Pierre-Marie CarréPierre-Marie Carré (born April 22, 1947 in Serques

Serques

Serques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Serques lies on reclaimed marshes 5 miles north of Saint-Omer, on the D214 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

, France

France

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) is a French Bishop

Bishop

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 of the Catholic Church.

He was ordained to the priesthood on September 7, 1974. On 8 Oct 2000, he was ordained Archbishop

Archbishop

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 of the Archdiocese of Albi

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Albi-Castres-Lavour , usually referred to simply as the Archdiocese of Albi, is a non-metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in southern France...

 by Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

. On May 14, 2010 he was appointed coadjutor Archbishop to the Archdiocese of Montpellier

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in south-western France. It was probably created in the 3rd century AD. The current Archbishop is Pierre-Marie Carré; the immediate past Archbishop Emeritus is Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau...

 by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

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. On June 3, 2011, he succeeded to the Archbishophric.

In 2011, he was appointed the Secretary of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to the new evangelisation, which will take place in 2012.