List of bishops in France

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This list of bishops in France includes the names of the living Catholic bishops of the dioceses of France whether they are active or retired, French or not, as of 2021. The names of the French Cardinals, including possibly those who are not bishops, appear in bold in the list. The mention emeritus indicates that the pope officially accepted the resignation of a bishop, usually after he has exceeded the age limit of seventy-five years imposed by canon law, sometimes for other reasons such as reasons health. He is no longer in office and his position as bishop of this diocese becomes honorary.[1] Active Catholic bishops on this list are also members of the Bishops' Conference of France.[2]

Metropolitan France

NDioceseBishop[3]Auxiliary BishopBishop Emeritus
1AgenAlexandre de Bucy Pierre-Marie Carré (Apostolic administrator)Hubert Herbreteau
2Aire et DaxNicolas SouchuHervé Gaschignard
3Aix-en-Provence et ArlesChristian Delarbre (archbishop)Christophe Dufour (archbishop emeritus)
4AjaccioFrançois-Xavier Bustillo (cardinal)
5Albi, Castres et LavaurJean-Louis Balsa (archbishop)Jean Legrez (archbishop emeritus)
6AmiensGérard Le Stang
7AngersEmmanuel DelmasJean-Louis Bruguès (archbishop ad personam)
8AngoulêmeHervé GosselinClaude Dagens
9AnnecyYves Le SauxYves Boivineau
10Arras, Boulogne sur Mer et Saint OmerOlivier LeborgneJean-Paul Jaeger
11Auch, Condom Lectoure et LombezBertrand Lacombe (archbishop)Maurice Gardès (archbishop emeritus)
12Autun, Chalon et MâconBenoît Rivière
13AvignonFrançois Fonlupt (archbishop)Jean-Pierre Cattenoz (archbishop emeritus)
14Bayeux et LisieuxJacques HabertJean-Claude Boulanger
15Bayonne, Lescar et OloronMarc AilletPierre Molères
16Beauvais Noyon et SenlisJacques Benoit-Gonnin
17Belfort-MontbéliardDenis JachietClaude Schockert
18Belley-ArsPascal RolandGuy Bagnard
19BesançonJean-Luc Bouilleret (archbishop)
20BloisvacantMaurice de Germiny
21Bordeaux et BazasJean-Paul James (archbishop)Jean-Marie Le VertJean-Pierre Ricard (cardinal)
22BourgesJérôme Beau (archbishop)Armand Maillard (archbishop emeritus) Hubert Barbier (archbishop emeritus)
23CahorsLaurent Camiade
24CambraiVincent Dollmann (archbishop)
25Carcassonne et NarbonneBruno ValentinJacques Despierre Alain Planet
26Châlons-en-ChampagnevacantGilbert Louis
27Chambéry, Maurienne et TarentaiseThibault Verny (archbishop)
28ChartresPhilippe Christory
29ClermontFrançois Kalist (archbishop)
30Coutances et AvranchesGrégoire Cador
31CréteilDominique BlanchetMichel Santier
32Digne-les-Bains, Riez et SisteronEmmanuel GobilliardFrançois-Xavier Loizeau
33DijonAntoine Hérouard (archbishop)Roland Minnerath (archbishop emeritus)
34ÉvreuxOlivier de CagnyChristian Nourrichard
35Évry-Corbeil-EssonnesMichel PansardMichel Dubost
36Fréjus et ToulonDominique ReyFrançois Touvet (coadjutor bishop)
37Gap et EmbrunXavier MalleJean-Michel di Falco
38Grenoble et VienneJean-Marc Eychenne
39LangresJoseph de Metz-NoblatPhilippe Gueneley
40La Rochelle et SaintesGeorges Colomb François Jacolin (apostolic administrator)Bernard Housset
41LavalMatthieu Dupont
42Le HavreJean-Luc Brunin
43Le MansJean-Pierre Vuillemin
44Le Puy-en-VelayYves Baumgarten
45LilleLaurent Le Boulc'h (archbishop)Gérard Defois (archbishop emeritus) Gérard Coliche (Auxiliary bishop emeritus)
46LimogesPierre-Antoine Bozo
47LuçonFrançois JacolinAlain Castet
48LyonOlivier de Germay (archbishop)Patrick Le Gal Loïc Lagadec Thierry Brac de La PerrièrePhilippe Barbarin (cardinal)
49MarseilleJean-Marc Aveline (cardinal)Georges Pontier (archbishop emeritus)
50MeauxJean-Yves NahmiasGuillaume Leschallier de Lisle
51MendeBenoît Bertrand
52MetzPhilippe Ballot (archbishop ad personam)Pierre Raffin Jean-Christophe Lagleize
53MontaubanAlain GuellecJacques de Saint-Blanquat Bernard Ginoux
54Montpellier, Lodève Béziers Agde et Saint Pons de ThomièresNorbert Turini (archbishop)Guy Thomazeau (Archbishop emeritus) Pierre-Marie Carré (archbishop emeritus)
55MoulinsMarc Beaumont
56Nancy -ToulPierre-Yves MichelJean-Louis Papin
57NanterreMatthieu RougéGérard Daucourt
58NantesLaurent PercerouGeorges Soubrier
59NeversGrégoire Drouot
60NiceJean-Philippe NaultLouis Sankalé Jean Bonfils André Marceau
61Nîmes, Uzès et AlèsNicolas BrouwetRobert Wattebled
62OrléansJacques BlaquartAndré Fort
63Pamiers, Couserans et MirepoixBenoît Gschwind
64ParisLaurent Ulrich (archbishop)Philippe Marsset Emmanuel ToisCardinal André Vingt-Trois Michel Aupetit (Archbishop emeritus)
65Périgueux et SarlatPhilippe MoussetMichel Mouïsse
66Perpignan-ElneThierry Scherrer
67PoitiersJérôme Beau (archbishop)Albert Rouet (archbishop emeritus)
68PontoiseStanislas Lalanne
69Quimper, Cornouailles et LéonLaurent Dognin
70ReimsEric de Moulins-Beaufort (archbishop)Étienne VetőThierry Jordan (archbishop emeritus) Joseph Boishu (auxiliary bishop emeritus)
71Rennes, Dol et Saint MaloPierre d'Ornellas (archbishop)Jean Bondu
72Rodez et VabresLuc Meyer
73RouenDominique Lebrun (archbishop)Jean-Charles Descubes (archbishop emeritus)
74Saint-Brieuc et TréguierDenis MoutelLucien Fruchaud
75Saint-ClaudeJean-Luc Garin
76Saint-Denisvacant
77Saint-DiévacantJean-Paul Mathieu Paul-Marie Guillaume
78Saint-ÉtienneSylvain Bataille
79Saint-FlourDidier NoblotBruno Grua
80SéezBruno Feillet
81Sens et AuxerrePascal Wintzer (archbishop)Yves Patenôtre (archbishop emeritus) Georges Gilson (archbishop emeritus)
82Soissons, Laon et Saint-QuentinRenauld de Dinechin
83StrasbourgPascal Delannoy (archbishop)Christian KratzJoseph Doré (archbishop emeritus) Jean-Pierre Grallet (archbishop emeritus) Luc Ravel (archbishop emeritus) Gilles Reithinger (Auxiliary bishop emeritus)
84Tarbes et LourdesJean-Marc MicasJacques Perrier
85Toulouse, Saint Bertrand de Comminges et RieuxGuy de Kerimel (archbishop)Jean-Pierre BatutÉmile Marcus (archbishop emeritus) Robert Le Gall (Archbishop emeritus)
86ToursVincent Jordy (archbishop)Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin (archbishop emeritus)
87TroyesAlexandre JolyMarc Stenger
88TulleFrancis BestionBernard Charrier
89Valence, Die et Saint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxFrançois Durand
90VannesRaymond Centène
91VerdunJean-Paul GuschingFrançois Maupu
92VersaillesLuc CrépyÉric Aumonier
93ViviersHervé Giraud (archbishop ad personam)François Blondel
94Diocèse aux armées françaises (Ordinariate)Antoine de Romanet
95Mission de France (territorial prelature)Hervé Giraud (Prelate)Yves Patenôtre (Prelate emeritus) Georges Gilson (Prelate emeritus)

