Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille explained

Jurisdiction:Metropolitan Archdiocese
Lille
Latin:Archidioecesis Metropolitae Insulensis
Local:Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Lille
Country: France
Province:Lille
Area Km2:2,288
Population:1,647,519
Population As Of:2019
Catholics:1,135,000
Catholics Percent:68.9
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Established:25 October 1913
Cathedral:Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Lille
Patron:Notre-Dame de la Treille
Metro Archbishop:Laurent Le Boulc'h
Suffragans:Archdiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Arras
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Gérard Defois (Archbishop emeritus)
Gérard Coliche (Auxiliary bishop emeritus)
Website:Website of the Archdiocese

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Insulensis; French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Lille) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its cathedral episcopal see is a Marian 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 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 :

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lille
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lille

See also

Sources

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daily Bulletin - Elevazione di Lille (Francia) a Chiesa Metropolitana e Nomina del Primo Arcivescovo Metropolita . it . Holy See Press Office . 2008-03-29 . 2008-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607034423/http://212.77.1.245:80/news_services/bulletin/news/21904.php?index=21904&lang=en . 2008-06-07 .
  2. Charost was 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 (1920.06.15 – 1921.09.22), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rennes (Brittany, France) (1921.09.22 – 1930.11.07), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1922.12.14 – 1930.11.07)
  3. Quilliet was previously Bishop of Limoges (France) (1913; emeritate as Titular Bishop of Sergiopolis (1928.03.23 – 1928.11.26)
  4. Liénart was created 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)
  5. Gand succeeded as former 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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