Jean-Claude Boulanger
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His Excellency Jean-Claude Boulanger | |
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| Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Bayeux |
| Installed | 12 March 2010 |
| Term ended | 27 June 2020 |
| Predecessor | Pierre Pican |
| Successor | Jacques Habert |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 June 1972 |
| Consecration | 2 December 2001 by Jean-Paul Jaeger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1945 |
| Nationality | French |
| Motto | Confidite nolite timere |
| Coat of arms |  |
Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (born 1 March 1945) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Bayeux from 2010 to 2020. He was previously Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Séez from 2001 to 2010.
Biography
[edit]Jean-Claude Boulanger was born in 1945 in Journy (Pas-de-Calais). He studied at the diocesan seminary of Arras and Lille. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Arras on 25 June 1972. He earned a doctorate in theology at the Institute Catholique in Paris in 1976. From 1972 to 1979 he worked in Arras as Vicar in the pastoral sector of St. Pol-sur-Ternoise and chaplain for the students and young people of the region. From 1979 to 1987 he was chaplain of the rural colleges of the Boulogne-Calais coast. In 1987 he became head of the Les Tourelles reception house in Condette. Within his diocese he was a member of the Presbyteral Council, Diocesan Delegate for Formation and Communication, and Chaplain of the Mouvement des Cadres, Techniciens, Ingénieurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens.[1]
On 16 October 2001, Pope John Paul II named him Coadjutor Bishop of Séez.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 2 December 2001.
He succeeded as Bishop of Sées on 25 April 2002, when Pope John Paul accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Yves-Marie Dubigeon.[2]
On 12 March 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Bayeux.[3]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 June 2020.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 16.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 25.04.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 12.03.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 27.06.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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[edit]| Province of Besançon | |
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| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
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