Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Insulensis; French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Lille)[pronunciation?] is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille Archidioecesis Metropolitae Insulensis Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Lille | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Ecclesiastical province | Lille |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,288 km2 (883 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,647,519 1,135,000 (68.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 October 1913 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Lille |
Patron saint | Notre-Dame de la Treille |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Le Boulc'h |
Suffragans | Archdiocese of Cambrai Diocese of Arras |
Bishops emeritus | Gérard Defois (Archbishop emeritus) Gérard Coliche (Auxiliary bishop emeritus) |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is a Marian Minor Basilica: Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Treille, in Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France.