Roman Catholic Diocese of Luçon

Diocese of Luçon
Dioecesis Lucionensis
Diocèse de Luçon

Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Rennes
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rennes
Statistics
Area 7,015 km2 (2,709 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
539,664
505,000 (93.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 16 August 1317
Cathedral Cathedral of Notre Dame in Luçon
Patron saint Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alain Castet
Metropolitan Archbishop Pierre d'Ornellas
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Luçon (ancient Lucionensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Vendée.

History

It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and annexed to the Diocese of La Rochelle; however, its re-establishment was urged in the Concordat of 11 June 1817 and came into effect in 1821. The diocese of Luçon then comprised the territory of the ancient diocese (minus a few parishes incorporated in the diocese of Nantes) and almost all the former diocese of Maillezais. The current bishop is Alain Castet, appointed on April 14, 2008

The monastery of Luçon was founded in 682 by Ansoald, Bishop of Poitiers, who placed it under the government of St. Philbert (616-684). The latter, being expelled from Jumièges, established the monastery of the Black Benedictines on the Isle of Her (Noirmoutiers), of which Luçon was at first a dependency, probably as a priory. The list of the abbots of Luçon begins about the middle of the eleventh century.

Bishops

In 1317 Pope John XXII erected the Bishopric of Luçon and among the occupants of the see were:

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Luçon". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 46°27′15″N 1°10′07″W / 46.45417°N 1.16861°W / 46.45417; -1.16861

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