The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes is a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church

Roman Catholic Church

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 in France

France

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Erected in the 5th century, the Episcopal see is Vannes Cathedral

Vannes Cathedral

Vannes Cathedral or St. Peter's Cathedral, Vannes , which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vannes, Brittany, France. It is the seat of the Bishops of Vannes....

, in the city of Vannes

Vannes

Vannes is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2000 years ago.-Geography:Vannes is located on the Gulf of Morbihan at the mouth of two rivers, the Marle and the Vincin. It is around 100 km northwest of Nantes and 450 km south west...

. The diocese corresponds to the province of Morbihan

Morbihan

Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...

, and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese is coextensive with the department of Ille et Vilaine...

. Raymond Michel René Centène is the current bishop, since his appointment in 2005.

History

In 1801, the diocese was expanded after the Concordat, to include part of the former diocese of St. Malo, which was subsequently suppressed, after a three way split between the dioceses of Diocese of Vannes, Diocese of Saint-Brieuc

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Côtes du Armor in the Region of Brittany. The diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes...

, and the Archdiocese of Rennes

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese is coextensive with the department of Ille et Vilaine...

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Ordinaries

• Amaury de la Motte d'Acigné † ( 1409 Appointed - 1 Nov 1432 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Malo)
• 1476–1490: Cardinal Pierre de Foix the Younger
• 1490-1503 Lorenzo Cybo de Mari
  Lorenzo Cybo de Mari
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• 1504–1511: Jacques II. de Beaune de Semblançay
• 26 February 1511–1513: Cardinal Robert Guibé
• 30 July 1514–26 September 1531: Cardinal Lorenzo Pucci
  Lorenzo Pucci
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• 1531–1544: Cardinal Antonio Pucci
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• 1544–1548: Laurent III. Pucci
• 1550–1557: Charles de Marillac
  Charles de Marillac
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• 1557–1558: Sébastien de L'Aubespine
• 1559–1566: Philippe du Bec (also Archbishop of Reims
  Archbishop of Reims
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
  
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• 1566–1570: Jean Le Feuvre
• 1572–1573: Pierre de Saint-Martin
• 31 May–August 1574: Jean de La Haye
• 1574–1588: Louis de La Haye
• 1592–1596: Georges d'Aradon
• 1599–1622: Jacques Martin
• 1622–1646: Sébastien de Rosmadec
• 1648–1671: Charles de Rosmadec
• 1671–1687: Louis Casset de Vautorte
• 1687–1716: François d'Argouges
• 1716–1717: Louis de La Vergne de Tressan
• 1717–1719: Jean-François-Paul Lefèvre de Caumartin
  François Lefebvre de Caumartin
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• Antoine Fagon † (29 Aug 1719 Appointed - 16 Feb 1742 Died)
• Jean-Joseph Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac † (2 Apr 1742 Appointed - 17 Apr 1746 Appointed, Archbishop of Arles)
• Charles-Jean de Bertin † ( 1746 Appointed - 1774 Died)
• Sébastien-Michel Amelot † (10 Nov 1774 Appointed - 1801 Resigned)
• Antoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 13 Mar 1807 Died)
• Pierre-François-Gabriel-Raymond-Ignace-Ferdinand de Bausset-Roquefort † (19 Nov 1807 Appointed - 8 Aug 1817 Appointed, Archbishop of Aix)
• Henri-Marie-Clauce de Bruc-Montplaisir † (27 Aug 1817 Appointed - 18 Jun 1826 Died)
• Simon Garnier † (28 Jun 1826 Appointed - 8 May 1827 Died)
• Charles-Jean de la Motte de Broons et de Vauvert † (4 Jul 1827 Appointed - 5 May 1860 Died)
• Louis-Anne Dubreil † (5 Jun 1861 Appointed - 24 Oct 1863 Appointed, Archbishop of Avignon)
• Jean-Baptiste Charles Gazailhan † (24 Oct 1863 Appointed - 1865 Resigned)
• Jean-Marie Bécel † (30 Dec 1865 Appointed - 6 Nov 1897 Died)
• Amédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule † (22 Mar 1898 Appointed - 21 Oct 1903 Died)
• Alcime-Armand-Pierre-Henri Gouraud † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 2 Oct 1928 Died)
• Hippolyte Tréhiou † (15 Apr 1929 Appointed - 9 Jan 1941 Died)
• Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec † (11 Oct 1941 Appointed - 24 Sep 1964 Retired)
• Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † (24 Sep 1964 Appointed - 16 Nov 1991 Retired)
• François-Mathurin Gourvès (16 Nov 1991 Succeeded - 28 Jun 2005 Retired)
• Raymond Michel René Centène (28 Jun 2005 Appointed - present)