The Archdiocese of Reims (traditionally spelt "Rheims" in English) ( la, Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a
Latin Church
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Catholic Church
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in
France
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. Erected as a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
around 250 by St. Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. The archbishop received the title "primate of
Gallia Belgica
Gallia Belgica ("Belgic Gaul") was a province of the Roman Empire located in the north-eastern part of Roman Gaul, in what is today primarily northern France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, along with parts of the Netherlands and Germany.
In 50 BC, a ...
" in 1089.
In 1023, Archbishop Ebles acquired the Countship of Reims, making him a prince-bishop; it became a duchy and a peerage between 1060 and 1170.
The archdiocese comprises the ''
arrondissement
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...
'' of Reims and the département of Ardennes while the province comprises the former '' région'' of
Champagne-Ardenne
Champagne-Ardenne () is a former administrative region of France, located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium. Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne, the region is known for its sparkling white wine of th ...
. The suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Reims are
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
Notre-Dame de Reims
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, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned. In 2014 it was estimated that there was one priest for every 4,760 Catholics in the diocese.
Pope Francis
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Reims was taken by the Vandals in 406.
According to Flodoard, on Holy Saturday, 497, Clovis was baptized and anointed by Archbishop Remigius of Reims in the cathedral of Reims.
In 719 the city took up arms against Charles Martel, who besieged the city, took it by assault, and devastated it.
In 816,
Pope Stephen IV
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Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...
as Emperor at Reims.
On 28 January 893, Charles III "the Simple' was crowned King of West Francia at Reims.
King Robert I was consecrated and crowned 'Rex Francorum' at Saint-Remi in Reims on 29 June 922 by Archbishop Hervée.
Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet (; french: Hugues Capet ; c. 939 – 14 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, ...
was crowned at Reims on Christmas Day 988, by Archbishop Adalberon. In 990 the city was attacked by Charles of Lorraine, the rival of Hugues Capet, who seized the city and devastated the area.
Councils of Reims
The First Council of Reims took place in 625, under the presidency of Archbishop Sonnatius. It produced at least twenty-five canons.
In 1049, from 3 to 5 October, a Council of the Church took place at Reims under the presidency of Pope Leo IX, with twenty bishops and some fifty abbots in attendance. The Pope was in Reims for the dedication of the church of the monastery of Saint-Rémi, in fulfilment of a promise made to Abbot Herimar.
Cathedral chapter
In 1657, the chapter of the Cathedral of Reims contained nine dignities and sixty-four canons. The dignities included the major archdeacon (Archdeacon of Reims), the minor archdeacon (Archdeacon of Champagne), the provost, the dean, the cantor, the treasurer, the vicedominus, the scholasticus, and the poenitentiarius. There were also a number of collegiate churches in the diocese, whose clergy were led by canons: Saint-Symphorien in Reims (a dean and 20 prebends); Saint-Timothée in Reims (12 prebends); Saint-Côme in Reims (4 prebends); Sainte-Nourrice in Reims (11 prebends); Saint-Pierre aux Dames in Reims (4 prebends); Mézières (a dean, a treasurer and 12 prebends); Braux (12 prebends); Montfaucon (a provost and canons); and Avenay (6 prebends).
The two archdeacons were already in existence in 877, when they are mentioned at the head of the Capitulations issued by Archbishop Hincmar. They were both appointees of the archbishop.
In addition to the right to nominate the archbishop of Reims (since the Concordat of Bologna in 1516), the King enjoyed the right to name the abbot of Haut-Villiers (O.S.B.), Sainte-Baste (O.S.B.), Mouson (O.S.B.), Saint-Nicaise de Reims (O.S.B.), Saint-Pierre-de-Reims (O.S.B.), Saint-Remi de Reims (O.S.B.), Saint-Thierry lez Reims (O.S.B.), Chery (O.Cist.), Elem (O.Cist.), Igny (O.Cist.), Signy (O.Cist.), Vau-le-Roy (O.Cist.), Saint-Denis-de-Reims (O.S.A.), Esparnay-sur-Marne (O.S.A.), Belle-Val (Praemonst.), Chaumont en Porcien (Praemonst.), Sept Fontaines (Praemonst.), and Vau-Dieu (Praemonst.).
Bishops and archbishops
Bishops of Reims
* St. Sixtus (c. 260)
* St. Sinicius (Sinice) (c. 280)
* St. Amantius (Amanse) (c. 290)
* Imbetausius (before 300–c. 314)
* Aprus (Aper) (328–350)
* Maternianus (350–359)
* Donatianus (361–390)
* Viventius (390–394)
* Severus (394–400)
* Nicasius of Rheims (probably 400–407 but perhaps ?-451)
* Barucius
* Barnabas
* Bennagius (?–459)
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Saint Remigius
Remigius (french: Remi or ; – January 13, 533), was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496, he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. The baptism, leading to about 3000 additional converts, was an important event ...
Rigobert
Rigobert (died c. 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot of the Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Rigobert baptized Charles Ma ...
(''c.'' 689 – after 720)
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Milo
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(715–744)
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Abel
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Wulfaire
Wulfar or Wulfaire (died 816) was the archbishop of Reims from 812 until his death. He was an important administrator in the Carolingian Empire, both before and during his episcopate, under the emperors Charlemagne and Louis the Pious.
In 802 Wulf ...
Ebles I of Roucy
Ebles I of Roucy (died 11 May 1033) was count of Roucy from 1000 to 1033 and archbishop of Reims from 1021 to 1033.
