Georges Pontier | |
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Archbishop of Marseille | |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Marseille |
Installed | 12 May 2006 |
Term ended | 8 August 2019 |
Predecessor | Bernard Panafieu |
Successor | Jean-Marc Aveline |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 July 1966 |
Personal details | |
Born | Georges Paul Pontier 1 May 1943 |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University University of Toulouse |
Georges Paul Pontier (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) pɔ̃tje]; born 1 May 1943) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Marseille from 2006 to 2019 and President of the Episcopal Conference of France from 2013 to 2019. He was named apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Paris in December 2021.