His Excellency Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Versailles | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Diocese of Versailles |
In office | 1967–1988 |
Predecessor | Alexandre Renard |
Successor | Jean-Charles Thomas |
Orders | |
Ordination | 10 March 1946 |
Consecration | 26 November 1967 by Mgr Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 22 January 2009 | (aged 93)
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux (19 January 1916 – 22 January 2009) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and was one of the oldest living bishops and one of oldest French bishops at the time of his death.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]Simonneaux was born in Servon-sur-Vilaine, France and was ordained a priest on 10 March 1946. He was appointed to the Diocese of Versailles on 30 September 1967 and ordained bishop on 26 November 1967. He remained bishop of Versailles until 4 June 1988.[citation needed]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Diocese site of Versailles (in French)