Possible family origins
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Gervaise of Rethel Gervaise may refer to:
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* Gervaise of Bazoches (died 1108), crusader and Prince of Galilee
* Gervaise Cooke (1911–1976), British Royal Navy officer and Naval Secretary
* Claude Gervaise (1525–1583), French composer, editor and arranger
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(1106)
* Raoul le Vert (1106–1124)
* Rainaldus de Martigny (1125–1138)
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Samson de Mauvoisin Samson of Mauvoisin (died 1161) was the French archbishop of Reims from 1140 to 1161.
He is a significant historical figure of his times. He undertook the capture of Eon d'Etoile, self-proclaimed Messiah. He was concerned about heresy spread by wea ...
(1140–1161)
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Henry
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* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
(1162–1175; son of Louis VI of France)Gislebertus of Mons, ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', transl. Laura Napran, (The Boydell Press, 2005), 68 note 288.
* Guillaume de Blois ( Guillaume aux Blanches Mains) (1176–1202)
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Guy Paré
Guy Paré (died 1206) was a French Cistercian, who became general of his order, Archbishop of Reims, and a Cardinal.
He was a papal legate to Germany. In 1204 he was made Archbishop by Pope Innocent III; this position also made him a ''pair de Fr ...
(1204 – 30 July 1206)
* Albericus de Humbert (1207 – 24 December 1218)
* Guillaume de Joinville (24 April 1219 – 6 November 1226)
* Henry of Dreux (18 April 1227 – 6 July 1240)
* Juhel de Mathefelon (20 March 1245 – 18 December 1250)
* Thomas de Beaumes (4 March 1251 – 15 February 1263)
* Jean de Courtenay-Champignelles (15 July 1266 – 17 August 1270)
* Pierre Barbet (17 April 1273 – 3 October 1298)
* Robert de Courtenay-Champignelles (10 April 1299 – 3 March 1324)
1300–1500
* Guillaume de Trie (1324–1334)
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Jean de Vienne
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Early life
Jean de Vienne was born at Dole, in what is now Franche-Comté. As a nobleman, he started his military car ...
(1335–1351)
* Hugues d'Arcy (1351–1352)
** Humbert, O.P. (1352–1355) (Administrator)
* Jean de Craon (1355–1373)
* Louis Thesart (14 April 1374 – 12 October 1375)
* Richard Picque (12 November 1375 – 6 December 1389)
* Ferry Cassinel (29 January 1390 – 26 May 1390) (Avignon Obedience)
* Guy de Roye (1391–1409)
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Simon of Cramaud
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(2 July 1409 – 1413)
* Pierre Trousseau (2 May 1413 - 16 December 1413)
* Renaud of Chartres (2 January 1414 – 1444)
* Jacques Juvenal des Ursins (9 October 1444 – 3 March 1449)
* Jean Juvenal des Ursins (3 March 1449 – 14 July 1473)
* Pierre de Montfort-Laval (1474–1493)
* Robert Briçonnet (1493–1497)
* Guillaume Briçonnet (1497–1507)
Robert de Lenoncourt
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Philippe du Bec
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Charles Maurice Le Tellier
Charles-Maurice Le Tellier (1642 in Turin – 1710 in Reims) was a French Archbishop of Reims.
The son of Michel Le Tellier and brother of François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, both ministers of Louis XIV, he studied for the Church, w ...
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
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(1930–1940)
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Louis-Augustin Marmottin
Louis-Augustin Marmottin (March 11, 1875 at La Neuville-au-Pont ( Marne) – May 9, 1960 at Reims ( Marne)) was a French Catholic bishop. He was Bishop of Saint-Dié from 1930 to 1940 and then Archbishop of Reims from 1940 to 1960.
Formation
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(1940–1960)
* Gabriel Auguste François Marty (1960–1968)
* Émile André Jean-Marie Maury (1968–1972)
* Jacques Eugène Louis Ménager (1973–1988)
* Jean Marie Julien BallandBalland was born at Bué (Cher) near Sancerre in the diocese of Bourges in 1934. He studied at the French Seminary in Rome. He was named Vicar General of Bourges in 1980, and Bishop of Dijon in 1982. He was Archbishop of Reims from 1988 to 1995, when he was transferred to Lyon. He died of lung cancer on 1 March 1998, ten days after having been named a cardinal by
Pope John Paul II
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, and a week after his reception of the gold ring and title of San Pietro in Vincoli. See: François Wenz-Dumas, in the journal ''Libération'', 2 March 199 mort-de-mgr-balland-cardinal retrieved: 2017-01-31. (1988–1995)
* Gérard Defois (1995–1998)
* Thierry Jordan (1999–2018)
* Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (2018–present)
Auxiliary bishops
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Abel de Saint-Brieuc
Abel de Saint-Brieuc was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims, Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (1483–?)."Bishop Abel de Saint-Brieuc, O.P." retrieved January 30, 2016.
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*''Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae: Repertoire prosopographique des évêques, dignitaires et chanoines de France de 1200 a 1500''. Vol. 3. Diocèse de Reims. Turnhout: Brepols, 1998.
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Studies
* Anselme. ''Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique des Pairs de France.'' Vol. 2.
*Boussinecq, Georges and Laurent, Gustave. ''Histoire de Reims des origines jusqu'à nos jours.'' 1933.
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*Cusimano, Richard, ed., and Suger, Abbot of Saint Denis. ''The Deeds of Louis the Fat.'' Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1992.
*''Histoire de Reims.'' Pierre Desportes, ed. 1983. .
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