Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Luxembourg

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Before Luxembourg was detached as an ecclesial jurisdiction of its own right, the territory has belonged to several other dioceses: Trier, Liège, Metz, Reims, Verdun, Köln, Namur. Until 1801 it was divided between Liège and Trier. From 1801 till 1823, it belonged to Metz, and from 1823 till 1840 part of Namur (but see note on 1833).

0200-0300

Trier - Germany

0250-0300

Köln (established from Trier?) - Germany

0344~

Tongeren / Tongres (established from Köln) - Belgium

0384~

Maastricht (new name, See moved from Tongeren) - Netherlands, Belgium

0718-0722

Liège (See moved from Maastricht, the name of Tongeren still used for a while) - Belgium, Netherlands

1559

Namur (detached from Liège) - Belgium

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1833

[City of] Luxembourg (AV "ad interim") - Luxembourg

1840

Luxembourg (AV, detached from Namur, and incorporating the AV "ad interim" of the city of Luxembourg) - Luxembourg

1870

Luxembourg - Luxembourg

1937

Saint-Maurice et Maure in Clervaux (Abb., detached from Luxembourg) - Luxembourg

1944

Saint-Maurice et Maure in Clervaux (suppressed, territory reintegrated in Luxembourg) - Luxembourg

1988

Luxembourg (AD) - Luxembourg