Jean-Yves Riocreux
Jean-Yves Riocreux (born February 24, 1946 in Marlhes ) is a French clergyman and bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre .
Life
The Bishop of Tulle , Jean-Baptiste Brunon PSS , ordained him a deacon on March 31, 1974 and a priest of the Archdiocese of Nouméa on June 22, 1974 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Pontoise on May 5, 2003 . The Archbishop of Paris , Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger , donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co - consecrators were René-Marie Ehuzu CIM , Bishop of Abomey , and Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet SM , Archbishop of Nouméa. As a motto he chose Avance au large! .
He was appointed Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre on June 15, 2012, and was introduced to the office on September 30 of the same year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin |
Bishop of Pontoise 2003–2012 |
Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne |
| Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo |
Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre since 2012 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Riocreux, Jean-Yves |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Bishop of Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marlhes |