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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
12 Feb 201175.0RetiredAlbert Jean-Marie RouetArchbishop of PoitiersArchbishop Emeritus
51.2AppointedPascal Jean Marcel WintzerApostolic Administrator of PoitiersArchbishop
27 Feb 201175.6InstalledFortunato BaldelliCardinal-Deacon of S. Anselmo all’AventinoCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
58.1Ordained BishopLaurent Marie Bernard DogninTitular Bishop of Macriana in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas)
26 Mar 201169.4Ordained BishopJean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
2 Apr 201156.3AppointedFrançois Marie Aimé Marius FonluptBishop of Rodez (-Vabres)
75.9RetiredBellino Giusto GhirardBishop of Rodez (-Vabres)Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr 201162.8InstalledJean Marie Henri Legrez, O.P.Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur)
10 Apr 201169.5InstalledJean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
14 Apr 201179.5DiedLouis Jean DufauxBishop Emeritus of Grenoble
3 Jun 201164.1SucceededPierre-Marie Joseph CarréArchbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)
73.5ResignedGuy Marie Alexandre ThomazeauArchbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières)Archbishop Emeritus
5 Jun 201156.5Ordained BishopFrançois Marie Aimé Marius FonluptBishop of Rodez (-Vabres)
11 Jun 201190.9DiedRobert Marie Jean Victor de Boissonneaux de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania
24 Jun 201160.4AppointedJean-Luc BruninBishop of Le Havre
75.0RetiredMichel Jean GuyardBishop of Le HavreBishop Emeritus
21 Jul 201188.0DiedClément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. †Prefect Emeritus of Tambacounda, Senegal
22 Jul 201150.5AppointedVincent Alexandre Édouard Élie JordyBishop of Saint-Claude
9 Aug 201191.0DiedAdolphe-Maria Gustave HardyBishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis)
27 Aug 201152.2AppointedThierry Marie Jacques Brac de la PerrièreBishop of Nevers
74.9RetiredFrançois Joseph Pierre DeniauBishop of NeversBishop Emeritus
23 Sep 201181.6AppointedJean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A.Apostolic Administrator of AjaccioBishop Emeritus of Nice
16 Oct 201150.7InstalledVincent Alexandre Édouard Élie JordyBishop of Saint-Claude
14 Nov 201183.8DiedMaurice-Adolphe GaidonBishop Emeritus of Cahors
5 Dec 201185.5DiedJorge Maria Hourton PoissonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
8 Dec 201174.7ResignedGeraldo João Paulo Roger VerdierBishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
15 Dec 201175.3RetiredFrançois Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio to NetherlandsApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.8AppointedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
21 Dec 201193.1DiedJean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paksé, Laos
5 Jan 201276.4RetiredFortunato BaldelliMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
13 Jan 201252.1AppointedPascal Jean Marcel WintzerArchbishop of Poitiers
24 Jan 201275.2RetiredPhilippe Jean Louis BretonBishop of Aire et DaxBishop Emeritus
52.6AppointedHervé GaschignardBishop of Aire et Dax
4 Feb 201294.2DiedPierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
11 Feb 201249.4AppointedNicolas Jean René BrouwetBishop of Tarbes et Lourdes
75.2RetiredJacques Jean Joseph Jules PerrierBishop of Tarbes et LourdesBishop Emeritus
11 Mar 201252.7InstalledHervé GaschignardBishop of Aire et Dax

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