Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in the principality of Luxembourg.
The archdiocese comprises the entire principality. Erected in 1840 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Luxembourg, the Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese in 1870. In April of 1988, the diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The archdiocese has no suffragans and is immediately subject to the Holy See. The current archbishop is Fernand Franck, appointed in 1990.
History
Ordinaries
*Johann Theodor van der Noot † (25 Dec 1833 Appointed - 13 Dec 1841 Retired)
*Johann Theodor Laurent † (1 Dec 1841 Appointed - 10 Jul 1856 Resigned)
*Nikolaus Adames † (7 May 1848 Appointed - 27 Oct 1883 Resigned)
*Johannes Joseph Koppers † (28 Sep 1883 Appointed - 29 Nov 1918 Died)
*Petrus Nommesch † (8 Mar 1920 Appointed - 9 Oct 1935 Died)
*Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. † (9 Sep 1935 Succeeded - 21 Oct 1956 Died)
*Léon Lommel † (21 Oct 1956 Succeeded - 13 Feb 1971 Retired)
*Jean Hengen † (13 Feb 1971 Succeeded - 21 Dec 1990 Retired)
*Fernand Franck (21 Dec 1990 Appointed - )
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