Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, seat of the archbishop of Strasbourg

The Archbishopric of Strasbourg (French Diocèse d'Alsace, German Erzbistum Straßburg, Latin Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese at Strasbourg, Alsace, and is as immediate bishopric a direct subject to the Holy See in Rome, not to the Catholic Church in France. Download high resolution version (1129x3043, 1169 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (1129x3043, 1169 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... West façade of the cathedral The Cathédrale Notre-Dame (English Our Ladys Cathedral) in Strasbourg, France belongs to the grand history of European cathedral architectural design. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... City flag City coat of arms Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Bas-Rhin (67) Région Alsace Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 78. ... Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... The Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ...

The diocese of Strasbourg was first mentioned in 343 and belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishopric of Mainz since Carolingian times. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Events Roman emperor Constans travels to Britain, possibly for a military expedition. ... An ecclesiastical province is a unit of religious government existing in certain Christian churches. ... Between 780–82 and 1802 the Archbishop of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince in the Holy Roman Empire. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... Also see: France in the Middle Ages. ...

Since the 15th century, it is seated at Notre-Dame de Strasbourg. West façade of the cathedral The Cathédrale Notre-Dame (English Our Ladys Cathedral) in Strasbourg, France belongs to the grand history of European cathedral architectural design. ...

The Bishopric was a client state of the Holy Roman Empire from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by France; this consisted of the areas around the towns of Saverne, Molsheim, Bevefelden, Dachstein, Dambach, Kochersberg, Erstein, Kästenbolz, Rhinau, and the Mundat (consisting of Rouffach, Soultz, and Eguisheim). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaty of Ryswick of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the right of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch, Ettenheim, and Oppenau. The remaining territory was secularized to Baden in 1803. The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Saverne (German Zabern), a town of France in the région of Alsace, situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27 m. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A window in Eguisheim, with an inscription in Alsatian Eguisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ... The Treaty of Ryswick was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (also known as Rijswijk) in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands). ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Oberkirch is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 12 km North-East of Offenburg and belongs to Ortenau County. ... Ettenheim is a town in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... City gate Oppenau is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... // Background The German Mediatisation is a name applied to the series of mediatisations and secularisations which occurred in Germany during the Napoleonic Era (occurring 1795 - 1814AD). ... For other uses, see Baden (disambiguation). ...

The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese on 1988-06-01 by Pope John Paul II, but is not metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province. The current archbishop is Joseph Doré, in office since 1997 (see also Archbishops of Strasbourg). 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate, with the exception of St. ... An ecclesiastical province is a unit of religious government existing in certain Christian churches. ...

As of 31 December 2003, it comprises a total of 762 parishes covering an area of 8.280 km² with 1,713,416 inhabitants of which 75,9% or 1,300,000 are catholics. Also, 619 diocese priests, 50 deacons, 288 ordained priests and 1,728 nuns belong to the Archbishopric of Strasbourg. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...

External links

• Homepage of the archbishopric
• Homepage of the cathedral
• Image of the cathedral
• At Catholic-hierarchy.org