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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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Archdiocese of Lille

Archidioecesis Insulensis

Archidiocèse de Lille
Lille Cathedral
Location
CountryFrance
Ecclesiastical provinceLille
Statistics
Area2,288 km2 (883 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,647,000
1,090,000 (66.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 October 1913
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Lille
Patron saintNotre-Dame de la Treille
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopLaurent Ulrich
SuffragansArchdiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Arras
Auxiliary BishopsGérard Coliche
Bishops emeritusGérard Defois Bishop Emeritus (1998-2008)
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille (Latin: Archidioecesis Insulensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France.

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Marian Minor Basilica: Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Treille Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Treille, in Lille, Nord, Nord–Pas-de-Calais. The current Archbishop of Lille is Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich, appointed in February 2008; he is one of the two vice presidents of the Episcopal Conference of France.

History

Erected on 25 October 1913 originally as the Diocese of Lille, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cambrai, on territory split off from Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai, it encompasses the arrondissements of 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 :

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Lille
  • Alexis-Armand Charost (21 November 1913 - 18 June 1920), previously Titular Bishop of Miletopolis (1913.02.14 – 1913.11.21) & Auxiliary Bishop of mother archdiocese Cambrai (France) (1913.02.14 – 1913.11.21); later Titular Archbishop of Chersona (1920.06.15 – 1921.09.22) & [[Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (France) (1920.06.15 – 1921.09.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (Britanny, France) (1921.09.22 – 1930.11.07), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1922.12.14 – 1930.11.07)
  • Hector-Raphaël Quilliet (18 June 1920 - retired 23 March 1928), previously Bishop of Limoges (France) (1913; emeritate as Titular Bishop of Sergiopolis (1928.03.23 – 1928.11.26)
  • Achille Liénart (6 October 1928 - 7 March 1968), ceated Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1930.07.03 – death 1973.02.15), Bishop-Prelate of Mission de France (Pontigny, France) (1954.11.12 – retired 1964.11.30)
  • Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand (7 March 1968 - retired 13 August 1983), succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop of Lille (1964.05.19 – 1968.03.07) & Titular Bishop of Macriana minor (1964.05.19 – 1968.03.07)
  • Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet (13 August 1983 - retired 2 July 1998), previously Bishop of Saint-Dié (France) (1964.09.24 – 1983.08.13); also President of Bishops’ Conference of France (1981 – 1987)
  • Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (2 July 1998 - retired 1 February 2008), previously 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)
  • Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (1 February 2008 - 2008.03.29); formerly 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 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lille
  • Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (see above 29 March 2008 - ...)

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. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

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