97.0% 981 110 1,091 586 359 3,500 401 ap1971

1980 677,600 711,000 95.3% 790 82 872 777 291 2,500 404 ap1981

1990 700,000 749,764 93.4% 563 85 648 1,080 8 178 2,261 402 ap1991

1999 784,000 865,000 90.6% 505 22 527 1,487 15 120 1,517 402 ap2000

2000 785,000 867,533 90.5% 506 75 581 1,351 17 97 1,549 402 ap2001

2001 785,000 867,533 90.5% 500 95 595 1,319 18 95 1,445 402 ap2002

2002 785,000 881,000 89.1% 468 32 500 1,570 20 93 1,405 402 ap2003

2003 786,000 894,000 87.9% 505 32 537 1,463 21 123 1,326 84 ap2004

2004 794,264 903,400 87.9% 496 28 524 1,515 26 116 1,305 84 ap2005

2010 824,000 945,000 87.2% 340 90 430 1,916 35 140 1,190 82 ap2011

2014 840,000 1,024,246 82.0% 298 33 331 2,537 39 101 1,005 79 ap2015

2017 836,900 1,032,240 81.1% 268 9 277 3,021 42 84 730 77 ap2018

2020 871,500 1,076,000 81.0% 240 32 272 3,204 49 84 693 77 ap2021

2022 873,000 1,078,000 81.0% 227 36 263 3,319 52 88 693 74 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
1950	555,000	578,300	96.0%	1,160	150	1,310	423		300	3,600	390	ap1951
1970	640,000	660,000	97.0%	981	110	1,091	586		359	3,500	401	ap1971
1980	677,600	711,000	95.3%	790	82	872	777		291	2,500	404	ap1981
1990	700,000	749,764	93.4%	563	85	648	1,080	8	178	2,261	402	ap1991
1999	784,000	865,000	90.6%	505	22	527	1,487	15	120	1,517	402	ap2000
2000	785,000	867,533	90.5%	506	75	581	1,351	17	97	1,549	402	ap2001
2001	785,000	867,533	90.5%	500	95	595	1,319	18	95	1,445	402	ap2002
2002	785,000	881,000	89.1%	468	32	500	1,570	20	93	1,405	402	ap2003
2003	786,000	894,000	87.9%	505	32	537	1,463	21	123	1,326	84	ap2004
2004	794,264	903,400	87.9%	496	28	524	1,515	26	116	1,305	84	ap2005
2010	824,000	945,000	87.2%	340	90	430	1,916	35	140	1,190	82	ap2011
2014	840,000	1,024,246	82.0%	298	33	331	2,537	39	101	1,005	79	ap2015
2017	836,900	1,032,240	81.1%	268	9	277	3,021	42	84	730	77	ap2018
2020	871,500	1,076,000	81.0%	240	32	272	3,204	49	84	693	77	ap2021
2022	873,000	1,078,000	81.0%	227	36	263	3,319	52	88	693	74	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François Bareau de Girac † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1770 to Dec 1801)
Jean-Baptiste de Beaumanoir de Lavardin † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1677 to 23 May 1711)
Pierre Benoît ou de Guémené † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1359 to 1362)
François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. †
Bernardin de Bochetel (Bouchelet) † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1561 to 1565)
François Bouthillier de Chavigny † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1676 to 6 Feb 1679)
Guillaume Brillet † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1427 to 26 May 1447)
Guillaume de Bris † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1384 to 27 Aug 1386)
Godefroy Brossais Saint-Marc † (Bishop: 12 Jul 1841; Archbishop: 3 Jan 1859 to 26 Feb 1878)
Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur †
Louis-Armand Champion de Cicé †
Anselme de Chantemerle † (Bishop: 8 Nov 1389 to 1 Sep 1427)
Alexis-Armand Charost † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Jun 1920; Archbishop: 22 Sep 1921 to 7 Nov 1930)
Alain de Châteaugiron † (Bishop: 1311 to 12 Apr 1327)
Pierre Cornulier † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1619 to 21 Jul 1639)
Léon Eugène Émile François Dixneuf † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Nov 1972 to 27 Jun 1973)
Claude Dodieu † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1539 to 4 Apr 1558)
Arnaud d’Ossat † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1596 to 26 Jun 1600)
Auguste-René-Marie Dubourg † (Archbishop: 6 Aug 1906 to 22 Sep 1921)
Paul-Georges-Marie Dupont des Loges † (Priest: 20 Dec 1828 to 27 Jan 1843)
Joseph Marie Louis Duval † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1974 to 5 Jun 1978)
Etienne-Célestin Enoch † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1805 to 12 Nov 1819)
Eugène-Marie Ernoult † (Priest: 29 Jun 1951 to 23 Dec 1968)
Jacques d’Espinay-Durestal † (Bishop: 25 Apr 1450 to Oct 1481)
Paul-François-Marie de Forges † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Sep 1877 to 26 Feb 1878)
Alphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †
Valentin Garnier, S.J. †
Jean-Natalis-François Gonindard † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 May 1887; Archbishop: 5 Mar 1893 to 17 May 1893)
Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Sep 1963; Archbishop: 4 Sep 1964 to 15 Oct 1985)
Louis-Guy de Guérapin de Vauréal † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1732 to 3 Mar 1759)
Michel Guibé † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1482 to 1502)
Robert Guibé † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1502 to 24 Jan 1507)
Mathurin Guillemé, M. Afr. †
Célestine René Laurent Guynemer de la Hailandière † (Priest: 28 May 1825 to 17 May 1839)
Aymar Hennequin † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1573 to 13 Jan 1596)
Jean Marcel Honoré † (Deacon: 20 Dec 1942; Priest: 29 Jun 1943 to 24 Oct 1972)
Jacques André Marie Jullien † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 May 1984; Archbishop: 15 Oct 1985 to 1 Sep 1998)
Guillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1893 to 21 Apr 1906)
Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer, M.E.P. †
Henri de La Mothe-Houdancourt † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1640 to 1660)
François L’Archiver † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1602 to 22 Feb 1619)
Robert de la Rivière † (Bishop: 26 May 1447 to 18 Mar 1450)
Guillaume de la Roche-Tanguy † (Bishop: 1282 to 28 Sep 1297)
Pierre de Laval † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1353 to 11 Jan 1357)
Charles François de La Vieuxville † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1660 to 29 Jan 1676)
Francis Xavier Leray †
Eustache Le Séneschal de Carcado †
Claude-Louis de Lesquen † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1825 to 21 Jan 1841)
Charles-Louis-Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1725 to 24 Apr 1732)
Antoine de Lovier † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1386 to 19 Oct 1389)
Yves Mahyeuc (Mayeu), O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1507 to 1539)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie de Maillé de la Tour-Landry † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1802 to 25 Nov 1804)
Charles Mannay † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1820 to 5 Dec 1824)
Bertrand de Marillac, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1565 to 29 May 1573)
Auguste Marie Martin † (Priest: 31 May 1828 to 29 Jul 1853)
René-Pierre Mignen † (Archbishop: 21 Jul 1931 to 1 Nov 1939)
Henri-Louis-René des Nos † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1761 to 25 Jan 1770)
Guillaume Ouvrouin † (Bishop: 18 May 1328 to 1345)
Pierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M. †
Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P. †
Charles-Philippe Place † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 5 Mar 1893)
Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau † (Priest: 28 Jun 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Feb 1979 to 8 Apr 1984)
Guillaume Poulart (or Gibon) † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1357 to 14 Jan 1359)
Guy-Marie-Joseph Riobé †
Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel † (Priest: 6 Jul 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Oct 1951 to 23 Mar 1974)
Clément-Emile Roques † (Archbishop: 11 May 1940 to 4 Sep 1964)
Gustave Augustin Rouxel †
François de Sales Marie Adrien Saint-Macary † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Nov 1997; Archbishop: 1 Sep 1998 to 26 Mar 2007)
Jean de Samois, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1298 to 3 Feb 1299)
Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux † (Deacon: 3 Mar 1946; Priest: 10 Mar 1946 to 30 Sep 1967)
Jean-Antoine de Touchebœuf de Beaumont des Junies † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1759 to 20 May 1761)
Raoul de Tréal † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1363 to 13 Feb 1383)
Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1712 to 27 Sep 1724)
Artaud , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1347 to 1353)

Source(s)

Diocese of Rennes
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 416, and Page 417
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 222
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 293
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 330
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 354
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 606, to Page 607

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