Archdiocese of Reims

Archdiocese of Reims Archidioecesis Remensis Archidiocèse de Reims
The Cathedral of Reims, by Domenico Quaglio
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Reims
Statistics
Area	6,931 km² (2,676 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 624,000 (est.) 576,000 (est.) (92.3 (approx.)%)
Parishes	76 'new parishes'
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3rd Century (As Diocese of Reims) 4th Century (As Archdiocese of Reims)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Notre Dame of Reims
Patron saint	Saint Remigius
Secular priests	110 (diocesan) 11 (Religious orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thierry Jordan
Auxiliary Bishops	Bruno Feillet
Emeritus Bishops	Joseph Louis Jean Boishu Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (2003-2012)
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims (Latin: Archidioecesis Remensis; French: Archidiocèse de Reims) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. The archbishop received the title "primate of Gallia Belgica" in 1089.

In 1023, Archbishop Ebles acquired the Countship of Reims, making him a prince-bishop; it became a duchy and a peerage between 1060 and 1170.

The archdiocese comprises the arrondissement of Reims and the département of Ardennes while the province comprises the région of Champagne-Ardenne. The suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Reims are Amiens; Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis; Châlons; Langres; Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin; and Troyes. The archepiscopal see is located in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned. In 2014 it was estimated that there was one priest for every 4,760 Catholics in the diocese.