Pierre Raffin
Appearance
His Excellency Pierre Raffin | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Metz | |
Appointed | 4 August 1987 |
Term ended | 27 September 2013 |
Predecessor | Paul Joseph Schmitt |
Successor | Jean-Christophe Lagleize |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 July 1964 by Alexandre Renard |
Consecration | 11 October 1987 by Charles Amarin Brand |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 2 February 2024 Metz, France | (aged 85)
Motto | CARITATE SERVIENTE FELIX |
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Styles of Pierre Raffin | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin (13 February 1938 – 2 February 2024) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Born in Nancy, Raffin was professed as a friar of the Dominican Order in 1957, becoming a deacon in 1963. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He was appointed bishop of Metz in 1987, serving until his retirement in 2013.[1]
Raffin died in Metz on 2 February 2024, at the age of 85.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Raffin, évêque de Metz pendant 26 ans, est décédé". La Semaine (in French). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.