List of archbishops of Luxembourg

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The archbishop of Luxembourg is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic archbishopric of Luxembourg. The position was created on 23 April 1988, when Luxembourg was promoted from a bishopric. The seat of the see is Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg City.

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List of ordinaries

Bishops of Luxembourg

NameStart dateEnd date
Nicolas Adames 26 June 187027 September 1883
Jean Joseph Koppes 4 November 188329 November 1918
Pierre Nommesch 8 March 19209 September 1935
Joseph Laurent Philippe 9 September 193521 October 1956
Léon Lommel 21 October 195613 February 1971
Jean Hengen 13 February 197123 April 1988

Archbishops of Luxembourg

NameStart dateEnd date
Jean Hengen 23 April 198821 December 1990
Fernand Franck 21 December 199012 July 2011
Jean-Claude Hollerich 12 July 2011Present day

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