François Blondel (Bishop)

François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel (born March 24, 1940 in Limoges , France ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and emeritus bishop of Viviers .

Life

François Blondel received on 27 June 1965, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On November 15, 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Viviers. The Archbishop of Lyon , Louis-Marie Billé , donated him episcopal ordination on January 9, 2000 ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Limoges , Léon Soulier , and the Bishop of Nice , Jean Bonfils SMA .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on May 22, 2015.

Web links

Entry on François Blondel on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Viviers (Francia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 22, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Jean Bonfils SMA	Bishop of Viviers 1999–2015	Jean-Louis Balsa

personal data
SURNAME	Blondel, François
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Blondel, François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French clergyman, bishop emeritus of Viviers
DATE OF BIRTH	March 24, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Limoges , France

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Viviers (Francia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 22, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015 (Italian).