Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Paris, France

The Holy Father has appointed as Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Lille as metropolitan archbishop of Paris, France.

Curriculum vitae

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich was born on 7 September 1951 in Dijon, in the metropolitan archdiocese of Dijon. He obtained his maîtrise in philosophy from the University of Dijon, attended the Saint-Irénée University Seminary and obtained his licentiate in theology from the Université Catholique de Lyon.

He was ordained a priest on 2 December 1979.

He has held the following offices: deputy parish priest in the Beaune area (1980-1984) and assistant dean (1984-1985); episcopal vicar in charge of ongoing formation, sacramental and liturgical pastoral care (1985-1990) and since 1986 also for the laity and religious involved in pastoral care; vicar general and delegate for the lay apostolate (1990-2000).

He was elected archbishop of Chambéry and bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne et Tarentaise on 6 June 2000, and consecrated on the following 10 September. On 1 February 2008 he was appointed archbishop-bishop of Lille, becoming metropolitan archbishop on 29 March, when Lille was elevated to a metropolitan see.

Within the French Episcopal Conference, he is President of the Council for Catholic Education.