Alphonse Georger
His Eminence Alphonse Georger | |
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| Bishop emeritus, Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Oran |
| Appointed | 1998 |
| Term ended | 2012 |
| Predecessor | Pierre Claverie |
| Successor | Jean-Paul Vesco |
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| Ordination | 1965 |
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| Born | 25 May 1936 Sarreguemines, Moselle,, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alphonse Georger (born 25 May 1936 in Sarreguemines, Moselle) is a French and Algerian Catholic bishop and an Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran in Algeria since December 2012.
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Alphonse Georger was ordained priest Catholic priest on 29 June 1965 in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers. He got Algerian nationality in 1977.[1]
Georger was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran on 10 July 1998 by Pope John Paul II and he was consecrated on 16 August 1998 by Archbishop Joseph Duval, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen.
Retiring on grounds of age in 2012, his successor, Jean-Paul Vesco was named on 1 December 2012 and was ordained on 25 January 2012.[2] Monsignor Georger then became an emeritus bishop.
Publications[]
- A seminarian Journal in Algeria, 1960-1962, Cana, 2003.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Bishop Alphonse Émile Georger". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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