Archdiocese of Lille

Archidioecesis Insulensis

Bishop(s)

Laurent Jean Marie Le Boulc’h, Archbishop
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois, Bishop Emeritus
Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer)
Cambrai (Archdiocese)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 29 March 2008
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: France
Square Kilometers: 2,288 (883 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nord
Official Web Site: https://lille.catholique.fr/
Mailing Address: Archevêché, 68 rue Royale, CS 60022, 59042 Lille CEDEX, France
Telephone: 3.20.55.28.72
Fax: 3.20.74.22.85

Historical Details

Diocese of Lille
- Latin Name: Insulensis
- Erected: 25 October 1913
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cambrai
- Country: France
- Square Kilometers: 2,288 (883 Square Miles)
- Conference Region: Nord

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alexis-Armand Charost † (21 Nov 1913 Appointed - 18 Jun 1920 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo))
Héctor Raphaël Quilliet † (18 Jun 1920 Appointed - 23 Mar 1928 Resigned)
Achille Liénart † (6 Oct 1928 Appointed - 14 Mar 1968 Retired)
Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand † (14 Mar 1968 Succeeded - 13 Aug 1983 Retired)
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † (13 Aug 1983 Appointed - 2 Jul 1998 Retired)
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (2 Jul 1998 Appointed - 1 Feb 2008 Retired)
Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (1 Feb 2008 Appointed - 26 Apr 2022 Appointed, Archbishop of Paris)
Laurent Jean Marie Le Boulc’h (1 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Lille
25 October 1913	Erected	Archdiocese of Cambrai (Lille, Hazebrouck, and Dunkirk)	Diocese of Lille (erected)
8 July 1921	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lille (Fromelles)	Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer)
8 July 1921	Territory Added	Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer) (Fleurbaix)	Diocese of Lille
Archdiocese of Lille
29 March 2008	Elevated	Diocese of Lille	Archdiocese of Lille

