List bishops of Leon

The évêché of Leon , in the Finistere, existed 6th century until in 1802, year when it was removed pursuant to the Concordat of 1801 to be attached to the Diocèse of Quimper.

List bishops

Present the list of the bishops of Saint-Pol.-of-Leon is given by Albert Large the is, for several names in italics below, of an authenticity impossible to check. For the first holders, until S. Gouesnou included, although the first written sources are late, the constancy of the traditions, and especially of the worship of which they are the object, is an argument of very great weight.

Early middle ages

holy Paul Aurélien, Life century; also pol. holy Aurélien
Jaoua and Tigernomaglus is written, of living of Paul saint who had withdrawn himself in his abbey
holy Paul II;
Cetomerimus;
holy Thénénan;
holy Houardon;
holy Goueznou or Guinou;
Gilbert ;
Guyomark ;
Léonorius ;
Libéralis (deposited 850 with 866, died in 867);
Dotwoion, 850 - 866;
Hinvoret, 884;
Isaias ;
holy Goulven (10th century) (?) ;
Hesdren, before 940 transferred to Nantes by Alain Barbetorte;
Conan, died towards 945;
Jacques or Jacobus Transmarinus died towards 950;
Mabbon, withdraws towards 960;
Paulinien (?) ;
Constantin or Rethwalatr or Dresdcand, in 990;
Eudon, 995, after in 1019;

The low Middle Ages

Solomon, towards 1030;
Omnès, before 1038 after 1081;
Jacques ,
Pierre de Gualon, 1106, 1128;
Guy, 1142, 1145;
Solomon, 1149, 1160;
Hamon of Leon, 1161, died in 1172;
Guy, died in 1180;
Yves Touil, 1180, died in 1186;
Jean, 1187 - 1227,
Derrien, 1227, died in 1238;
Guy, 1238, died in 1262;
Yves, 1262, died in 1292;
Guillaume de Kersauzon, 1292, died in 1327;
Pierre Benoit (or Bernard) 1328 - 1349;
Guillaume Ouvrouin, of Laval, 1349 - 1385;
Guy the Bearded one, 1385, died in 1410;
Alain de Kerazred (or of the Street), 1411 - 1419;
Philippe de Coëtquis, 1419 - 1427;
Jean of Saint-Leon Validire, o.p., 1427 - 1432;
Olivier of Tillay, 1432 - 1436;
Jean Prigent, 1436 - 1439;
Guillaume Ferron, 1439, died in 1472;
Vincent de Kerléau, 1472, died in 1476;
Michel Guibé, 1477 - 1478;
Thomas James, 1478 - 1482;
Alain Maout, 1482 - 1484;
Antoine de Longueil, 1484, died in 1500;

Modern time

Jean d' Epinay, 1500, died in 1503;
Jean de Kermavan, 1503, died in 1514;
Guy the Clerk, 1514 - 1521;
Christophe de Chauvigné, 1521 - 1554;
Roland de Chauvigné, 1554 - 1563;
Roland de Neufville, 1563, died in 1613;
Rene de Rieux, (dispossessed of 1639 with 1646) 1613, died in 1651;
Robert Cupif, 1639 - 1646;
Henri of Laval de Boisdauphin, 1651 - 1662;
François de Visdelou, 1665, died in 1668;
Jean de Montigny, died in 1671;
Pierre Neboux of the Bush, 1671, died in 1701;
Jean Louis of Bourdonnaye, 1701, died in 1745;
Jean-Louis Gouyon de Vaudurand, 1745 - 1763,
Jean-François d' Andigné of Hunting, 1763 - 1772;
Jean-François of Walk, 1772 - 1802, died in 1806;

End and fastening

Since the legal settlement of 1802, the diocese of Leon is attached to that of Quimper, itself amputee of several parishes attached to the dioceses of Saint-Brieuc or of Valves to correspond to the current limits of the department of Finistere.

Partial source

Andre Oheix, bishops of Leon to Xe and XIe centuries archaeological Bulletin of Breton Association T XXX year 1911 session of Saint pol. of Leon pages 242 to 251.

See too

List of the bishops of Quimper and Leon

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