Léon Aimé Taverde, F.M.C (17 July 1923 – 8 August 2013), was a French

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of the

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. He was born in Avanne, France, and was ordained a priest on 25 September 1955. He was appointed bishop to the

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on 14 October 1981 and was ordained bishop on 29 November 1981. He retired on 16 December 1999 as bishop of the Langres Diocese.

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* 1923 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in France 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in France {{France-RC-bishop-stub