Georges Pontier

Georges Paul Pontier (born May 1, 1943 in Lavaur , Tarn department , France ) is a French Roman Catholic clergyman and retired Archbishop of Marseille . He was chairman of the French Bishops' Conference from 2013 to 2019 .

Life

First Pontier studied modern literature at the University of Toulouse and then entered the seminary in Albi , where he first studied philosophy . From 1964 to 1966 he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University , where he obtained a licentiate in theology. On July 3, 1966, he received by the Archbishop of Albi , Claude Dupuy , the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Albi.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Digne on February 2, 1988 . The Archbishop of Marseille, Robert Coffy , donated him episcopal ordination on March 20 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Bernard Panafieu , Archbishop of Aix , and Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine , Archbishop of Albi.

On August 5, 1996, he was named Bishop of La Rochelle . On May 12, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI called him . to the Archbishop of Marseille. On June 11 of the same year he was officially introduced to his office there. Since the Archbishopric of Marseille was a frequently associated with the cardinal dignity of the bishopric, he was considered a candidate for the cardinalate.

The French Bishops' Conference elected him President on April 17, 2013 in Lourdes . The term of office began on July 1 of the same year. In spring 2019 he did not run for re-election, his term of office expired on June 30.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on August 8, 2019.

Web links

Entry on Georges Pontier on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ French Bishops' Conference has a new chairman
^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Marseille (Francia) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 8, 2019, accessed August 8, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
André Cardinal Vingt-Trois	President of the French Bishops' Conference 2013–2019	Eric de Moulins-Beaufort
Bernard Cardinal Panafieu	Archbishop of Marseille 2006-2019	Jean-Marc Aveline
Jacques David	Bishop of La Rochelle 1996-2006	Bernard Housset
Edmond Abelé	Bishop of Digne 1988–1996	François-Xavier Loizeau

personal data
SURNAME	Pontier, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pontier, Georges Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Marseille
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lavaur

[1] French Bishops' Conference has a new chairman

[2] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Marseille (Francia) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 8, 2019, accessed August 8, 2019 (Italian).