André Marceau

André Marceau (born 6 May 1946) is a French Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Perpignan from 2004 to 2014, and currently serves as the Bishop of Nice since 2014.[1]

The Most Reverend

André Marceau
Bishop of Nice
Marceau at a papal audience in mid-2016.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseNice
SeeNice
Appointed6 March 2014
Installed11 May 2014
PredecessorLouis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé
Orders
Ordination25 March 1972
Consecration7 March 2004
by Jean-Pierre Ricard
Personal details
Birth nameAndré Marceau
Born (1946-05-06) 6 May 1946
Cérons, Gironde, France
Previous postBishop of Perpignan-Elne (2004-14)
MottoServiteur et Témoin
Coat of arms

Biography

Born May 6, 1946 in Cérons (Gironde, France) André Marceau attended the major seminary of Bordeaux in 1964 and did his national service from 1966 to 1968 in Ivory Coast. He also graduated from the Higher Institute of Catechetical Ministry (Catholic Institute of Paris) and was ordained a priest on March 25, 1972. He worked in the Parish St. Vincent de Merignac (Gironde) for the Archdiocese of Bordeaux and 8 years in the parish St. Vincent de Merignac.

In 1992 he became Episcopal Vicar until 2000, then parish priest of La Réole until 2003, where he became vicar general of the archdiocese of Bordeaux. He was also responsible Diocesan catechumenate and episcopal delegate to the Chaplaincy of Public Education. He was appointed Bishop of Perpignan-Elne (Pyrénées-Orientales) January 13, 2004 by Pope John Paul II, he succeeded André Fort, Bishop of Orleans since November 2002.[2] On March 7, 2004 by Cardinal Jean -Pierre Ricard in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Perpignan. Within the Bishops' Conference of France, is a member of the Council for Interreligious Relations and New Religious Movements.

On March 6, 2014, he was appointed bishop of Nice and was Installed May 11, 2014.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Bishop of Nice at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 174, Number 14,544
  3. Mgr André Marceau nommé évêque de Nice », La Croix, 6 March 2014
  4. Journal officiel de la République française « Décret du 18 avril 2014 portant promotion et nomination » [archive], sur legifrance.gouv.fr, 20 avril 2014 (consulté le 22 avril 2014). p6951
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