Olivier de Germay
Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de Cirfontaine (born September 18, 1960 in Tours ) is a French priest and bishop of Ajaccio in Corsica .
Life
Olivier de Germay first attended the Saint-Cyr military school . He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Toulouse on May 17, 1998 . In addition to pastoral work, he had a teaching position at the Institut Catholique de Toulouse . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Ajaccio on February 22, 2012 .
The archbishop of Marseille , Georges Paul Pontier , donated him episcopal ordination on April 14th of the same year; Co- consecrators were Robert Jean Louis Le Gall OSB , Archbishop of Toulouse and Jean Marie Louis Bonfils SMA , Former Bishop of Nice . As a motto he chose Christ dilexit ecclesiam according to ( Eph 5,25 EU ) (Eng. "Christ loved the Church").
Web links
- Entry on Olivier de Germay on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography on the website of the diocese (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Curriculum vitae on the website of the French Bishops' Conference (French) , accessed on August 24, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Luc Brunin |
Bishop of Ajaccio since 2012 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Germay, Olivier de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Germay de Cirfontaine, Olivier Jacques Marie de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French priest, Bishop of Dodge City |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tours |