Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt (9 December 1923 – 21 August 2021) was a French

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of the

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. Prior to his death, he was the oldest living bishop from France, at the age of 97. Orchampt was born in

Vesoul Vesoul () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern France. It is the most populated municipality of the department with inhabitants in 2014. The same year, the Communauté d'agglo ...

and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948. Orchampt was appointed auxiliary bishop of the

Archdiocese of Montpellier The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Montis Pessulani (–Lotevensis–Biterrensis–Agathensis–Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum)'' ...

as well as titular bishop of Aquae in Mauretania on 14 June 1971 and consecrated on 18 September 1971. Orchampt was appointed bishop of

Diocese of Angers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers (Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Anger ...

on 5 July 1974 and remained at this post until his retirement on 20 March 2000. He died in August 2021 at the age of 97.L’ancien évêque d’Angers Monseigneur Jean Orchampt est décédé
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Angers Diocese
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Montpellier Archdiocese
(French) 1923 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France Bishops of Angers People from Vesoul {{france-RC-bishop-stub