Archbishop of Paris

On May 23 the Most Rev. Laurent Ulrich (70) a priest of Dijon, former Archbishop of Chambéry, former Archbishop (ad personam) of Lille was installed as Archbishop of Paris.

His coat of arms, with a very simple design, is remarkable for the mere fact that these days very few French bishops even bear a coat of arms, let alone a good one!

I am also one of those purists who agrees with the assessment of the late Archbishop Bruno Heim that the pallium as an external ornament is unnecessary and is far too often ill-placed in the achievement, as is the case here.

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  1. Hans van Heijningen's avatarHans van Heijningen

    The pallium is always a disturbing element, also if you hang it from the chief. I tried to make a pallium resting on the upper edge with the end only a bit covering the chief (cardinal EIJK, Utrecht). But also not satisfying.

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