List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Paris
The archbishop of Paris is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing the Île-de-France region, the archbishop of Paris also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Créteil, Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, Meaux, Nanterre, Pontoise, Saint-Denis and Versailles. The current archbishop is Laurent Ulrich.
The diocese of Paris was erected in the 3rd century.[1] It was elevated to its current status in 1622.[2][3] Since then there have been 30 archbishops of Paris, with Jean-François de Gondi being the first.[3]
Archbishops of Paris
[edit]| ‡ | Denotes archbishop who was a cardinal during their episcopate |
|---|---|
| O.M.I. | Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate |
| P.S.S. | Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice |
| Portrait | Bishop | Episcopate | Duration | Pope[a] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jean-François de Gondi | 14 November 1622 – 21 March 1654 |
31 years, 127 days | Gregory XV | [3][4] |
|
Jean François Paul de Gondi‡ | 21 March 1654 – 15 February 1662 |
7 years, 331 days | Urban VIII[b] | [5][4] |
|
Pierre de Marca | 5 June 1662 – 29 June 1662 |
24 days | Alexander VII | [6][4] |
|
Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont | 24 March 1664 – 1 January 1671 |
6 years, 283 days | Alexander VII | [7][8][4] |
|
François de Harlay de Champvallon | 23 February 1671 – 6 August 1695 |
24 years, 164 days | Clement X | [9][4] |
|
Louis Antoine de Noailles‡ | 19 September 1695 – 4 May 1729 |
33 years, 227 days | Innocent XII | [10][4] |
|
Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc | 17 August 1729 – 13 March 1746 |
16 years, 208 days | Benedict XIII | [11][4] |
|
Jacques-Bonne Gigault de Bellefonds | 2 May 1746 – 20 July 1746 |
79 days | Benedict XIV | [4] |
|
Christophe de Beaumont | 19 September 1746 – 12 December 1781 |
35 years, 84 days | Benedict XIV | [12][4] |
|
Antoine-Éléonor-Léon Leclerc de Juigné | 25 February 1782 – 31 January 1802 |
19 years, 340 days | Pius VI | [13][4] |
|
Jean-Baptiste de Belloy‡ | 10 April 1802 – 10 June 1808 |
6 years, 61 days | Pius VII | [14][4] |
|
Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord‡ | 1 October 1817 – 20 October 1821 |
4 years, 19 days | Pius VII | [15][4] |
|
Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen | 20 October 1821 – 31 December 1839 |
18 years, 72 days | Pius VII[b] | [16][17] |
|
Denis Auguste Affre | 13 July 1840 – 27 June 1848 |
7 years, 350 days | Gregory XVI | [18][19] |
|
Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour | 11 September 1848 – 3 January 1857 |
8 years, 114 days | Pius IX | [20][21] |
|
François Nicholas Madeleine Morlot‡ | 19 March 1857 – 29 December 1862 |
5 years, 285 days | Pius IX | [22][23] |
|
Georges Darboy | 16 March 1863 – 24 May 1871 |
8 years, 69 days | Pius IX | [24][25][26] |
|
Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert, O.M.I.‡ | 27 October 1871 – 8 July 1886 |
14 years, 254 days | Pius IX | [27][28] |
|
François-Marie-Benjamin Richard‡ | 8 July 1886 – 28 January 1908 |
21 years, 204 days | Pius IX[b] | [29][30] |
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Léon-Adolphe Amette‡ | 28 January 1908 – 29 August 1920 |
12 years, 214 days | Pius X[b] | [31][32] |
|
Louis-Ernest Dubois‡ | 13 September 1920 – 23 September 1929 |
9 years, 10 days | Benedict XV | [33][34] |
|
Jean Verdier, P.S.S.‡ | 18 November 1929 – 9 April 1940 |
10 years, 143 days | Pius XI | [35][36] |
|
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard‡ | 11 May 1940 – 30 May 1949 |
9 years, 19 days | Pius XII | [37][38] |
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Maurice Feltin‡ | 15 August 1949 – 1 December 1966 |
17 years, 108 days | Pius XII | [39][40][41] |
| Pierre Veuillot‡ | 1 December 1966 – 14 February 1968 |
1 year, 75 days | John XXIII[b] | [42][43] | |
|
François Marty‡ | 26 March 1968 – 31 January 1981 |
12 years, 311 days | Paul VI | [44] |
|
Jean-Marie Lustiger‡ | 31 January 1981 – 11 February 2005 |
24 years, 11 days | John Paul II | [45][46][47] |
|
André Vingt-Trois‡ | 11 February 2005 – 7 December 2017 |
12 years, 299 days | John Paul II | [48][49] |
|
Michel Aupetit | 7 December 2017 – 2 December 2021 |
3 years, 360 days | Francis | [48][50] |
|
Laurent Ulrich | 26 April 2022 – present |
3 years, 21 days | Francis | [51] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The pope at the time of the bishop's appointment.
- ^ a b c d e Appointed as coadjutor archbishop
Citations
[edit]- ^ Kibler 1995, p. 1314.
- ^ Bergin 1996, p. 41.
- ^ a b c Hsia 1998, p. 72.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l de Gaulle 1839, p. 159.
- ^ "Jean-François-Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ Bergin 2004, p. 194.
- ^ Fornier et al. 1892, p. 53.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 421–426.
- ^ "François de Harlay de Champvallon" (in French). Académie Française. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Louis-Antoine de Noailles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Albanès 1895, pp. 147–149.
- ^ Regnault 1882.
- ^ Lambert 1823.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of January 17, 1803". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 577–580.
- ^ "Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen" (in French). Académie Française. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 586–615.
- ^ O'Brien 2025.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 628–657.
- ^ Manceau 1987.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 677–707.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of March 7, 1853". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, pp. 720–726.
- ^ Acton & Simpson 1975, p. 303.
- ^ Merriman 2018.
- ^ Fisquet 1864, p. 739.
- ^ Jonas 2000, p. 178.
- ^ Du Saussois 1887.
- ^ Walton 1899, p. 46.
- ^ Moisset 2004, p. 195.
- ^ "Amette, Léon-Adolphe". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of November 27, 1911". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 63.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 4, 1916". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 196.
- ^ "Cardinal Verdier Is Dead in Paris". The New York Times. 9 April 1940.
- ^ Smith 2019, p. 188.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 182.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 69.
- ^ "Cardinal Feltin of France Dead; Archbishop Led Worker‐Priests". The New York Times. 28 September 1975.
- ^ Hebblethwaite & Hebblethwaite 2000, p. 110.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 197.
- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 26, 1967". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Lentz 2009, p. 121.
- ^ "LUSTIGER Card. Jean-Marie". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Weigel 2009, chpt. 11.
- ^ Jackson, Julian (2 October 2007). "Obituary: Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b "VINGT-TROIS Card. André". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.12.2017". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 02.12.2021". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 26.04.2022". Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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