Jean-Paul Jaeger is the emeritus

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Jaeger, was born on September 6, 1944, in Nancy,

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as a

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for the Diocese of Lille on April 6, 1974. From 1974 to 1991 he was a teacher and administrator in various schools, becoming Superior of the diocesan seminary at Lille. He was appointed Co-adjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Nancy-Toul on April 11, 1991, and became

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on 30 November of the same year. Since August 12, 1998, he has been

, succeeding Monsignor Henri Derouet. From 2007 he was a member of the Permanent Council of the French Conference of Bishops. His term has ended. Msgr. Jaeger was named a Chevalier of the

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on 14 July 2012.

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1944 births Living people Bishops of Arras Clergy from Nancy, France 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in France Roman Catholic monks 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France {{france-RC-bishop-stub

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