Olivier de Germay
French prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olivier Jacques Marie Certain de Germay de Cirfontaine (born 18 September 1960) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been metropolitan archbishop of Lyon since December 2020. He served as bishop of Ajaccio from 2012 to 2020. Before taking up his clerical career, he served as a paratrooper in the French army.
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Olivier de Germay | |
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Metropolitan archbishop of Lyon Primate of the Gauls | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Lyon |
Province | Lyon |
Appointed | 22 October 2020 |
Installed | 20 December 2020 |
Predecessor | Philippe Barbarin |
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Ordination | 17 May 1998 by Émile Marcus |
Consecration | 14 April 2012 by Georges Pontier |
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Born | Olivier Jacques Marie Certain de Germay de Cirfontaine[1] (1960-09-18) 18 September 1960 (age 63) |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | Latin: Christus dilexit Ecclesiam, lit. 'Christ loved the Church' |
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