Jacques Faivre
Deceased Person
1934 – 2010
Who was Jacques Faivre?
Jacques Faivre, was the French Catholic bishop of Le Mans from 1997 to 2008.
He entered the seminary of Francheville in the départment of Rhône before beginning his studies at the university seminary in Lyon, where he obtained a degree in theology. He was ordained priest for the archdiocese of Lyon on 29 June 1960, where he began his career as a parish minister for nine years before dedicating himself for 15 years as the chaplain of schools. In 1984 he was appointed curate of the parishes of Notre-Dame-Saint-Vincent and Saint-Paul in Lyon, and was appointed deputy bishop of Lyon on 11 April 1992 where he was consecrated on 14 June 1992 in the Primatiale of Lyon by Cardinal Albert Decourtray. He was nominated Bishop of Le Mans on 29 July 1997 taking up his seat on 3 September to be enthroned on 21 September 1997, with Abbot Jean Brégeon as his assistant and Vicar General. In the Episcopal Lineage and Apostolic Succession, he follows Albert Florent Augustin Cardinal Decourtray, archbishop of Lyon, who died in 1994. On 27 March 2008 he informed the Pope of his retirement for reasons of ill health.
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- Born
- Aug 11, 1934
Lyon - Also known as
- Jacques Maurice Faivre
- Died
- Aug 13, 2010
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on July 23, 2013
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