Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims
The Archdiocese of Reims (traditionally spelt "Rheims" in English) (Latin: Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: Archidiocèse de Reims) is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. The archbishop received the title "primate of Gallia Belgica" in 1089.
Archdiocese of Reims Archidiœcesis Remensis Archidiocèse de Reims | |
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The Cathedral of Reims, by Domenico Quaglio | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Reims |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,931 km2 (2,676 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 607,579 564,500 (guess) (92.9%) |
| Parishes | 76 'new parishes' |
| Information | |
| Denomination | 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 | 94 (diocesan) 9 (Religious orders) 33 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Étienne Emmanuel Vetö |
| Bishops emeritus | Thierry Jordan Joseph Louis Jean Boishu |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| catholique-reims.fr | |
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 former 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.
Pope Francis appointed Éric de Moulins-Beaufort Archbishop of Reims in 2018.