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Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
5 Oct 1975 Bishop Jacques Marie Sébastien de Saint-BlanquatBishop Emeritus of Montauban
13 May 1977 Archbishop Émile Marcus, P.S.S.Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux)
6 Apr 1979 Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal PoupardPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Roman Curia
4 Nov 1979 Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Dec 1980 Archbishop Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique BarbierArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges
6 Jan 1982 Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.Archbishop Emeritus of N’Djaména, Chad
10 Oct 1982 Bishop Jacques Joseph Marie Despierre, Ist. del PradoBishop Emeritus of Carcassonne
9 Dec 1984 Bishop Paul-Marie Joseph André GuillaumeBishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié
15 Aug 1985 Bishop Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC.Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
2 Mar 1986 Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel MolèresBishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron)
2 Sep 1986 Archbishop Albert Jean-Marie RouetArchbishop Emeritus of Poitiers
20 Sep 1987 Bishop Claude Jean Pierre DagensBishop Emeritus of Angoulême
Most Junior
7 Sep 2025 Bishop Jean Bernard Claude PelletierBishop of Mende
15 Jun 2025 Bishop Éric Nicolas Bidot, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Tulle
22 Mar 2025 Bishop François André Joseph Marie GourdonBishop of Saint-Dié
1 Mar 2025 Bishop Franck Henri JavaryBishop of Châlons
16 Feb 2025 Bishop Étienne Patrick Christian Marie GuilletBishop of Saint-Denis
28 Sep 2024 Archbishop Philippe CurbeliéUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia
1 Sep 2024 Bishop Alexandre Marie Joseph de BucyBishop of Agen
2 Jun 2024 Bishop Grégoire François Bruno DrouotBishop of Nevers
10 Mar 2024 Bishop François Hervé Marie DurandBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux)
9 Mar 2024 Bishop Matthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval
26 Nov 2023 Bishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A.Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix)
17 Nov 2023 Bishop Emmanuel Michel François ToisAuxiliary Bishop of Paris

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