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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
19 Aug 202376.3AppointedPierre-Marie Joseph CarréApostolic Administrator of AgenArchbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
75.1RetiredHubert Marie Michel Marcel HerbreteauBishop of AgenBishop Emeritus
27 Aug 202395.1DiedMaurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez)
57.8InstalledThibault VernyArchbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise)
8 Sep 202361.2DiedDidier Norman Raymond Berthet †Bishop of Saint-Dié
9 Sep 202361.7Ordained BishopOlivier Michel Marie de CagnyBishop of Évreux
58.7Ordained BishopÉtienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.Titular Bishop of ThérouanneAuxiliary Bishop of Reims
14 Sep 202375.0RetiredBernard Ardura, O. Praem.President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical SciencesPresident Emeritus
17 Sep 202366.5InstalledJean-Louis Marie BalsaArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)
30 Sep 202354.8AppointedFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio
54.8Elevated to CardinalFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio
77.6AppointedChristophe Louis Yves Georges PierreCardinal-Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San PaoloCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
77.6Elevated to CardinalChristophe Louis Yves Georges PierreCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
14 Oct 202393.8DiedJean-Charles Thomas †Bishop Emeritus of Versailles
15 Oct 202362.5Ordained BishopGrégoire Marie CadorBishop of Coutances (-Avranches)
17 Oct 202358.0AppointedEmmanuel Michel François ToisAuxiliary Bishop of Paris
58.0AppointedEmmanuel Michel François ToisTitular Bishop of VertaraAuxiliary Bishop of Paris
28 Oct 202360.0AppointedBenoît Gschwind, A.A.Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
9 Nov 202387.1DiedFrançois Robert Bacqué †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
17 Nov 202358.1Ordained BishopEmmanuel Michel François ToisTitular Bishop of VertaraAuxiliary Bishop of Paris
21 Nov 202358.5AppointedFrançois Marie Pierre TouvetCoadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon
23 Nov 202386.4DiedGuy Armand Romano, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger
26 Nov 202360.1Ordained BishopBenoît Gschwind, A.A.Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
10 Dec 202358.5InstalledFrançois Marie Pierre TouvetCoadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon
5 Jan 202450.1AppointedFrançois Hervé Marie DurandBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
9 Jan 202450.0AppointedMatthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval
2 Feb 202485.9DiedPierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Metz
14 Feb 202451.2ResignedGilles Lucien Paul Reithinger, M.E.P.Auxiliary Bishop of StrasbourgAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb 202466.9AppointedPascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyArchbishop of Strasbourg
9 Mar 202450.2Ordained BishopMatthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval
10 Mar 202450.2InstalledMatthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval
50.3Ordained BishopFrançois Hervé Marie DurandBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
13 Mar 202467.0AppointedHervé Jean Robert GiraudArchbishop (Personal Title) of ViviersBishop
16 Mar 202448.0AppointedGrégoire DrouotBishop of NeversBishop-Elect
4 Apr 202449.0AppointedNicolas Pierre Jean LhernouldArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
14 Apr 202467.1InstalledHervé Jean Robert GiraudBishop of Viviers
20 Apr 202455.4InstalledFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio
21 Apr 202467.5CeasedPhilippe Gabriel Marie Augustin BallotApostolic Administrator of StrasbourgBishop of Metz
67.0InstalledPascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyArchbishop of Strasbourg
78.2InstalledChristophe Louis Yves Georges PierreCardinal-Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San PaoloCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
2 Jun 202448.2Ordained BishopGrégoire DrouotBishop of NeversBishop-Elect
69.7CeasedBenoît Marie Pascal RivièreApostolic Administrator of NeversBishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny)

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