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Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Archdiocese of Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Luxemburgen(sis)

Latin archdiocese comprising the entire Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, established as an apostolic vicariate in 1840, elevated to a diocese on 27 December 1870 and raised to an archdiocese on 23 April 1988; it is immediately subject to the Holy See. Its cathedral is Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City and its archbishop is Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Luxembourg.

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Established
1840
Catholics
439,280
Priests
170
Territory
2,586 km²

Parishes and churches

33 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.

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The cathedral

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg stands in Luxembourg, Luxemburg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Comprising the whole of the Grand Duchy, the Archdiocese of Luxembourg (Latin: Archidioecesis Luxemburgensis; Luxembourgish: Äerzbistum Lëtzebuerg; French: Archidiocèse de Luxembourg; German: Erzbistum Luxemburg) is a Latin Church jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Luxembourg. Founded as a diocese in 1870, it was raised to an archdiocese in 1988. Its seat is the Cathedral of Notre Dame in the city of Luxembourg, and Jean-Claude Hollerich has been archbishop since 2011.