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Bishop(s)

Jean-PierreVuillemin, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:5th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofRennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo)
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:France
Square Kilometers: 6,206 (2,397 Square Miles)
Conference Region:Ouest
Official Web Site:http://www.sarthe.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Maison Saint Julien, 26 rue Albert Maignar, 72000 Le Mans, France
Telephone: 2.43.81.71.80

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gervaisde Château-du-Loir † (19 Dec1036 Ordained Bishop - 15 Oct1055 Appointed, Archbishop ofReims)
Noel † (1082 Appointed - 28 Jul1096 Died)
Hamelin † (1 Dec1190 Appointed -1214 Resigned)
Nicolas † (27 May1214 Appointed - 27 Feb1216 Died)
Maurice † (1216 Appointed -1231 Appointed, Archbishop ofRouen)
Geoffroide Laval † (12 Aug1231 Appointed - 10 Aug1234 Died)
St. Goffredodi Loudon † (17 Oct1234 Appointed - 3 Aug1255 Died)
GuillaumeRoland † (8 Sep1255 Appointed - 4 Aug1258 Died)
GeoffroiFreslon † (1258 Appointed - 15 Nov1269 Died)
Geoffroid’Assé † (1270 Appointed - 7 Jul1277 Died)
Jeande Toulay † (3 Oct1279 Appointed -1291 Died)
PierreLe Royer † (26 Jan1293 Appointed - 22 Dec1295 Died)
DenisBenoit † (4 Feb1296 Appointed - 3 Mar1298 Died)
Robertde Clinchamp † (Apr1298 Appointed - 29 Sep1309 Died)
Pierrede Longeuil † (8 May1312 Appointed - 13 Mar1326 Appointed, Bishop ofLe Puy-en-Velay)
Guyde Laval † (13 Mar1326 Appointed - 7 Apr1338 Died)
Geoffroide La Chapelle † (16 May1338 Appointed - 20 Jul1347 Died)
Jeande Craon † (24 Oct1347 Appointed - 31 Jul1355 Appointed, Archbishop ofReims)
Michelde Briche † (31 Jul1355 Appointed - 10 Jun1366 Died)
Gonthierde Bagneaux † (25 Oct1367 Appointed - 8 Feb1385 Appointed, Archbishop ofSens)
Pierrede Savoisy † (8 Feb1385 Appointed - 16 Jan1398 Appointed, Bishop ofBeauvais)
AdamChatelain † (17 Jun1398 Appointed -1438 Died)
Jeand’Ansières † (5 Jun1439 Appointed -1449 Died)
MartinBerruyer † (7 Apr1449 Appointed -1465 Resigned)
Thibauldde Luxembourg, O. Cist. † (11 May1465 Appointed - 4 Nov1476 Resigned)
Philippede Luxembourg † (4 Nov1476 Appointed - 27 Jan1507 Resigned)
Françoisde Luxembourg † (27 Jan1507 Appointed - 9 Sep1509 Died)
Philippede Luxembourg † (9 Sep1509 Appointed - 2 Jun1519 Died)
Louisde Bourbon de Vendôme (II) † (8 Aug1519 Appointed - 13 Aug1535 Appointed, Administrator ofSens)
Renédu Bellay de Langey † (13 Aug1535 Appointed - 1 Nov1542 Resigned)
Jeandu Bellay † (1 Nov1542 Appointed - 27 Jul1556 Resigned)
Charlesd’Angennes † (27 Jul1556 Appointed - 23 Mar1587 Died)
Clauded’Angennes † (28 Sep1587 Appointed - 15 May1601 Died)
Charlesde Beaumanoir de Lavardin † (18 Aug1610 Appointed - 17 Nov1637 Died)
Emmeric-Marcde La Ferté † (28 Feb1639 Confirmed - 30 Apr1648 Died)
Philibert-Emmanuelde Beaumanoir de Lavardin † (1 Mar1649 Confirmed - 27 Jul1671 Died)
Louisde La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan † (21 Mar1672 Confirmed - 27 Jan1712 Died)
