Bernard Housset
Bernard Housset (born June 1, 1940 in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ) is a French clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of La Rochelle .
Life
Bernard Housset was ordained a priest on June 29, 1965 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Montauban on May 17, 1996 . The Archbishop of Rouen , Joseph Marie Louis Duval , gave him episcopal ordination on September 15 of the same year ; Co -consecrators were Jacques de Saint-Blanquat , Former Bishop of Montauban, and André Charles Collini , Archbishop of Toulouse . He was named Bishop of La Rochelle on November 28, 2006, and inducted into the office on January 7 of the next year.
On March 9, 2016, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di La Rochelle (Francia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 9, 2016, accessed March 9, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Paul Pontier |
Bishop of La Rochelle 2006–2016 |
Georges Colomb MEP |
| Jacques de Saint-Blanquat |
Bishop of Montauban 1996-2006 |
Bernard Ginoux |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Housset, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of La Rochelle |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port |