Ecclesiastical province of Reims

The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (Latin: Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: Archidiocèse de Reims) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Established as a diocese around 250 by Sixtus of Reims, it was elevated to an archdiocese around 750. In 1089, the archbishop received the title "primate of Gallia Belgica".

In 1023, Archbishop Ebles acquired the Countship of Reims, becoming a prince-bishop. Between 1060 and 1170, it was elevated to a duchy and a peerage.

The archdiocese includes the arrondissement of Reims and the département of Ardennes. Its province covers the former région of Champagne-Ardenne. The suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Reims are: Amiens, Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis, Châlons, Langres, Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin, and Troyes.

The archepiscopal see is located at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned. As of 2022, the diocese had one priest for every 7,608 Catholics.

Pope Francis appointed Éric de Moulins-Beaufort as Archbishop of Reims in 2018.

History

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 crowned Louis the Pious 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 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.

In 1801, the archdiocese was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and its territory were divided between the diocese of Meaux (department of Marne) and Metz (department of Ardennes).

In 1822, the diocese of Reims was reestablished, with the territory once again restored, including the department of Marne and the department of Ardennes.

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

Archbishops of Reims

To 1000

1000–1300

1300–1500

  • Guillaume de Trie (1324–1334)
  • Jean de Vienne (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)
  • Simon of Cramaud (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)

1500–1800

From 1800

Auxiliary bishops

See also

Sources

Episcopal lists

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Studies

  • Anselme. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique des Pairs de France. Vol. 2.
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  • Fisquet, Honoré (1864). (in French). Paris: Etienne Repos.
  • Jean, Armand (1891). (in French). Paris: A. Picard. p. .
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  • (in French). Paris: chez Francois Jouenne. 1717. p. .
  • Sainte-Marthe, Denis de (1751). (in Latin). Vol. Tomus nonus (9): de provincia Remensi. Paris: ex Typographia regia. pp. 1–332.
  • Société bibliographique (France) (1907). . Paris: Librairie des Saints-Pères.

For further reading

  • Glenn, Jason (2004). . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83487-2.

External links

  • (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
  • (in French)
  • at catholic-hierarchy.org [self-published]

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