Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille

Coordinates: 50°38′24″N 3°03′47″E / 50.64°N 3.06308°E / 50.64; 3.06308
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Insulensis

Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Lille
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 October 1913 (as Diocese of Lille)
29 March 2008 (as Archdiocese of Lille)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Lille
Patron saintNotre-Dame de la Treille
Secular priests246 (Diocesan)
57 (Religious Orders)
104 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopLaurent Le Boulc'h
SuffragansArchdiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Arras
Bishops emeritusGérard Defois (Archbishop emeritus)
Gérard Coliche (Auxiliary bishop emeritus)
Map
Locator map for Archdiocese of Lille
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Ecclesiastical province of Lille

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille (

archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France
.

Its

Minor Basilica: Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Treille, in Lille
, Nord, Hauts-de-France.

History

Erected on 25 October 1913 originally as the Diocese of Lille, a

Dunkerque and Lille, within the department of Nord in the Region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais
.

It was elevated to a

Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI
on March 29, 2008.

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and two suffragan sees :

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lille
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lille

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daily Bulletin - Elevazione di Lille (Francia) a Chiesa Metropolitana e Nomina del Primo Arcivescovo Metropolita" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2008-03-29. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  2. Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria
    (1922.12.14 – 1930.11.07)
  3. Sergiopolis
    (1928.03.23 – 1928.11.26)
  4. Mission de France
    (Pontigny, France) (1954.11.12 – retired 1964.11.30)
  5. Coadjutor Bishop of Lille (1964.05.19 – 1968.03.07) & Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor
    (1964.05.19 – 1968.03.07)
  6. ^ Vilnet had previously been Bishop of Saint-Dié (France) (1964.09.24 – 1983.08.13); also President of Bishops’ Conference of France (1981 – 1987)
  7. ^ Defois had previously been Coadjutor Archbishop of Sens (1990.07.26 – 1990.12.21), succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Sens (France) (1990.12.21 – 1995.09.04), Metropolitan Archbishop of Reims (France) (1995.09.04 – 1998.07.02)
  8. ^ Ulrich had formerly been Metropolitan Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (France) (2000.06.06 – 2002.12.08), demoted Archbishop of Chambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–Tarentaise (2002.12.08 – 2008.02.01), Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of France (2007.11.05 – 2013.06.30)

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