Archdiocese of Reims
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) |
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| 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 | 69 (diocesan) 5 (religious orders) 36 permanent deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Éric de Moulins-Beaufort |
| Suffragans | Amiens Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis Châlons Langres Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin Troyes |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Étienne Emmanuel Vetö |
| Bishops emeritus | Thierry Jordan Joseph Louis Jean Boishu |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| catholique-reims.fr | |
The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (Latin: Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: Archidiocèse de Reims) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Established as a diocese around 250 by Sixtus of Reims, it was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. In 1089, the archbishop received the title "primate of Gallia Belgica".
In 1023, Archbishop Ebles acquired the Countship of Reims, becoming a prince-bishop. Between 1060 and 1170, it was elevated to a duchy and a peerage.
The archdiocese includes the arrondissement of Reims and the département of Ardennes. Its province covers 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 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned. As of 2022, the diocese had one priest for every 7,608 Catholics.
Pope Francis appointed Éric de Moulins-Beaufort as Archbishop of Reims in 2018.