List of archbishops of Luxembourg
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The Archbishop of Luxembourg is the ordinary
of the Roman Catholic
archbishopric of Luxembourg
. The position was created on 23 April 1988, when Luxembourg was promoted from a bishopric. The seat of the see is Notre-Dame Cathedral
, in Luxembourg City.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
archbishopric of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. The position was created on 23 April 1988, when Luxembourg was promoted from a bishopric. The seat of the see is Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
Notre-Dame Cathedral is the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It was originally a Jesuit church, and its cornerstone was laid in 1613....
, in Luxembourg City.
Bishops of Luxembourg
| Name | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Adames | 26 June 1870 | 27 September 1883 |
| Jean Joseph Koppes | 4 November 1883 | 29 November 1918 |
| Pierre Nommesch | 8 March 1920 | 1935 |
| Joseph Laurent Philippe | 9 September 1935 | 21 October 1956 |
| Léon Lommel Léon Lommel Léon Lommel was a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Luxembourg from 1956 to 1971.-Biography:... |
21 October 1956 | 13 February 1971 |
| Jean Hengen Jean Hengen Jean Hengen was a Luxembourgian Roman Catholic priest. He served as the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Church in Luxembourg from 13 February 1971 until 21 December 1990... |
13 February 1971 | 23 April 1988 |
Archbishops of Luxembourg
| Name | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Hengen Jean Hengen Jean Hengen was a Luxembourgian Roman Catholic priest. He served as the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Church in Luxembourg from 13 February 1971 until 21 December 1990... |
23 April 1988 | 21 December 1990 |
| Fernand Franck Fernand Franck Fernand Franck is a Luxembourgian Roman Catholic priest. He is emeritus Archbishop of Luxembourg, the highest position in the Roman Catholic Church in Luxembourg, a position that he has held beetwen 21 December 1990 and July 12 2011.He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, and attended primary and... |
21 December 1990 | 12 July 2011 |
| Jean-Claude Hollerich | 12 July 2011 | Present day |
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Luxembourg
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of LuxembourgRoman Catholic Archdiocese of LuxembourgThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, comprising the entire Grand Duchy.-History:...