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Lille

1950 1,077,399 .0% 1,569 181 1,750 0 147 ap1951

1970 1,250,000 1,410,674 88.6% 1,096 224 1,320 946 224 2,910 397 ap1971

1980 1,310,000 1,500,500 87.3% 1,062 220 1,282 1,021 5 360 1,983 396 ap1981

1990 1,200,400 1,500,500 80.0% 772 188 960 1,250 17 314 1,410 393 ap1991

1999 804,230 1,527,950 52.6% 566 138 704 1,142 41 408 995 199 ap2000

2000 820,000 1,557,877 52.6% 569 144 713 1,150 43 321 922 190 ap2001

2001 1,050,000 1,557,877 67.4% 585 136 721 1,456 47 322 847 167 ap2002

2002 1,050,000 1,558,000 67.4% 532 128 660 1,590 54 291 818 162 ap2003

2003 1,060,000 1,558,000 68.0% 516 121 637 1,664 55 253 795 149 ap2004

2004 1,060,000 1,558,000 68.0% 498 126 624 1,698 52 284 763 137 ap2005

Archdiocese of Lille

2013 1,090,000 1,647,000 66.2% 350 88 438 2,488 74 220 527 111 ap2014

2016 1,103,617 1,594,516 69.2% 310 83 393 2,808 87 187 484 109 ap2017

2019 1,135,000 1,647,519 68.9% 258 81 339 3,348 103 164 364 108 ap2020

2021 1,131,415 1,642,330 68.9% 246 57 303 3,734 104 120 324 106 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Lille
1950		1,077,399	.0%	1,569	181	1,750	0				147	ap1951
1970	1,250,000	1,410,674	88.6%	1,096	224	1,320	946		224	2,910	397	ap1971
1980	1,310,000	1,500,500	87.3%	1,062	220	1,282	1,021	5	360	1,983	396	ap1981
1990	1,200,400	1,500,500	80.0%	772	188	960	1,250	17	314	1,410	393	ap1991
1999	804,230	1,527,950	52.6%	566	138	704	1,142	41	408	995	199	ap2000
2000	820,000	1,557,877	52.6%	569	144	713	1,150	43	321	922	190	ap2001
2001	1,050,000	1,557,877	67.4%	585	136	721	1,456	47	322	847	167	ap2002
2002	1,050,000	1,558,000	67.4%	532	128	660	1,590	54	291	818	162	ap2003
2003	1,060,000	1,558,000	68.0%	516	121	637	1,664	55	253	795	149	ap2004
2004	1,060,000	1,558,000	68.0%	498	126	624	1,698	52	284	763	137	ap2005
Archdiocese of Lille
2013	1,090,000	1,647,000	66.2%	350	88	438	2,488	74	220	527	111	ap2014
2016	1,103,617	1,594,516	69.2%	310	83	393	2,808	87	187	484	109	ap2017
2019	1,135,000	1,647,519	68.9%	258	81	339	3,348	103	164	364	108	ap2020
2021	1,131,415	1,642,330	68.9%	246	57	303	3,734	104	120	324	106	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Jean-Luc Brunin (Deacon: 21 Sep 1980; Priest: 11 Apr 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 2000 to 6 May 2004)
Philippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm.
Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche (Priest: 20 Dec 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 2009 to 22 Feb 2017)
Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M.
Gérard Denis Auguste Defois (Archbishop (Personal Title): 2 Jul 1998 to 1 Feb 2008)
Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy (Deacon: 25 Sep 1988; Priest: 4 Jun 1989; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jun 2004 to 10 Mar 2009)
Christophe Dufour (Deacon: 4 May 1974; Priest: 9 Nov 1975 to 24 Oct 2000)
Jean-Luc Gérard Garin (Deacon: 29 Jun 1996; Priest: 29 Jun 1997 to 10 Dec 2020)
Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume
Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 2017 to 11 Feb 2022)
Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger (Deacon: 24 Jun 1973; Priest: 6 Apr 1974 to 11 Apr 1991)
Laurent Jean Marie Le Boulc’h (Archbishop: 1 Apr 2023 - )
Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Feb 2008; Archbishop: 29 Mar 2008 to 26 Apr 2022)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

André Gustave Bossuyt †
Alexis-Armand Charost † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1913 to 18 Jun 1920)
Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † (Priest: 29 Jun 1947 to 27 May 1971)
Jean-Georges Deledicque † (Priest: 20 Dec 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 1987 to 25 Aug 1997)
Henri Désiré Delrue † (Priest: 23 Dec 1953 to 9 Oct 1979)
Guy Gérard Deroubaix † (Deacon: 23 Dec 1950; Priest: 29 Jun 1951 to 2 Oct 1976)
Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières † (Priest: 11 Jun 1927 to 23 Jun 1960)
Émile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. †
Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †
Henri-Charles Dupont † (Priest: 26 May 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1951 to 6 Dec 1972)
Henri-Édouard Dutoit † (Priest: 25 Oct 1913 to 23 Dec 1930)
Adrien-Edmond-Maurice Gand † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1932; Priest: 29 Jun 1933; Coadjutor Bishop: 19 May 1964; Bishop: 14 Mar 1968 to 13 Aug 1983)
Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † (Deacon: 23 Dec 1933; Priest: 29 Jun 1934 to 19 Sep 1969)
Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1932; Priest: 29 Jun 1933 to 15 Dec 1961)
Palmyre-Georges Jansoone † (Priest: 25 Oct 1913; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1927 to 4 Sep 1940)
Charles-Albert-Joseph Lecomte † (Priest: 25 Oct 1913 to 10 Mar 1921)
Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (Deacon: 25 May 1929; Priest: 21 Sep 1929 to 1 Sep 1931)
Louis Liagre † (Priest: 5 Jun 1909 to 7 Mar 1938)
Achille Liénart † (Priest: 25 Oct 1913; Bishop: 6 Oct 1928 to 14 Mar 1968)
André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †
Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †
Héctor Raphaël Quilliet † (Priest: 25 Oct 1913 to 24 Dec 1913; Bishop: 18 Jun 1920 to 23 Mar 1928)
Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard † (Priest: 12 Jul 1931 to 19 Aug 1953)
Albert Vanhoye, S.J. †
Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1983 to 2 Jul 1998)

Source(s)

Diocese of Lille
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 5, Page 481, to Page 485
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 13, Page 382, and Page 383
Archdiocese of Lille
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 213, and Page 214

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