Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg
The Archdiocese of Luxembourg (Latin: Archidioecesis Luxemburgensis ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1870 and covers the entire Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Archdiocese is immediat, that is, directly subordinate to the Holy See.
History
The medieval German county or the Duchy of Luxembourg in the Holy Roman Empire had no autonomous bishopric. In 1839 the newly created Luxembourg government, the church became independent in 1840 through the establishment of an apostolic vicariate of the diocese of Namur. In 1870 it became the diocese in 1988 elevated to archdiocese. The Archbishop of Luxembourg is represented as a single member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences.
Ordinaries of Luxembourg
- Johann Theodor van der Noot (25 December 1833-13. December 1841 )
- Johann Theodor Laurent (1 December 1841-10. July 1856 )
- Nicholas Adames (7 May 1848-27. October 1883 )
- John Joseph Koppe (28 September 1883-29. November 1918 )
- Pierre Nommesch (8 March 1920-9. October 1935 )
- Joseph Laurent Philippe SCI (9 September 1935-21. October 1956 )
- Léon Lommel ( 21 October 1956-13. February 1971 )
- Jean Hengen (13 February 1971-21 December 1990. )
- Fernand Franck (19 December 1990-12. July 2011)
- Jean -Claude Hollerech SJ ( since 12 July 2011)