Marius Maziers
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Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers (March 1, 1915 – August 14, 2008) was French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
.
Maziers was born in Siran, France
and was ordained a priest on October 9, 1938 in the Roman Catholic
faith. He was appointed auxiliary bishop
of Archdiocese of Lyon
on December 17, 1959, along with Titular Bishop
of Augustopolis in Phrygia, and ordained a bishop on February 25, 1960. He was appointed the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux and Titular Bishop of Zica. Maziers was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux on February 6, 1968 until his retirement from archdiocese on May 31, 1989.
Maziers died on August 14, 2008 at age of 93.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
Maziers was born in Siran, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and was ordained a priest on October 9, 1938 in the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
faith. He was appointed auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of Archdiocese of Lyon
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon is a Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in France. It incorporates the ancient Archdiocese of Vienne. The current Cardinal-Archbishop is Philippe Barbarin...
on December 17, 1959, along with Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Augustopolis in Phrygia, and ordained a bishop on February 25, 1960. He was appointed the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux and Titular Bishop of Zica. Maziers was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux on February 6, 1968 until his retirement from archdiocese on May 31, 1989.
Maziers died on August 14, 2008 at age of 93.
See also
- Archdiocese of Bordeaux
- Archdiiocese of LyonRoman Catholic Archdiocese of LyonThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon is a Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in France. It incorporates the ancient Archdiocese of Vienne. The current Cardinal-Archbishop is Philippe Barbarin...