Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Archdiocese of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Luxemburgen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Paroisse Äischdall – Helpert Saint-WillibrordTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Ëlwen – Wäiswampich Saint-FrançoisTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Öewersauer Saint-PirminTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.