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Archbishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot

Bishop of Metz, France

Apostolic Administrator of Verdun


Motto: L'Espérance Ne Déçoit Pas


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
2 Oct 1956 Born
30 Sep 198427.9Ordained DeaconDeacon of Besançon, France
29 Jun 198528.7Ordained PriestPriest of Besançon, France
14 Jan 200952.2AppointedArchbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
26 Apr 200952.5Ordained BishopArchbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
23 Jul 202265.8AppointedArchbishop (Personal Title) of Metz, France
4 Sep 202265.9InstalledBishop of Metz, France
27 May 202366.6AppointedApostolic Administrator of Strasbourg, France
21 Apr 202467.5CeasedApostolic Administrator of Strasbourg, France
27 Sep 202568.9AppointedApostolic Administrator of Verdun, France

MicroData Summary
Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot
Archbishop Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot
(born )
Bishop of Metz

EventPlace
Birth PlaceVesoul, Archdiocese of Besançon
Ordained DeaconSaint-Laurent, Church, Corbenay, Archdiocese of Besançon
Ordained PriestSaint-Jean, Cathedral, Besançon, Archdiocese of Besançon
Ordained BishopLe Phare (grande salle pluri-fonctionnelle), Chambéry, Archdiocese of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise)

Please contact the Archbishop through the Diocese of Metz.

  • a priest for years
  • a bishop for years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

External Link(s):

Source(s):
  • b: Bollettino, 14 Jan 2009
  • ob/c2+: CB
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 198, Number 16,163
  • od/c01/loc: AJ, 7 Apr 2022
  • ab: Bollettino, 23 Jul 2022
  • i: CB, 23 Jul 2022
  • ab: Bollettino, 27 May 2023

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