Reims (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thierry Romain Camille Jordan, Archbishop
Joseph Louis Jean Boishu, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Restored: 6 October 1822
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 6,931 (2,677 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: http://catholique-reims.cef.fr/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, B.P. 2729, 3 rue du Cardinal-de-Lorraine, 51058 Reims CEDEX, France
Telephone: 3.26.47.05.33
Fax: 3.26.84.94.66

Historical Details

Diocese of Reims
- Latin Name: Remensis
- Erected: 3rd Century
- Country: France
Archdiocese of Reims
- Latin Name: Remensis
- Elevated: 4th Century
- Metropolitan See
- Country: France

Past and Present Ordinaries

Regnault de Chartres † (2 Jan 1414 Appointed - 4 Mar 1433 Resigned)
Jean d’Harcourt † (4 Mar 1433 Appointed - 22 Apr 1433 Appointed, Bishop of Tournai {Doornik})
Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (3 Mar 1449 Appointed - 14 Jul 1473 Died)
Pierre de Montfort de Laval † (8 Oct 1473 Appointed - 14 Aug 1493 Died)
Robert Briçonnet † (18 Sep 1493 Appointed - 26 Jul 1497 Died)
Guillaume Briçonnet † (24 Aug 1497 Appointed - 16 Sep 1507 Resigned)
Carlo Domenico del Carretto † (16 Sep 1507 Appointed - 5 Apr 1509 Appointed, Archbishop of Tours)
Jean de Lorraine † (16 Nov 1532 Appointed - 6 Feb 1538 Resigned)
Charles de Guise de Lorraine † (6 Feb 1538 Appointed - 25 Dec 1574 Died)
Louis II de Guise de Lorraine † (26 Dec 1574 Appointed - 24 Dec 1588 Died)
Nicolás de Pellevé † (10 May 1591 Appointed - 28 Mar 1594 Died)
Philippe du Bec † (7 Jan 1598 Confirmed - 10 Jan 1605 Died)
Louis III de Guise de Lorraine † (10 Jan 1605 Succeeded - 18 Jun 1621 Died)
Guillaume Gifford, O.S.B. † (5 Dec 1622 Appointed - 11 Apr 1629 Died)
Henri de Lorraine-Guise † ( 1629 Appointed - 1641 Resigned)
Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. † (10 Nov 1642 Confirmed - 8 Apr 1651 Died)
Henri de Savoie-Nemours † ( 1651 Appointed - 1657 Resigned)
Antonio Barberini (Jr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. † (27 Jun 1657 Appointed - 3 Aug 1671 Died)
Charles-Maurice Le Tellier † (3 Aug 1671 Succeeded - 22 Feb 1710 Died)
François de Mailly † (1 Dec 1710 Confirmed - 13 Sep 1721 Died)
Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémené † (6 Jul 1722 Confirmed - 28 Aug 1762 Died)
Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon † (24 Jan 1763 Confirmed - 27 Oct 1777 Died)
Alexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord † (27 Oct 1777 Succeeded - 8 Nov 1816 Retired)
Jean-Charles de Coucy † (1 Oct 1817 Confirmed - 9 Mar 1824 Died)
Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil † (12 Jul 1824 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1839 Died)
Thomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset † (13 Jul 1840 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1866 Died)
Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot † (27 Mar 1867 Confirmed - 8 Jun 1874 Died)
Benoît-Marie Langénieux † (21 Dec 1874 Confirmed - 1 Jan 1905 Died)
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 28 May 1930 Died)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard † (23 Dec 1930 Appointed - 11 May 1940 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Louis-Augustin Marmottin † (21 Aug 1940 Appointed - 9 May 1960 Died)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (9 May 1960 Succeeded - 26 Mar 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Émile André Jean-Marie Maury † (25 Jun 1968 Appointed - 16 Dec 1972 Resigned)
Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager † (13 Jul 1973 Appointed - 8 Aug 1988 Retired)
Jean Marie Julien Balland † (8 Aug 1988 Appointed - 27 May 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne))
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (4 Sep 1995 Appointed - 2 Jul 1998 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lille)
Thierry Romain Camille Jordan (20 Jul 1999 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Reims
3rd Century	Erected		Diocese of Reims (erected)
Archdiocese of Reims
4th Century	Elevated	Diocese of Reims	Archdiocese of Reims
29 November 1801	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Reims (suppressed)	Diocese of Meaux Diocese of Metz
Archdiocese of Reims
6 October 1822	Restored	Diocese of Meaux Diocese of Metz	Archdiocese of Reims

