Michel Mondésert
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Michel Mondésert was a French
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
.
Mondésert was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône
, Rhône
, and was ordained a priest on July 11, 1943. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop to the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne on June 4, 1971 and ordained bishop on September 25, 1971. He would remain bishop of Grenoble-Vienne until his retirement on January 11, 1992.
Mondésert was the Titular bishop of Apollonis from 1971 until his death.
France
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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
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Mondésert was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies 1 mile west of the Saône River, and is around north of Lyon...
, Rhône
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, and was ordained a priest on July 11, 1943. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop to the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne on June 4, 1971 and ordained bishop on September 25, 1971. He would remain bishop of Grenoble-Vienne until his retirement on January 11, 1992.
Mondésert was the Titular bishop of Apollonis from 1971 until his death.