Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille

Ecclesiastical Province of Lille

The Archdiocese of Lille (Latin: Archidioecesis Insulensis ) is located in northern France Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church.

History

The diocese of Lille was separated from the Archdiocese of Cambrai on 25 October 1913. On March 29, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. the bishopric to an archbishopric Lille and ordered him the bishopric of Arras and the Archdiocese of Cambrai as suffragan sees.

Bishop of Lille

  • Bishops Alexis -Armand Charost (21 November 1913-15. June 1920, then Koadjutorerzbischof in the Archdiocese of Rennes, later there Archbishop and Cardinal )
  • Hector Raphael Quillet (18 June 1920 -? )
  • Cardinal Achille Liénart (6 October 1928-14. March 1968, † February 15, 1973 )
  • Adrien Gand (March 14, 1968-1983, † 28 October 1990)
  • Jean Vilnet (13 August 1983-2. July 1998)
  • Gérard Defois (2 July 1998-1. February 2008)
  • Laurent Ulrich (1 February 2008-29. March 2008)
  • Archbishops Laurent Ulrich ( since 29 March 2008)

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