Overview

• In his communiqué, Archbishop Ulrich honored Vingt-Trois as a pastor, father and example to clergy and faithful across Paris.
• At 17:00 today, the bourdon of Notre-Dame de Paris and bells of all Parisian parish churches will toll 82 times, marking one chime for each year of his life.
• A memorial mass is scheduled at Notre-Dame at 18:00, with further liturgies planned in Parisian churches over the weekend and following days.
• Vingt-Trois served as archbishop of Tours from 1999 to 2005 before leading Paris’s archdiocese until 2017 and heading the French Bishops’ Conference after his elevation to cardinal in 2007.
• An online condolence book now on the Diocese of Paris website invites clergy and laypeople to share messages of remembrance and support.