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France

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
5 Oct 197549.57 Bishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-BlanquatBishop Emeritus of Montauban
13 May 197747.96 Archbishop Émile Marcus, P.S.S.Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
6 Apr 197946.07 Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal PoupardPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
4 Nov 197945.49 Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Dec 198044.38 Archbishop Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique BarbierArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges
6 Jan 198243.32 Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of N’Djaména, Chad
10 Oct 198242.56 Bishop Jacques Joseph Marie Despierre, Ist. del PradoBishop Emeritus of Carcassonne
9 Dec 198440.39 Bishop Paul-Marie Joseph André GuillaumeBishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié
15 Aug 198539.71 Bishop Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC.Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
2 Mar 198639.16 Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel MolèresBishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)
2 Sep 198638.66 Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie RouetArchbishop Emeritus of Poitiers
20 Sep 198737.61 Bishop Claude Jean Pierre DagensBishop Emeritus of Angoulême
Most Junior
15 Jun 2025- Father Éric Bidot, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop-Elect of Tulle
22 Mar 20250.11 Bishop François GourdonBishop of Saint-Dié
1 Mar 20250.16 Bishop Franck Henri JavaryBishop of Châlons
16 Feb 20250.21 Bishop Étienne Patrick Christian Marie GuilletBishop of Saint-Denis
28 Sep 20240.59 Archbishop Philippe CurbeliéUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
1 Sep 20240.66 Bishop Alexandre Marie Joseph de BucyBishop of Agen
2 Jun 20240.91 Bishop Grégoire François Bruno DrouotBishop of Nevers
10 Mar 20241.14 Bishop François Hervé Marie DurandBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
9 Mar 20241.14 Bishop Matthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval
26 Nov 20231.43 Bishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A.Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
17 Nov 20231.45 Bishop Emmanuel Michel François ToisAuxiliary Bishop of Paris
15 Oct 20231.54 Bishop Grégoire Marie CadorBishop of Coutances (-Avranches)

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