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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
5 Aug 200780.9DiedJean-Marie Lustiger †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris
10 Aug 200786.0DiedMáximo André Biennès, T.O.R. †Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Sep 200764.4InstalledJean-Louis Pierre TauranCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
2 Sep 200759.9Ordained BishopBernard Joseph Germain Marie GinouxBishop of Montauban
3 Sep 200777.0RetiredPaul Joseph Jean PoupardPresident of the Pontifical Council for CultureCardinal, President Emeritus
4 Sep 200774.9RetiredDaniel Camille Victor Marie LabilleBishop of CréteilBishop Emeritus
60.3AppointedMichel Léon Émile SantierBishop of Créteil
11 Sep 200775.1RetiredHubert Marie Pierre Dominique BarbierArchbishop of BourgesArchbishop Emeritus
64.2AppointedArmand MaillardArchbishop of Bourges
10 Oct 200764.4AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Iran
14 Oct 200764.3InstalledArmand MaillardArchbishop of Bourges
30 Oct 200748.4AppointedHervé GaschignardAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
48.4AppointedHervé GaschignardTitular Bishop of BisuldinoAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
3 Nov 200778.4DiedMaurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
10 Nov 200764.0AppointedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
64.0AppointedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Archbishop (Personal Title)Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
13 Nov 200750.7AppointedHervé Jean Robert GiraudCoadjutor Bishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)Bishop
18 Nov 200760.5InstalledMichel Léon Émile SantierBishop of Créteil
23 Nov 200779.6DiedFrançois Gourguillon †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims
24 Nov 200765.0AppointedAndré Armand Vingt-TroisCardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei FrancesiCardinal, Archbishop of Paris
65.0Elevated to CardinalAndré Armand Vingt-TroisCardinal, Archbishop of Paris
7 Dec 200775.6RetiredClément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M.Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)Bishop Emeritus
48.7AppointedJean-Marie Charles André Le VertBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon)
6 Jan 200848.6Ordained BishopHervé GaschignardTitular Bishop of BisuldinoAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
1 Feb 200877.1RetiredGérard Denis Auguste DefoisBishop of LilleBishop Emeritus of Lille
56.4AppointedLaurent Bernard Marie UlrichArchbishop (Personal Title) of LilleArchbishop of Lille
21 Feb 200899.9DiedPaul-Louis Carrière †Bishop Emeritus of Laval
22 Feb 200851.0SucceededHervé Jean Robert GiraudBishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)
73.8ResignedMarcel Paul HerriotBishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin)Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar 200885.6AppointedLorenzo AntonettiCardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in AgoneCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
30 Mar 200856.6AppointedLaurent Bernard Marie UlrichArchbishop of Lille
11 Apr 200845.6AppointedNicolas BrouwetAuxiliary Bishop of Nanterre
45.6AppointedNicolas BrouwetTitular Bishop of SimidiccaAuxiliary Bishop of Nanterre
14 Apr 200857.9AppointedAlain CastetBishop of Luçon
27 Apr 200865.5InstalledAndré Armand Vingt-TroisCardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei FrancesiCardinal, Archbishop of Paris
29 Jun 200845.8Ordained BishopNicolas BrouwetTitular Bishop of SimidiccaAuxiliary Bishop of Nanterre
58.1Ordained BishopAlain CastetBishop of Luçon

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