Overseas France

NDioceseBishop[3]Auxiliary BishopBishop Emeritus
1Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-PitrePhilippe GuiougouJean-Yves Riocreux
2CayenneAlain RansayEmmanuel Lafont
3Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-FranceDavid Macaire (archbishop)Michel Méranville (Archbishop emeritus)
4Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata) (Marquesas Islands)Pascal Chang-SoiGuy Chevalier
5Wallis and Futuna IslandsSusitino SionepoeGhislain de Rasilly
6NouméaMichel-Marie Calvet (archbishop)
7PapeeteJean-Pierre Cottanceau (archbishop)
8Saint-Denis of ReunionPascal Chane-TengGilbert Aubry

Oriental Churches in France

NDioceseBishop[3]Auxiliary BishopBishop Emeritus
1Eparchy of the Holy Cross of Paris of the Armenian Catholics of FranceElie YéghiayanJean Teyrouz
2Eparchy Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Maronitesvacant Peter Karam (apostolic administrator)Nasser Gemayel
3Eparchy Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris of the UkrainiansIhor Rantsya

References

  1. 1.Croire.com (2017-03-14). "Qu'est-ce qu'un Bishop émérite ?". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. 2."Conférence des évêques". Église catholique en France (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]"Liste des évêques de France". Église catholique en France (Bishops' Conference of France) (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.