Armand Maillard
Armand Maillard (born June 18, 1943 in Offroicourt , Département Vosges , France ) is a French clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bourges .
Life
Armand Maillard was ordained a priest on July 3, 1965 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Laval on August 2, 1996 . The Archbishop of Aix-Arles-Embrun , Louis-Marie Billé , donated him the episcopal ordination on October 5th of the same year; Co - consecrators were Paul-Marie Guillaume , Bishop of Saint-Dié , and Jean Vilnet , Bishop of Lille . His motto is Afin qu'ils aient la vie en abondance ("So that they have life in abundance").
On September 11, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Bourges. The solemn inauguration ( enthronement ) on October 14th of the same year. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 25, 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Bourges (Francia) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 25, 2018, accessed July 25, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert Barbier |
Archbishop of Bourges 2007-2018 |
Jérôme Beau |
| Louis-Marie Billé |
Bishop of Laval 1996-2007 |
Thierry Marie Scherrer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maillard, Armand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bourges |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Offroicourt |