Archdiocese of Strasbourg

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Bishop(s) Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M., Archbishop Vincent Jordy, Auxiliary Bishop Christian George Nicolas Kratz, Auxiliary Bishop Charles Amarin Brand, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S., Archbishop Emeritus Léon Hégelé, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 1 June 1988 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: France Square Kilometers: 8,280 (3,198 Square Miles) Conference Region: Est Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-alsace.fr/ Mailing Address: 16 rue Brulee, F-67081 Strasbourg CEDEX, France Telephone: 3.88.21.24.24 Fax: 3.88.21.24.36

Historical Details

• Diocese of Strasbourg
  • Latin Name: Argentoratensis o Argentinensis
  • Erected: 4th Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: France

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Leopold Erzherzog von Österreich † (24 Nov 1607 Succeeded - 19 Apr 1626 Resigned)
• Leopold Wilhelm Erzherzog von Österreich † (10 Oct 1626 Appointed - 2 Nov 1662 Died)
• Franz Egon Fürst von Fürstenberg † (19 Jan 1663 Appointed - 1 Apr 1682 Died)
• Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg † (8 Jun 1682 Appointed - 10 Apr 1704 Died)
• Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan de Soubise † (10 Apr 1704 Succeeded - 19 Jul 1749 Died)
• François-Armand-Auguste de Rohan-Soubise-Ventadour † (19 Jul 1749 Succeeded - 28 Jun 1756 Died)
• Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon † (23 Sep 1756 Appointed - 11 Mar 1779 Died)
• Louis-René-Edouard de Rohan-Guéménée † (11 Mar 1779 Succeeded - 29 Nov 1801 Resigned)
• Jean-Pierre Saurine † (9 Apr 1802 Appointed - 7 May 1813 Died)
• Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-Solre † (8 Aug 1817 Appointed - 4 Jul 1823 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
• Claude-Marie-Paul Tharin † (23 Aug 1823 Appointed - 16 Nov 1826 Resigned)
• Jean-François-Marie Le Pappe de Trévern † (13 Dec 1826 Appointed - 27 Aug 1842 Died)
• Andreas (André) Räß (Raess) † (27 Aug 1842 Succeeded - 17 Nov 1887 Died)
• Pierre-Paul Stumpf † (17 Nov 1887 Succeeded - 10 Aug 1890 Died)
• Adolf Fritzen (Fitzen) † (24 Jan 1891 Appointed - 31 Jul 1919 Retired)
• Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch † (23 Apr 1919 Appointed - 29 Aug 1945 Died)
• Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. † (29 Aug 1945 Succeeded - 30 Dec 1966 Retired)
• Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger † (30 Dec 1966 Succeeded - 16 Jul 1984 Retired)
• Charles Amarin Brand (16 Jul 1984 Appointed - 23 Oct 1997 Retired)
• Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. (23 Oct 1997 Appointed - 25 Aug 2006 Resigned)
• Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (21 Apr 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Strasbourg
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Strasbourg (erected)
Archdiocese of Strasbourg
1 June 1988	Elevated	Diocese of Strasbourg	Archdiocese of Strasbourg

