Roman Catholic Diocese of Luçon
Diocese of Luçon Dioecesis Lucionensis Diocèse de Luçon | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,015 km2 (2,709 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 59 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 August 1317 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Luçon |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Secular priests | 188 (Diocesan) 71 (Religious Orders) 56 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | François Jacolin, M.D.P. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
| Bishops emeritus | Alain Castet |
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| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Diocese of Luçon (Latin: Dioecesis Lucionensis; French: Diocèse de Luçon) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its seat is the cathedral of Nôtre-Dame in the commune of Luçon. The diocese comprises the department of Vendée. Created in 1317 out of the diocese of Poitiers, its existence was interrupted during the French Revolution, but it was restored in 1821, following the Bourbon restoration and a new concordat with the Holy See.
Since 2002, the diocese has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, after transferral from the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. From May 2018, the bishop of Luçon is François Jacolin.
In 2021, in the Diocese of Luçon there was one priest for every 2,082 Catholics.