List of archbishops of Luxembourg

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.

List of ordinaries

Bishops of Luxembourg

Name Start date End date
Nicolas Adames 26 June 1870 27 September 1883
Jean Joseph Koppes 4 November 1883 29 November 1918
Pierre Nommesch 8 March 1920 9 September 1935
Joseph Laurent Philippe 9 September 1935 21 October 1956
Léon Lommel 21 October 1956 13 February 1971
Jean Hengen 13 February 1971 23 April 1988

Archbishops of Luxembourg

Name Start date End date
Jean Hengen 23 April 1988 21 December 1990
Fernand Franck 21 December 1990 12 July 2011
Jean-Claude Hollerich 12 July 2011 Present day

See also


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