Benoît Rivière
Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière (born September 14, 1954 in Brive , Corrèze department , France ) is a French priest and bishop of Autun .
Life
Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière was ordained a priest on July 1, 1989 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Aquae Albae in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop in Marseille on December 14, 2000 . He was ordained episcopate on February 18, 2001, by the Archbishop of Marseille , Bernard Panafieu ; Co - consecrators were Jean-Pierre Ricard , Archbishop of Bordeaux , and Dominique Rey Comm. l'Emm. , Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon . As a motto he chose Ma grâce te suffit .
On April 8, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Autun. The solemn inauguration ( enthronement ) took place on April 30 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Raymond Séguy |
Bishop of Autun since 2006 |
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| SURNAME | Rivière, Benoît |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rivière, Benoît Marie Pascal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French priest, Bishop of Autun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brive |