Joseph de Metz-Noblat
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Joseph de Metz-Noblat (born February 6, 1959 in Cherbourg ) is a French clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Langres .
Life
Joseph de Metz-Noblat first completed a law degree and then entered the French Navy , where he rose to become a frigate captain. After retiring from military service, he worked as a personnel manager for a metal company. He studied at the seminary in Metz and at the Institut Catholique de Paris , where he obtained a licentiate in canon law . On May 28, 1987, he received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Verdun .
In addition to various tasks in pastoral care, he was responsible, among other things, for vocational pastoral care and youth pastoral care in the diocese of Verdun. From 2000 to 2005 he was pastor in Verdun. He then headed the interdiocesan propaedeutic course Saint Jean-Baptiste in Nancy until 2011. At the interdiocesan ecclesiastical court, he worked as a marriage bond defender and judge. In 2011 he became Vicar General of the Diocese of Verdun.
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Langres on January 21, 2014 . The Archbishop of Reims , Thierry Jordan , ordained him episcopal on March 16 of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Verdun, François Maupu , and the Parisian auxiliary bishop Renauld de Dinechin .
Web links
- Entry on Joseph de Metz-Noblat on catholic-hierarchy.org
- RINUNCIA DEL VESCOVO DI LANGRES (FRANCIA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 21, 2014, accessed March 3, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Gueneley |
Bishop of Langres since 2014 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Metz-Noblat, Joseph de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman, Bishop of Langres |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cherbourg |