Léon-Raymond Soulier (13 January 1924 – 25 December 2016) was a French
Prelate of the
Catholic Church. Soulier was born in
Le Malzieu-Ville
Le Malzieu-Ville (; oc, Lo Malasiu) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Medieval ramparts. Church. Tourist office. Leisure Park along the river Truyère.
Notable people
* Vital de Lestang (1588-1621), Bishop of Carcasson ...
. He was ordained a priest on 28 June 1947. Soulier was appointed bishop to the
Diocese of Pamiers on 22 June 1971 and consecrated on 12 September 1971. Soulier was appointed
Coadjutor Bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
to the
Diocese of Limoges on 9 July 1987 and succeeded Henri Gufflet on 13 July 1988. Soulier retired from the Diocese of Limoges on 24 October 2000.
External links
Catholic-HierarchyPamiers Diocese
(French)
Limoges Diocese
(French)
1924 births
2016 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in France
Bishops of Pamiers
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