Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
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Diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier Dioecesis Briocensis-Trecorensis Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rennes |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Rennes |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,867 km2 (2,651 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 591,641 582,000 (98.4%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5th Century (As Diocese of Saint-Brieuc) 23 January 1852 (As Diocese of Saint-Brieuc - Tréguier |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen in Saint-Brieuc |
| Patron saint |
Saint Brioc Saint William Pinchon |
| Secular priests | 165 (diocesan) 8 (religious orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Denis Moutel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pierre d'Ornellas |
| Emeritus Bishops | Lucien Fruchaud Bishop Emeritus (1992-2010) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc (Lat. Briocensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Côtes d'Armor in the Region of Brittany. The diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rennes. The current bishop is Denis Moutel, appointed in 2010.
Originally erected according to legend in the 5th century, the diocese was suppressed by the French Revolution. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802, the diocese became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours. Later, in 1850, it became suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes. The Diocese of Saint-Brieuc was formed to include: (1) the ancient diocese of the same name; (2) the greater portion of the diocese of Tréguier; (3) a part of the old Diocese of St. Malo, Dol, and Quimper, and the (4) parishes of the Diocese of Vannes. In 1852 the Bishops of Saint-Brieuc were authorized to add to their title that of the ancient See of Tréguier.
A Welsh saint, Brioc(us) (Brieuc), who died at the beginning of the sixth century founded in honour of St. Stephen a monastery which afterwards bore his name, and from which sprang the town of Saint-Brieuc. Brieuc's life makes no mention of him being a bishop. An inscription later than the ninth century on his tomb, at Saint-Serge at Angers, where his alleged body was transported in the 850s, mentions him as the first Bishop of Saint-Brieuc. His alleged remains at Saint-Serge were moved to a different tomb in 1166, in the presence of King Henry II of England. His remains were carried back to Saint-Brieuc in 1210.
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