Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille

Archdiocese of Lille
Archidioecesis Insulensis
Archidiocèse de Lille

Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical province Lille
Statistics
Area 2,288 km2 (883 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
1,647,000
1,090,000 (66.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 October 1913
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Lille
Patron saint Notre-Dame de la Treille
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Laurent Ulrich
Suffragans Archdiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Arras
Auxiliary Bishops Gérard Coliche
Emeritus Bishops Gérard 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 the then 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
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lille

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.

Source and External links

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


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