His Excellency

Jean-Claude Boulanger
Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Bayeux
Installed12 March 2010
Term ended27 June 2020
PredecessorPierre Pican
SuccessorJacques Habert
Orders
Ordination25 June 1972
Consecration2 December 2001
by Jean-Paul Jaeger
Personal details
Born (1945-03-01) 1 March 1945
Journy, Pas-de-Calais, France
NationalityFrench
MottoConfidite nolite timere
Coat of armsJean-Claude Boulanger's coat of arms

Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger (born 1 March 1945) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Bayeux from 2010 to 2020. He was previously Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Séez from 2001 to 2010.

Biography

Jean-Claude Boulanger was born in 1945 in Journy (Pas-de-Calais). He studied at the diocesan seminary of Arras and Lille. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Arras on 25 June 1972. He earned a doctorate in theology at the Institute Catholique in Paris in 1976. From 1972 to 1979 he worked in Arras as Vicar in the pastoral sector of St. Pol-sur-Ternoise and chaplain for the students and young people of the region. From 1979 to 1987 he was chaplain of the rural colleges of the Boulogne-Calais coast. In 1987 he became head of the Les Tourelles reception house in Condette. Within his diocese he was a member of the Presbyteral Council, Diocesan Delegate for Formation and Communication, and Chaplain of the Mouvement des Cadres, Techniciens, Ingénieurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens.[1]

On 16 October 2001, Pope John Paul II named him Coadjutor Bishop of Séez.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 2 December 2001.

He succeeded as Bishop of Sées on 25 April 2002, when Pope John Paul accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Yves-Marie Dubigeon.[2]

On 12 March 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Bayeux.[3]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 June 2020.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e nomine, 16.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 25.04.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 12.03.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 27.06.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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