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Archdiocese of Reims

Archdiocese of Reims
Archidioecesis Remensis
Archidiocèse de Reims
Domenico Quaglio (1787 - 1837), Die Kathedrale von Reims.jpg
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
Locator map of Archdiocese of Reims in France
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.


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