PierreRogier du Crévy † (11 Jul1712 Appointed - 2 Aug1723 Died)
Charles-Louisde Froullay de Tessé † (12 Jan1724 Confirmed - 31 Jan1767 Died)
Louis-Andréde Grimaldi † (15 Jun1767 Confirmed - 12 Dec1777 Resigned)
François-Gaspardde Jouffroy de Gonssans † (1 Jun1778 Confirmed - 23 Jan1799 Died)
Johann Michael Josefvon Pidoll de Quitenbach † (25 May1802 Confirmed - 23 Nov1819 Died)
Claude-Madeleinede La Myre-Mory † (21 Feb1820 Confirmed - 25 Aug1829 Resigned)
Philippe-Marie-Thérèse-GuyCarron † (28 Sep1829 Confirmed - 27 Aug1833 Died)
Jean-BaptisteBouvier † (20 Jan1834 Confirmed - 29 Dec1854 Died)
Jean-JacquesNanquette † (28 Sep1855 Confirmed - 19 Nov1861 Died)
Charles-JeanFillion † (7 Apr1862 Confirmed - 28 Jul1874 Died)
Hector-AlbertChaulet d’Outremont † (21 Dec1874 Confirmed - 14 Sep1884 Died)
Guillaume-Marie-JosephLabouré † (27 Mar1885 Confirmed - 15 Jun1893 Confirmed, Archbishop ofRennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
Charles-Joseph-Louis-AbelGilbert † (18 May1894 Confirmed - 24 Mar1898 Resigned)
Marie-Prosper-Adolphede Bonfils † (24 Mar1898 Confirmed - 2 Jun1912 Died)
Raymond-Marie-Turiafde La Porte † (12 Aug1912 Appointed - 30 Nov1917 Resigned)
Georges-François-Xavier-MarieGrente † (30 Jan1918 Appointed - 4 May1959 Died)
Paul-Léon-JeanChevalier † (4 May1959 Succeeded - 28 Oct1971 Retired)
Bernard-Pierre-EdmondAlix † (28 Oct1971 Succeeded - 13 Aug1981 Resigned)
Georges Edmond RobertGilson † (13 Aug1981 Appointed - 2 Aug1996 Appointed, Archbishop ofSens (-Auxerre))
Jacques MauriceFaivre † (29 Jul1997 Appointed - 3 Jul2008 Resigned)
YvesLe Saux, Comm. l'Emm. (21 Nov 2008 Appointed -27 Jun 2022 Appointed, Bishop ofAnnecy)
Jean-PierreVuillemin (3 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5th Century	Erected		Diocese of Le Mans (erected)
30 June 1855	Territory Lost	Diocese ofAngers Diocese of Le Mans	Diocese ofLaval (erected)
8 December 2002	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Le Mans (from Tours)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	375,391	412,214	91.1%	485	120	605	620		258	2,895	401	ap1951
1969	420,000	461,839	90.9%	328	93	421	997		152	1,400	160	ap1971
1980	416,000	490,385	84.8%	275		275	1,512		40	1,301	388	ap1981
1990	428,000	539,000	79.4%	234	111	345	1,240	3	151	1,100	388	ap1991
1999	375,000	536,000	70.0%	187	93	280	1,339	21	94	662	125	ap2000
2000	370,900	529,900	70.0%	182	89	271	1,368	22	90	649	125	ap2001
2001	370,900	529,900	70.0%	175	87	262	1,415	23	88	617	121	ap2002
2002	381,000	529,900	71.9%	173	85	258	1,476	23	86	502	119	ap2003
2003	370,000	529,000	69.9%	166	79	245	1,510	23	80	566	116	ap2004
2004	370,000	529,000	69.9%	163	74	237	1,561	23	75	741	113	ap2005
2013	361,900	555,000	65.2%	119	17	136	2,661	33	18	394	98	ap2014
2016	366,232	569,035	64.4%	115	19	134	2,733	31	45	361	102	ap2017
2019	364,300	567,561	64.2%	93	19	112	3,252	31	264	290	94	ap2020
2021	371,760	579,120	64.2%	79		79	4,705	30	245	290	93	ap2022
2023	373,830	582,840	64.1%	85	9	94	3,976	29	254	210	24	ap2024