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Reims

1950 322,107 429,477 75.0% 460 30 490 657 112 725 614 ap1951

1970 537,598 550,198 97.7% 409 81 490 1,097 143 693 208 ap1971

1980 575,000 594,000 96.8% 316 57 373 1,541 112 544 710 ap1981

1990 581,000 594,000 97.8% 224 27 251 2,314 2 63 402 709 ap1991

1999 582,000 595,922 97.7% 189 20 209 2,784 15 70 306 76 ap2000

2000 594,000 608,359 97.6% 168 14 182 3,263 20 58 306 76 ap2001

2001 565,022 597,522 94.6% 164 11 175 3,228 20 49 314 76 ap2002

2002 565,022 601,578 93.9% 158 12 170 3,323 22 54 317 76 ap2003

2003 565,022 601,578 93.9% 151 11 162 3,487 22 49 260 76 ap2004

2004 561,212 597,522 93.9% 147 8 155 3,620 22 45 270 76 ap2005

2010 565,000 613,000 92.2% 121 10 131 4,312 29 33 191 76 ap2011

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Reims
1950	322,107	429,477	75.0%	460	30	490	657		112	725	614	ap1951
1970	537,598	550,198	97.7%	409	81	490	1,097		143	693	208	ap1971
1980	575,000	594,000	96.8%	316	57	373	1,541		112	544	710	ap1981
1990	581,000	594,000	97.8%	224	27	251	2,314	2	63	402	709	ap1991
1999	582,000	595,922	97.7%	189	20	209	2,784	15	70	306	76	ap2000
2000	594,000	608,359	97.6%	168	14	182	3,263	20	58	306	76	ap2001
2001	565,022	597,522	94.6%	164	11	175	3,228	20	49	314	76	ap2002
2002	565,022	601,578	93.9%	158	12	170	3,323	22	54	317	76	ap2003
2003	565,022	601,578	93.9%	151	11	162	3,487	22	49	260	76	ap2004
2004	561,212	597,522	93.9%	147	8	155	3,620	22	45	270	76	ap2005
2010	565,000	613,000	92.2%	121	10	131	4,312	29	33	191	76	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Joseph Louis Jean Boishu (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jan 2003 to 30 Aug 2012)
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (Archbishop: 4 Sep 1995 to 2 Jul 1998)
Guy Alexis Herbulot (Priest: 29 Jun 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1974 to 12 May 1978)
Thierry Romain Camille Jordan (Archbishop: 20 Jul 1999)
André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1983 to 1 Oct 1988)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean Marie Julien Balland † (Archbishop: 8 Aug 1988 to 27 May 1995)
Antonio Barberini (Jr.), O.S.Io.Hieros. † (Archbishop: 27 Jun 1657 to 3 Aug 1671)
Georges-Stanislas-Jean Béjot † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Nov 1955 to 20 Aug 1971)
Etienne Blanquet de Rouville † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 3 Nov 1838)
André Gustave Bossuyt † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1971 to 3 Apr 1974)
Guillaume Briçonnet † (Archbishop: 24 Aug 1497 to 16 Sep 1507)
Robert Briçonnet † (Archbishop: 18 Sep 1493 to 26 Jul 1497)
Regnault de Chartres † (Archbishop: 2 Jan 1414 to 4 Mar 1433)
Jean-Charles de Coucy † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1817 to 9 Mar 1824)
Carlo Domenico del Carretto † (Archbishop: 16 Sep 1507 to 5 Apr 1509)
Henri Désiré Delrue † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Oct 1979 to 22 May 1982)
Léonor d’Estampes de Valançay, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1642 to 8 Apr 1651)
Jean d’Harcourt † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1433 to 22 Apr 1433)
Philippe du Bec † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1598 to 10 Jan 1605)
Romain-Frédéric Gallard † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Feb 1839 to 28 Sep 1839)
Guillaume Gifford, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 1617; Archbishop: 5 Dec 1622 to 11 Apr 1629)
François Gourguillon † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Nov 1991 to 21 Jan 2003)
Thomas-Marie-Joseph Gousset † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1840 to 22 Dec 1866)
Charles de Guise de Lorraine † (Archbishop: 6 Feb 1538 to 25 Dec 1574)
Louis II de Guise de Lorraine † (Archbishop: 26 Dec 1574 to 24 Dec 1588)
Louis III de Guise de Lorraine † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1601; Archbishop: 10 Jan 1605 to 18 Jun 1621)
Henri Hachette des Portes, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Aug 1753 to 23 Sep 1771)
Jean Juvénal des Ursins † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1449 to 14 Jul 1473)
Maurice Landrieux † (Priest: 19 May 1883 to 6 Dec 1915)
Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1867 to 8 Jun 1874)
Benoît-Marie Langénieux † (Archbishop: 21 Dec 1874 to 1 Jan 1905)
Charles-Antoine de la Roche-Aymon † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1763 to 27 Oct 1777)
Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil † (Archbishop: 12 Jul 1824 to 1 Dec 1839)
Charles-Maurice Le Tellier † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Sep 1668; Archbishop: 3 Aug 1671 to 22 Feb 1710)
Jean de Lorraine † (Administrator: 16 Nov 1532 to 6 Feb 1538)
Henri de Lorraine-Guise † (Archbishop: 1629 to 1641)
Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon † (Archbishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 28 May 1930)
François de Mailly † (Archbishop: 1 Dec 1710 to 13 Sep 1721)
Louis-Augustin Marmottin † (Archbishop: 21 Aug 1940 to 9 May 1960)
Augustin Marre, O.C.S.O. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Aug 1900 to 18 Sep 1922)
Gabriel Auguste François Marty † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 14 Dec 1959; Archbishop: 9 May 1960 to 26 Mar 1968)
Émile André Jean-Marie Maury † (Archbishop: 25 Jun 1968 to 16 Dec 1972)
Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager † (Archbishop: 13 Jul 1973 to 8 Aug 1988)
Pierre de Montfort de Laval † (Archbishop: 8 Oct 1473 to 14 Aug 1493)
Ernest Neveux † (Priest: 22 Sep 1883; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1914 to 7 Sep 1938)
Nicolás de Pellevé † (Archbishop: 10 May 1591 to 28 Mar 1594)
François-Joseph Robuste † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1729 to 1751)
Armand-Jules de Rohan-Guémené † (Archbishop: 6 Jul 1722 to 28 Aug 1762)
Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 1483)
Henri de Savoie-Nemours † (Archbishop: 1651 to 1657)
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1930 to 11 May 1940)
Alexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1 Dec 1766; Archbishop: 27 Oct 1777 to 8 Nov 1816)

Archdiocese of Reims

Archidioecesis Remensis