Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg
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This article is about the archdiocese. For the prince-bishopric, see Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg.
The Archdiocese of Strasbourg (Latin: Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis; French: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; German: Erzbistum Straßburg; Alsatian: Ärzbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France, first mentioned in 343 AD.
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Archdiocese of Strasbourg Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis Archidiocèse de Strasbourg | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,280 km2 (3,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,860,000 1,400,000 (75.3%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4th century (Diocese) 1 June 1988 (Archdiocese) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg |
Patron saint | Saint Arbogast |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy |
Auxiliary Bishops | Christian Kratz |
Apostolic Administrator | Philippe Ballot |
Bishops emeritus |
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It is one of nine[which?] archbishoprics in France that have no suffragan dioceses, and it is the only one of those to be exempt to the Holy See in Rome and not within a metropolitan's ecclesiastical province. The most recent Archbishop was Luc Ravel, who served between February 2017 and May 2023.