Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval

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Diocese of Laval

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Diocèse de Laval
Laval Cathedral 2007 01.jpg
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Rennes
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rennes
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
285,338
275,000 (96.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 30 June 1855
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Laval
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Thierry Scherrer
Metropolitan Archbishop Pierre d'Ornellas
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laval is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. The episcopal see is Laval Cathedral, in the city of Laval. Originally created in June 1855, the diocese was originally erected from the Diocese of Le Mans, and corresponds to the department of Mayenne. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes.

The current bishop is Thierry Scherrer, appointed in 2008.

History

A constitutional bishopric existed at Laval for a short time during the French Revolution; and two titular incumbents, Vilar and Dorlodot, occupied the position. In 1846 the creation of the see was decided upon, but was not carried out until after the death of Bishop Bouvier of Le Mans in 1854. A Bull of Pope Pius IX, June 30, 1855, established the See of Laval. The apologist Emile Bougaud was consecrated Bishop of Laval in February 1888, and died a few months later. The request of the Holy See in 1904 for the resignation of Bishop Pierre-Joseph Geay (1896-1904) was one of the reasons assigned by the French Republic for breaking with the pope and preparing the separation of Church and State.[1]

List of bishops

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Bishop Thierry Scherrer

Sources


References

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