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Statistics

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 Strasbourg
1950	893,899	1,216,490	73.5%	1,155	170	1,325	674		300	1,200	725	ap1951
1970	1,100,000	1,412,385	77.9%	1,205		1,205	912				767	ap1971
1980	1,170,000	1,543,000	75.8%	993	434	1,427	819		625	3,616	773	ap1981
Archdiocese of Strasbourg
1990	1,290,000	1,620,000	79.6%	848	319	1,167	1,105	23	461	2,649	767	ap1991
1999	1,368,000	1,713,416	79.8%	697	312	1,009	1,355	45	444	2,006	767	ap2000
2000	1,300,000	1,708,025	76.1%	682	313	995	1,306	45	453	1,970	767	ap2001
2001	1,300,000	1,713,416	75.9%	658	313	971	1,338	45	436	1,866	750	ap2002
2002	1,300,000	1,713,416	75.9%	644	313	957	1,358	45	417	1,793	767	ap2003
2003	1,300,000	1,713,416	75.9%	619	288	907	1,433	50	418	1,728	762	ap2004
2004	1,350,000	1,800,000	75.0%	649	271	920	1,467	51	367	1,686	767	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Charles Amarin Brand (Priest: 11 Jul 1943 to 28 Dec 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Nov 1976 to 30 Jul 1981; Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Jul 1984; Archbishop: 1 Jun 1988 to 23 Oct 1997)
• Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. (Archbishop: 23 Oct 1997 to 25 Aug 2006)
• Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Sep 2004; Archbishop: 21 Apr 2007 - )
• Léon Hégelé (Priest: 8 Apr 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1985 to 18 Dec 2000)
• Vincent Jordy (Priest: 28 Jun 1992; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Sep 2008)
• Christian George Nicolas Kratz (Priest: 25 Jun 1978; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 2000)
• Roland Minnerath (Priest: 25 Jun 1978 to 13 Feb 2004)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Denis-Auguste Affre † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Dec 1839 to 26 May 1840)
• Alphonse-Gérard Bannwarth † (Priest: 10 Aug 1932 to 22 May 1963)
• Joseph Ludwig Colmar † (Priest: 20 Dec 1783 to 1 Aug 1802)
• Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-Solre † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1817 to 4 Jul 1823)
• Jean-Marie Cuchot d'Herbain † (Priest: 18 Dec 1751 to 15 Jan 1778)
• Louis Philippe d'Auneau de Visé † (Priest: 1711; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1719 to 26 Jun 1729)
• Toussaint Duvernin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 May 1757 to 8 Aug 1785)
• Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger † (Priest: 4 Apr 1931; Coadjutor Bishop: 17 May 1957; Bishop: 30 Dec 1966 to 16 Jul 1984)
• Adolf Fritzen (Fitzen) † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1891 to 31 Jul 1919)
• Franz Egon Fürst von Fürstenberg † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1663 to 1 Apr 1682)
• Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1682; Priest: Apr 1683; Bishop: 1 May 1683 to 10 Apr 1704)
• Gabriel Haug † (Priest: 1640; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1646 to 10 Jan 1691)
• Roger Joseph Heckel, S.J. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Mar 1980 to 26 Sep 1982)
• Johann Kerer † (Priest: 1469 to 5 May 1493)
• Michael Felix Korum † (Priest: 23 Dec 1865 to 12 Aug 1881)
• Jean Jacques (Johann Jakob) Lantz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1786 to 6 Jan 1799)
• Jean-François-Marie Le Pappe de Trévern † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1826 to 27 Aug 1842)
• Charles Marbach † (Priest: 17 Dec 1864; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1891 to Sep 1901)
• Jacques-Paul Martin † (Priest: 14 Oct 1934 to 5 Jan 1964)
• Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen † (Priest: 22 Dec 1731 to 26 Oct 1762)
• Leopold Erzherzog von Österreich † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1598; Bishop: 24 Nov 1607 to 19 Apr 1626)
• Leopold Wilhelm Erzherzog von Österreich † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1626 to 2 Nov 1662)
• Johann Peter von Quentell † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 May 1698 to 14 Aug 1699)
• Andreas (André) Räß (Raess) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Aug 1840; Bishop: 27 Aug 1842 to 17 Nov 1887)
• Johann Franz Riccius † (Priest: 1694; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Oct 1739 to 12 May 1756)
• Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan de Soubise † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1701; Bishop: 10 Apr 1704 to 19 Jul 1749)
• Louis-René-Edouard de Rohan-Guéménée † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 1759; Bishop: 11 Mar 1779 to 29 Nov 1801)
• Louis-César-Constantin de Rohan-Guémené-Montbazon † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1756 to 11 Mar 1779)
• François-Armand-Auguste de Rohan-Soubise-Ventadour † (Priest: 23 Dec 1741; Coadjutor Bishop: 21 May 1742; Bishop: 19 Jul 1749 to 28 Jun 1756)
• Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1919 to 29 Aug 1945)
• Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm-Salm † (Priest: 17 Mar 1771 to 30 Jan 1776)
• Jean-Pierre Saurine † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1802 to 7 May 1813)
• Pierre-Paul Stumpf † (Priest: 18 Dec 1847; Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Apr 1881; Apostolic Administrator: 25 Feb 1883; Bishop: 17 Nov 1887 to 10 Aug 1890)
• Claude-Marie-Paul Tharin † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1823 to 16 Nov 1826)
• Guillaume Tual † (Priest: 1685; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Feb 1715 to 24 Feb 1716)
• Jean Vivant † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 1730 to 16 Feb 1739)
• Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 May 1945; Bishop: 29 Aug 1945; Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Mar 1962 to 30 Dec 1966)
• Jean-Evangéliste Zaepfell † (Priest: 1762 to 29 Apr 1802)
• Franz Zorn von Bulach † (Priest: 10 Aug 1891; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Oct 1901 to 1919)